Don Adair studied art at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and received a BFA degree in illustration in 1970. As a freelance illustrator, some of Don¹s credits include: Two U.S. Commemorative postage stamp designs for the U.S. Postal Service, two S.W. Bell Telephone Directory cover paintings, the official poster for the 1984 Republican National Convention, the bookjacket illustration for Chuck Colson¹s book, The Body, which was awarded the best bookjacket of 1993 by the Christian Booksellers Association, illustrations for Wishbone books, and one hundred paintings on the history of America, commissioned by the Postal Commemorative Society. Don particularly enjoys the art of portraiture. Don lives in Richardson, Texas with his wife and two sons.