Webb was born on September 14, 1927 in
North Versailles, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He served in the US Navy during World War II and was recalled during the Korean War to serve aboard the . He enrolled at the
Art Institute of Pittsburgh via the
GI Bill and worked as a commercial illustrator after graduation, eventually taking over and running a commercial studio. In 1970, Webb enrolled in a watercolor workshop led by Edgar Whitney, and subsequently began exhibiting extensively, becoming a member of the
American Watercolor Society in 1973. This is one of the oldest non-profit societies in the United States. Webb retired from his commercial studio in 1980 and began teaching workshops in watercolor painting. He taught over 500 workshops in every state in the United States as well as internationally. He stressed the importance of having a sketch or drawing of your painting before you paint, design, draw, etc. He thought artists would be able to find all the key elements they wanted to include in a piece by doing so, and then the sketch would come to life when they began to paint. ==Publications, honors, awards==