Boris Vallejo, April 2005

Boris Vallejo (born January 8, 1941 in Lima, Peru) is an American painter. He emigrated to the United States in 1964, and currently resides in Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. He frequently works with his wife, painter and model Julie Bell. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Nickname: City of the Kings Location within Lima Region Coordinates: Country Peru Region Lima Region Province Lima Province Settled 1535 Government  - Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio Area  - City 804. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis Pennsylvanias location in the United States Allentowns location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Lehigh Founded 1762 Government  - Mayor Ed Pawlowski Area  - City  18. ... Counties comprising the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania The Lehigh Valley (also known simply as The Valley) is a region in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Julie Bell (born 1958) is a painter. ...

Vallejo works almost exclusively in the fantasy and erotica genres. His hyper-representational paintings have graced the covers of dozens of science fiction paperbacks and are featured in a series of best-selling glossy calendars. Subjects of his paintings are typically gods, monsters, and well-muscled male and female barbarians engaged in battle. Some of his male figures were modeled by Vallejo himself, and many of his later female characters were modeled by his wife. His latest works still retain heavy fantasy elements, but lean more towards the erotic rather than pure fantasy themes. Smaug in his lair: an illustration for the fantasy The Hobbit Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Erotica (from the Greek language Eros - love) — refers to works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up Barbarian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Personal life

Ahead and Beyond painting by Boris Vallejo, cover of the 2005 Fantasy Calendar

Vallejo is currently married to fellow artist Julie Bell, whose artistic style is very similar to Vallejo's. He has two children from a previous marriage to artist and writer Doris Vallejo; his son, Dorian Vallejo, also has produced work in the fantasy genre. His daughter Maya Vallejo is a professional photographer. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 445 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (483 × 650 pixel, file size: 153 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Boris Vallejo, 2005 Calendar Cover This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 445 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (483 × 650 pixel, file size: 153 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Boris Vallejo, 2005 Calendar Cover This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by...

Artwork

Vallejo commenced painting at the age of thirteen, and had his first illustration job at the age of sixteen. After emigrating to the United States in 1964, he quickly garnered a fan following from his illustrations of Tarzan, Conan The Barbarian, and various other fantasy characters. This led to commissions for movie poster illustration, advertisement illustration, and artwork for various collectibles - including Franklin Mint paraphernalia, trading cards, and sculpture. Along with Bell, Vallejo presents his artwork in an annual calendar and various books. James H. Pierce and Joan Burroughs Pierce starred in the 1932-34 Tarzan radio series 1964 Edition of Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet. ... The Franklin Mint is a private corporation based in Media, Pennsylvania, USA which markets collectables of their own designs. ...

Movie poster for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres illustrated by Bell and Vallejo

Vallejo's preferred artistic medium is oil paint on board, and has previously used digital media to combine discrete images to form composite images. Preparatory works are pencil or ink sketches, which has been displayed in the book Sketchbook. He and Julie Bell have worked on collaborative artworks together, in which they sign the artwork "Boris and Julie" or "Julie and Boris". Image File history File links AquaTeenPosterColonMovie. ... Image File history File links AquaTeenPosterColonMovie. ...

Vallejo has created film posters for numerous fantasy and action productions, including Barbarella (1968), Knightriders (1981), Q (1982), and Barbarian Queen (1985). He has also illustrated posters for comedies, notably National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), European Vacation (1985), and Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), co-created with Bell.^[1] German Three sheet Movie poster for Metropolis. ... Barbarella, also known as Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy is a 1968 erotic science fiction film, based on the French Barbarella comic book created by Jean-Claude Forest. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit. ... Q (also known as The Winged Serpent and as Q - The Winged Serpent) is a 1982 horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring David Carradine, Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark and Richard Roundtree. ... Barbarian Queen (also known as Queens of the Naked Steel) is a 1985 American-Argentine fantasy film directed by Héctor Olivera and written by Howard R. Cohen. ... National Lampoons Vacation is a 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly DAngelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Randy Quaid and Imogene Coca. ... National Lampoons European Vacation is a 1985 comedy film, second in the Vacation series, directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Chevy Chase and Beverly DAngelo. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is too long or excessively detailed. ...

Books

Vallejo work from the box art of the video game Ecco the Dolphin.

Several books of collections of his works are available, such as: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (912x1200, 324 KB)Artwork drawn for the video game, Ecco the Dolphin by Boris Vallejo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (912x1200, 324 KB)Artwork drawn for the video game, Ecco the Dolphin by Boris Vallejo. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

• Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo (1999)
• Mirage (1997)
• Fantasy Art Techniques (1985)
• The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo (1980)

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References

External links

• Boris Vallejo Official Web Site.
• Boris Vallejo at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
• Boris Vallejo pages at RealityEnds.com.
• "Boris Vallejo's palette", IronicSans.com.
• "Dorian Vallejo's website"