Born in Camrose, Alberta, Dave attended the Alberta College of Art in Calgary in the mid-seventies. He would later move to the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia where he met his wife Pam and where they are raising their three children. Over the years Dave has worked in acrylics, mixed media, airbrush, graphic design, and stage set design. Dave established his own graphic design business in 1987, and has had his work go both national and international. In his free time you can find him enjoying the outdoors, gathering ideas to put to future paintings.