Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell Paintings Gallery

Cover art for the book E Pluribus Unicorn by Theodore Sturgeon, published by Pocket Books. Some editions of this book have a different Boris Vallejo cover B-368 Flight of the Horse.

Painted for the very popular book 'Mirage' for which Boris painted several original paintings, the text was done by his first wife Doris.

This painting is an illustration for the 1996 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of May and back cover.
It was originally a design for a collectors plate to be issued by Franklin Mint, however the project did not come about.

A Preliminary Illustration for Eagle featured in Boris's art book Mirage.

This painting is an illustration for the 1998 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of June.
The Sagas of A Fwa Nes:
Eahnah called witch by some, master scientist by others?has perfected a device that she calls a 'window.' It permits her to stay safe in A Fwa Nes while viewing a limited portion of Earth.

Cover art for the book Earth Logic by Laurie J. Marks. Published by Tor Books March 2004.

Cover art for the book Earth Magic by Alexei and Cory Panshin, published by Ace Books/Science Fiction October 1978.

This painting an illustration for the 1990 Mythology Calendar, and appears for the month of March. It depicts Elohda the modelling mankind out of clay despite this being the province of the Sky God Nyankoping.

Cover art for the video game Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future for the Dreamcast. released by Sega in 2000. The fourth title in the Ecco the Dolphin series. It was set in a separate continuity than the original Mega Drive/Genesis titles, hence a reboot.

Cover art for the video game Ecco the Dolphin for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive. Published by Sega 1992.

Cover art for the video game Ecco: Tides Of Time for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive. Published by Sega 1994.

Cover art for the book Echoes in Time by Andre Norton, Sherwood Smith. Published by Tor Books November 1999.
For this book cover Julie wanted to capture a feeling of the love and wonder these scientists feel for what they are studying, which is the breed of winged humanoids flying above. Their awe and bliss is reflected in the colour of the sky which was suggested by the Art Director.

Hard Curves says of this painting 'A celebration of rainstorms and sensuality'.

An unpublished preliminary idea for the cover of Isaac Asimov book The Edge of Tomorrow, a collection of short stories. (Dated 1985 Boris 3 TCS- card 29

This painting is for the cover of Isaac Asimov book The Edge of Tomorrow, a collection of short stories

A preliminary study for the cover of Isaac Asimov book The Edge of Tomorrow, a collection of short stories

July 1971 issue #34 Eerie Magazine. The first of Boris painting to appear on an American comic book cover. And his first commission for fantasy illustrations.

This painting is an illustration for the cover of the 1995 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of April.
This painting depicts the precarious creation of life, the seed of life being transported across the abyss across a living tightrope that is itself full of beauty and danger.

Cover art for the book Eight Candles Glowing by Patricia Muse, published by Ballantine/Gothic 1976.

One of the paintings for Tarot, a project Julie began with The Emperor in 2001, Boris added his painting Death to the project, even with Julies sons David and Anthony Palumbo helping out progress was slow. The Vallejo/Palumbo team finally gained the impetus to complete the project when beginning in November 2007 Heavy Metal Magazine featured four Tarot paintings per issue over the next twenty-two issues, ending in May 2011.

One of the paintings for Tarot, a project Julie began with The Emperor in 2001, Boris added his painting Death to the project, even with Julies sons David and Anthony Palumbo helping out progress was slow. The Vallejo/Palumbo team finally gained the impetus to complete the project when beginning in November 2007 Heavy Metal Magazine featured four Tarot paintings per issue over the next twenty-two issues, ending in May 2011.

A portrait of El Ray an alpha-male wolf living in the Lakota Wolf Sanctuary in Colombia New Jersey.

An illustration for the 2001 Fantasy Calendar, it appears for the month of October. This painting El Vitral Spanish for Stained Glass expresses Julies feeling that spirituality is often to be found in untamed nature, as in spiritual art, represented by the stained glass window.

Cover art for the book Eldin of Yashor by C. Tyler Storm. Published by Langdon Street Press November 2009.

Trading Card Comic Images 1996.
Elektra Natchios has an intense relationship with her father and when he's killed by terrorists she turns to the ninja arts to avenge him. She is Assassinated by Bullseye, she dies in Daredevil's arms but he later manages to revive her.

According the Dreams (page 20) This painting was done as wrap-around vinyl album cover. I have been unable to find this album or the artist involved.

A drawing at the time of writing available from Boris & Julie's website.

A new lifesize privately commissioned painting posted on Julies instagram page 17th April 2024.

Cover art for the book The Elvenbane by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey. Published by Tor Books April 15th 1993. Part #1 of the Halfblood Chronicles

Cover art for the book The Elvenblood by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey. Published by Tor Books October 30th 2012. Part #2 of the Halfblood Chronicles
A tale about the friendship between a dragon and a human girl, a challenging image to convey visually.

Cover art for the book The Elvenborn by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey. Published by Tor Books October 19th 2003. Part #3 of the Halfblood Chronicles

One of a set of five paintings commissioned for the Secret Lair Summer Superdrop 2024 published as game cards for the Magic: The Gathering tabletop and digital collectable card game published by Secret Lair. Modelling as the Wizard is Boris himself.

Painting created for SkyBox Master series?. Creator's Edition Trading Cards. 1995. Not a human figure but the personification of one of the elements of a distant planet.

An illustration done for the book Enchantment The stories were by Doris Valljeo and the illustrations by Boris Vallejo.

This painting is the cover of the 2018 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of June.
EMERALD DREAMSCAPE
Find me in your wildest and most fantastical dreams, carrying with me only my courage for this journey.

Another of Julies wonderful wildlife portraits of a tiger.

This painting is an illustration for the 1994 Mythology Calendar, and appears for the month of May.
In Germanic mythology, Celis, daughter of the sorceress Uslani, was the most beautiful female woman in the kingdom. When a band of savage flying warriors attempted to steal her as a bride for their wicked king, Uslani hid Celis in the woods and changed her into a deer.

This painting is an illustration for the 1998 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of March.
The Sagas of A Fwa Nes:
Ta Breith has discovered the hipbone of Baisnath.This titanic beast was apparently killed in the explosion that tore A Fwa Nes apart. Flying scavengers have picked the bone clean.

Trading Card commissioned by NFL Quarterback Club, Inc. Emmitt Smith was a trophy winner the year this was painted, hence his depiction as Atlas. He is also a very happy, exuberant character, which has been captured well.

One of the paintings for Tarot, a project Julie began with The Emperor in 2001, Boris added his painting Death to the project, even with Julies sons David and Anthony Palumbo helping out progress was slow. The Vallejo/Palumbo team finally gained the impetus to complete the project when beginning in November 2007 Heavy Metal Magazine featured four Tarot paintings per issue over the next twenty-two issues, ending in May 2011.

One of the paintings for Tarot, a project Julie began with The Emperor in 2001, Boris added his painting Death to the project, even with Julies sons David and Anthony Palumbo helping out progress was slow. The Vallejo/Palumbo team finally gained the impetus to complete the project when beginning in November 2007 Heavy Metal Magazine featured four Tarot paintings per issue over the next twenty-two issues, ending in May 2011.

Julie enjoyed the blend of past and future in this painting and the sense that this place is a crossroad of time and dimension. The empress is conjuring a new world into being by the power of pure thought, which is what Julie rather enjoys doing with her paintbrush.

Posted on Julies Instagram Page 5th May 2018 and exhibited at her solo show LUSH at Rehs Contemporary Gallery in NYC. Posted on Instagram 5th May 2019.

Magazine cover art for the August 1993 edition of The Savage Sword of Conan #212. Published by Marvel Comics.

This painting illustrates the story Enchantment, for the book Enchantment, for which Boris created the original artwork, whilst Doris (his first wife) wrote the stories.

This was a drawing Julie did one day when she had a few hours of extra time. She always feels the need to keep practicing her drawing skills.

This painting is an illustration for the 1995 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of September.
THE END OF THE RESTLESS SLEEP: Its creators named it Eekhrom, meaning Undestroyable. They died leaving the restlessly sleeping metal beast to wait. Deep within, its dark mind held a tiny glow of belief that some day, the Awakener would come.

This painting is an illustration for the 2005 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of September.
Dark God
Did Basrina really want to spend an eternity chasing clouds, blessing crops, and blowing leaves from the trees? There were dark gods as well, capricious creatures of mischief and scandal, who lived for the thrill of the moment?toppling thrones, mating with dragons.

Cover art for the book First Meetings In the Enderverse by Orson Scott Card. Published by Tor Books August 2003.

Cover art for the book Endithor's Daughter book Four in the Red Sonja series by David C Smith & Richard L Tierney, published by Ace Books/Fantasy.

