David Baumforth is an internationally respected painter. He states that his paintings are for enjoyment. He paints the things and places he loves - the North Yorkshire coast, it's hinterland, and Andalucia - always striving to paint the truth. He believes that work must have intellect and be carried out with as much skill as possible, but in the end it is the viewer that must judge. He was born in York, and is self-taught.

Baumforth has exhibited in various one-man shows at public and commercial galleries throughout the country, as well as in galleries and private collections in Europe, and the Americas. His work has been accepted and shown as part of the Hunting Prize at the Royal College of Art, at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and at the Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition.