You may remember or even have read the book “Dockyard Cats”.

It was written by Don Trousdell, who sadly passed away this past Thursday.  The world has indeed lost a lot of its colour.

Don Trousdell was a graphic designer and artist, who entered the profession during the “Golden Age” of advertising. During his 45-year career, Trousdell won more than 500 national and international awards for his work.[citation needed] In the 1960s, his art studio Mabey Trousdell worked with clients like U.S. Army to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Trousdell taught at both Syracuse and Kansas Universities.

Known for his themed exhibits, Trousdell viewed himself as a “storyteller.” He spent hours extensively researching for each series and each piece he worked on. He had over 38 one-man shows—36 of which were themed shows. One of his last exhibits, “Ordinary People,” immediately followed the Picasso exhibit in St. Augustine, Florida. That series, “Ordinary People,” tells the stories of the early settlers of America’s oldest city, St. Augustine.

Trousdell is the author and illustrator of two books Dockyard Cats and The Cheating Game. The former takes an illustrated trip to the Bermuda Dockyard to discover its history and search for cats.

http://www.dontrousdell.com/about-don.html