Southwest Louisiana is a region rich in oil and gas where the massive brawn of heavy equipment coexists with the gentle beauty of open spaces. Al Richardson depicts a roadside view of the web of derricks spun by the early oil industry that once dotted the marshlands.

Al Richardson is a talented self-taught artist who works in watercolor and pen and ink. His long experience in the oil industry guides his compostions where the main or secondary subject may be a drilling rig or pumping unit.