David Baumforth is an internationally respected painter. 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. His work has been shown in many exhibitions and galleries in the UK and Europe.

"Anyone who has an eye for art, the deep passionate colour of Turner, the pure loving observations of Constable must rejoice that our century has David Baumforth. This work is ‘The real thing’, wet with sea spray we can feel, fresh with gust of wind, always mysterious, always beautiful: art to be cherished”. - Sister Wendy Beckett, Art Historian and Broadcaster

"Baumforth makes no claims for his work. Like many honest artists of skill and belief he just gets down to it and paints the places he loves to the best of his ability knowing that, in the end, the work must speak for itself. Uncomplicated and deeply moving"

David Lee, Editor of the Jackdaw, Art Critic and Broadcaster