David Mitchell was born in Surrey in 1936. After completing his education and national service he chose the life of a businessman in the international oil and gas industry. This took him to most parts of the world until, in 1990, he and his wife were so entranced with the beauty of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula that they moved here.

Although David was always keen on drawing it was not until his retirement that he started to paint in acrylics. He now spends much of the wetter months painting his local area, and during the summer spends time on his other interest, fishing!