Aldo Galli was born in Lombardy, Italy, in 1966. He graduated in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Milan. Passionate about the natural world and a keen artist, he loves the wet on wet oil painting technique for his colorful illustrations. He explored the Peruvian Amazon in 2012 and 2022, finding the inspiration for Rusty Coati and his adventures, a children's book series in the rainforest. www.rustycoati.com