In his youth, David Morris studied modern languages and linguistics at the University of Toronto and the University of Exeter (MA). He has worked in television and left his Ontario roots to teach languages for 25 years in Barcelona, the UK (twice), Victoria, Ottawa and Holland. For the last 10 years, David took a break from teaching to operate a market garden business. He moved to Quadra fifteen years ago and lives and creates his art on his boat, "Joker A" in Quathiaski Cove.
"I look back on a fifty year creative arc encompassing calligraphy and text illumination, writing, and now drawing. I am self-taught and work mainly with water-colour pencils."