Boris Vallejo
Boris Vallejo is a Peruvian-born painter who emigrated to the United States in 1964, where he currently resides. He works almost exclusively in the fantasy genre. 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. He is married to fellow artist Julie Bell.
Subjects of his paintings are typically gods, monsters, and/or well-muscled male or female barbarians engaged in battle.
Books
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)