This painting is an illustration for the 1998 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of April.
Znugs and Atawi:
The male, Znugs, and the female, Atawi, are a team of psycho-matter shapers who've been very successful at working to make nucleus material. Behind them to one side is a mass of matter brought forth from energy...

Interior illustration for the Vinetrope Adventures: Book One, Return of the Vinetropes. Written by Sherry L. Ross and illustrated throughout the book by Julie. Published by ACC Art Books Ltd.; Illustrated edition (15 Nov. 2017)

This collaborative commissioned painting appeared on Julies instagram page on 25th October 2022. It was exhibted at the IX Imagine This Exhibition held at The Goggleworks in Reading, Pennsylvania 2Oct 19-23, 20222

This spirited drawing of woman and horse merging as one is an interior illustration for Ladies: Retold Tales Of Goddesses And Heroines. The stories were written by his first wife Doris.

This is a personal painting by Boris of the competitive bodybuilder Erika Mes who was placed first in several prestigious bodybuilding competitions throughout the 1980's. Erika flew from the Netherlands to model for the painting. Boris stored the uncompleted painting for five years, until suddenly remembering to complete it!

This painting depicts the Siberian myth of Es, the white bearded Sky God who by hurling thunderbolts into mountains created the first humans, a split to the right became a woman, a left split became a man. The illustration appears for July in the 1990 Mythology Calendar

Back in the day advertising agencies would commission several artists to design posters for the same film, inevitably many were not chosen, this painting probably for a Crocodile Dundee movie was not used.

This painting is the cover 2016 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of May.
ESCAPE
Tell me, my friends, what you've seen of the world beyond these mountains. I may be trapped here, but my spirit soars with you

The album cover for Exodus by Alex Moulton, on the Expansion Team Records record label, released in 2008.

Corporate and Advertising art for ESPN Mobile phone service specifically for sports nuts, who would have to buy a special phone ($300) on which they could browse ESPN.com content, receive score updates, and other features, all for a meagre ($65 and $225 per month) in 2006. I wonder why it failed?

Cover art for 'The Eternal Champion' the first of a trilogy of books by Michael Moorcock. Published by Dell Books 1979.

Cover art for the book Ether Ore by Harold C Turk, published by Tor Books 1987.

This painting is an illustration for the 2018 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of July.
ETHEREAL SCULPTRESS
As the sun emerges, the creatures I've created come to life. It is my time to rest.

Cover art for the book Etruscans by Morgan Llywelyn, Michael Scott. Published by Tor Books March 2000.

A movie poster for National Lampoon's European Vacation a comedy film series based on John Hughes' short story Vacation '58 that was originally published in National Lampoon magazine.

A preliminary drawing for the movie poster to National Lampoon's European Vacation.

This is one of the original paintings created to illustrate Ladies: Retold Tales Of Goddesses And Heroines. The stories were written by Boris's first wife Doris.
Eurydice was the wife of musician Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow. One day, Aristaeus saw and pursued Eurydice, who stepped on a viper, was bitten, and died instantly.

A portrait of Eve.

Magazine cover art for the October 1993 edition of The Savage Sword of Conan #214. Published by Marvel Comics.

Painted for the 2003 Fantasy Calendar. This is a variation of the painting BV-9206 Indomitus Est. (2001)

An illustration for the book Enchantment The stories were by Doris Valljeo and the illustrations by Boris Vallejo.

This painting is an illustration for the 1994 Mythology Calendar, and appears for the month of April.
Gelvasta, the ruler of darkness in Latvian mythology, planted seeds in the center of the earth during the time before the sun came into being. The seeds grew into an enormous, demonic tree with branches so thick and tall that it threatened to cast the world into darkness once again. The sun brought the champion Cesis out of the sea to destroy the tree and restore the sunlight. His enormous power came from his ankle-length hair and magic silver ax. It took Cesis five centuries to complete the task.

The first version of the concept of Good vs Evil. It was deemed too violent for the Franklin Mint's demographic, so the art directors asked for a softer variant.

Cover art for the book Exiles To Glory by Jerry Pournelle, published by Ace Books/Science Fiction 1978.

This painting illustrates the story Exorcism, for the book Enchantment, for which Boris created the original artwork, whilst Doris (his first wife) wrote the stories.

An experimental painting, 60x48 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas. 23rd August 2020

This painting is an illustration for the 1995 Fantasy Calendar, and appears for the month of February.
The barren islet is her refuge. Yet it dips and bobs and may slide her from it. Her armor protects her. Against what? Herself? The winged eye, the living symbol of ancient gods of many planets, can free her.