Al Rio has been on the Legends gallery since the start. This is the third picture he's done that I've put here. It's a preliminary sketch for a style guide. (I moved the previous two to other galleries) It's currently hung at eye level next to the door of our master bedroom. It is so sweetly romantic and fun.
Al was one of the artists that made me get serious about this hobby. He has a sure hand, an eye for female beauty and how to express it with his work. Actually, he seems to have a good eye and a sure hand about drawing anything, but I mentioned what I care most about. He has a terrific sense of scene, the ability to compose pictures that make you certain that they are part of a larger story, either one he's thought of or one it inspires in you. I haven't seen it mentioned but I think that it is something he does better than anyone else.
He and we are very fortunate that he has an agent in America that knows how to market him and treats his customers right.
Oh, for you searchers, this is Superman and Lois Lane.