MacLeod is a painter and illustrator who moved to Cornwall in 1977, living at St Erth near Penzance.  He specialises in historical marine painting, and his oil painting of Morning Departure, Penzance Harbour (c1890) depicts the busy scene around the regular departure of the steamship 'Lady of the Isles' to St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.

Donald studied design and graphics at High Wycombe School of Art, and some of his paintings have been taken up and used for greeting cards.