David Howells was born in Leicester, England and immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada at a young age. As a child, he loved to draw and would duplicate black and white photographs of animals with graphite. This fascination with producing life-like drawings led to years of painting high realism, using gouache. David studied fine arts at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., and graphic design in Middleton, N.S. where he graduated as Class Valedictorian. His work first gained public exposure in 1982 with Zwicker's Gallery in Halifax, N.S. Site
