Donald and I are old friends and he's one of the best artists in the Animation industry. His work on Little Mermaid was excellent. Also he's an excellent illustrator and art director.

Donald Towns is a truly rare artist in today’s world. We worked together at Disney Feature Animation for over ten years as traditional background painters. With his talent, Donald rose from one of the team to Background Stylist and Department Head on the seminal Disney film, The Little Mermaid.

He is an amazing artist, an incredible painter, and a fair and ethical person of integrity. . . Then there was his artwork that astounds with his skill as a painter using staging and dramatic lighting to perfection and someone who knows how to surprise with his use of color.

Donald Towns is one of the top professionals that I have ever had the good fortune to know and work with. . . he always delivers excellent work without fail. Donald is someone that I can count on to deliver top notch artwork and is always very pleasant to work with. I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.

Donald has extensive knowledge and experience manipulating light and color through the painted medium, having produced decades worth of rendered environments and color concepts for multiple projects within the animation industry. I worked with Donald while at Disney and admire his unrelenting drive for excellence and thoroughness.