Don Gillespie

and sports cars which were a big part of our lives growing up in New York in the '60s and '70s. Our father was a pilot and that translated into a sky’s-the-limit mentality. ... After making several trips to Florida when I was young, my family made it their permanent home in 1975. ... Working closely with engineers, I helped visualize concepts for military and NASA projects for over 15 years, working on Space Shuttle, Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, Lunar and Mars Missions. During this time I became a charter member of The American Society of Aviation Artists. I was fortunate to be mentored by some of the best artists and illustrators of our time. Their critiques and instruction helped me grow as a painter. In the '90s I became a pioneer in the field of multimedia. As an entrepreneur I built several businesses and worked with many Fortune 500 companies developing their first on-line presence."