Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo, April 2005

Boris Vallejo (born January 8 1941 in Lima, Peru) is a painter. He emigrated to the United States in 1964, and currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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. Vallejo has also created posters for movies such as Barbarian Queen and National Lampoon's Vacation.

Subjects of his paintings are typically gods, monsters, and well-muscled male or 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.

Personal

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.

Books

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

Several books of collections of his works are available, such as:

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

External links

• Boris Vallejo Official Web Site.
• Boris Vallejo at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
• Boris Vallejo pages at RealityEnds.com.