David Webb was born in East London and, as an artist, is self-taught. From the early 80’s up until the millennium he worked as an illustrator, mainly for the editorial market on books and magazines. With a lifelong interest in nature it was not surprising that this was to be the area in which he mainly worked. His work was also featured on greetings cards.

However, in 2000 he decided to break away from the constraints of illustration and began working on larger scale paintings. This coincided with his decision to begin running classes and workshops in watercolour painting. David also began writing on the subject of painting and, after having written a few articles for Leisure Painter magazine, he was approached by Search Press to write and illustrate his first solo book. Still Life in Watercolour was published in 2003 and has since been reprinted in Italian, Dutch, Spanish and Russian. David also made a DVD: Still Life in Watercolour, which was produced to coincide with the book.

Soon after, he was approached by David & Charles to write and illustrate his second book: Animal Painting Workbook. Published in 2007, it focuses on the two key aspirations for novice animal artists: to paint subjects in a loose yet realistic style; and to capture the essence of animals' characters.

David continues to write for popular painting magazines and is a regular demonstrator for art clubs and societies.