He paints in watercolour, oils and pastels and is a regular exhibitor with galleries, both in the UK and internationally. He is primarily a painter of landscape and marine subjects but is also well known for his equestrian racing pictures, plus occasional forays into life work, field sports and anything else that takes his fancy. David is well known as an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher and is the author of a number of books related to painting, a regular contributor to magazines and other publications and he is a past-president of the Royal Society of Marine Artists.