Potted history
Don studied Illustration, Photography & Design before working for some of London's top advertising agencies, producing hand-crafted illustrations for both concept and finished artwork. Agencies have included Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy, Wunderman JWT, Adam & Eve DDB, among others.
Clients have included Sky Sports, Kodak, The Guardian, Playstation, Ribena, John Lewis, Guinness, Coca Cola, KitKat, Allied Domecq, Audi, BMW, Ford, Toyota, British Airways, HSBC Bank, Dog's Trust, The National Lottery, and many more.
His work for the Racing UK 'Jump Season' campaign won the MCCA Best Illustration Award in 2009.
Don enjoys the development process of taking an idea from initial concept to final presentation, in a wide variety of styles tailored to each client. These range from line work, marker visuals, watercolour, acrylic, gouache and other mediums.
His automotive passion and artistic creativity are combining to produce an ongoing series of paintings.
Don trades as a freelancer under the company name Platform 15 LTD.