Abgal	B2.34  BOB.71 April 1991	A sea god - but the particular myth cycle is not identified. I would guess Norse from the sound of the name.  Painted 1990.
	Acceptance	BJ.30  January 1995	Painted 1994.
	Across The Heavens	B4.38	Cover art for Berserker Kill by Fred Saberhagen. Painted 1993.
	Action Figures		Cover of Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix (sic).  Painted 1995.
	Adarbal	B4.58  1994 calendar	Chilean mythological figure who stood at a crevice near the Patagonian Mountains waiting for demons to burst forth from the underworld. He destroyed all but one, which escaped back into the underworld, and to which earthquakes are attributed.
	Adventurer	FAT 99	Book cover for Ace books: Flash Gordon 4: Forces from Federation, by David Hagberg.  Painted 1980.
	Against the Odds	B1.49  B.51  BJ.38 (sketch)  CD1  FPG.34  Portfolio 17  January 1986	Book cover for Tor Books, probably Conan Against the Odds.  Painted 1984.
	Alabaster City	BJ box card  December, 1996	Painted 1995.
	Alien Visitor	B3.70  CD1  FPG.02  FPG.13	The original painting did not include the alien, which Boris later added to make the picture more saleable.  Painted 1990.
	Alone	CD1  Mirage	The titles of Alone and First Love are interchanged on the CD.  Painted 1980.
	Alpnu	AC.4  B1.36  B.28  FPG.06  Portfolio 11 January 1990	The Etruscan goddess and guardian of the gates to the underworld.
	Amaethon	B2.65  B.84 February 1991	British mythology, possibly a harvest god.  Painted 1990.
	Amazon Queen sketch	B2.43	The final painting is identified elsewhere as Barbarian Queens.  Sketched 1985.
	Amazon Rider	B2.26  B.63  CD1	Painted 1983.
	The Amazon's Pet	FABV.22 May 1981	Painted 1972, oil, 18 x 24 inches.
	The Amazons	B1.87  CD1  FPG.21 May 1990	Painted 1988.
	Amber	B.89	A fairy preserved in a piece of amber and used as a paperweight.  This was used as the cover for Talisman (Penguin/Roc, 1994), a collection of stories, in the Earth Dawn series, edited by Sam Lewis.  Painted 1994.
	Anath Slays the Warriors	B3.08  January 1989	Hebrew myth: Anath, a fertility goddess as well as the Goddess of Love and War, lured a troop of warriors to her temple, ostensibly for a celebration. Once they were there, however, she slew them all single-handedly. Subsequently she cleansed and perfumed herself and, as if in benediction, the heavens sent down rain. This symbolism is connected with the ancient Semitic belief in blood as the essence of life, not only in terms of human and animal life, but also in terms of agriculture. [BR]  Painted for the 1989 Mythology calendar. Models were ex-wife Doris and son Dorian.  Painted 1988?.
	And Then There Were None	CIS.6  November 1998	Planned to be used by Crusade For Kids in their anti-drug crusade.  Painted 1995.
	Android	B2.52  CD1  FAT 39	Cover for Crisis on Citadel II by David Hagberg (Ace/Tempo, 1980) which is book #3 in the Flash Gordon series. The title is that which appears on the cover: throughout the rest of the book it is entitled Crises on Citadel II! Painted 1980.
	Andromeda in Chains	B3.69  BJ.54  February 1989	Greek mythology: A sea monster was ravaging the countryside and the princess Andromeda was to be sacrificed to him that he might cease his destruction. Perseus, on his way home to Seriphos, having slain the Gorgon Medusa, happened upon Andromeda chained to a rock in the sea. He saved her by pulling Medusa's head from its pouch and turning the monster to stone.
	Angel	B2.61	Painted 1979
	Angel II	B2.67  CD1  Enchantment	Painted 1984.
	Antecorn	B2.68  Mirage	This painting is referred to in the introductory text for Mirage as Daydream, although Mirage gives no titles. The title given is taken from the trading card set.  Painted 1981.
	Antennae	B4.06	One of a serious of paintings for an advertising campaign for Chess King, presumably a clothing chain.  Painted 1985.
	Apache Wells	B1.74  CD1	Book cover for Apache Wells by Robert Steelman, published by Ballantine Books.  Painted 1975.
	Ape's Land	B1.16  CD1  FAT 125  1982 calendar	Book cover for The City (Pocket Books, 1979) by Jane Gaskell, book #4 in The Atlan Saga.  Painted 1979.
	Aphrodite	B2.57  B.T1	Greek Mythology.  Painted 1989.
	Aquarius, The Water Bearer	B2.24  B.57  CD1  1988 calendar	1988 Zodiac calendar.  Painted 1987.
	The Aquilonian	B2.75  CD1  FABV  FPG.49  WOB.6	Book cover for Conan of Aquilonia by L Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter  Painted 1977, oil, 17 x 27 inches.
	Arachne	4.14  Ladies 152	Story Illustration.  Painted 1991.
	Archer	B4.51	Painted 1987.
	Archery	B3.50  B.74  1987 calendar	Centrepiece for the 1987 Fantasy Olympics Calendar.  Painted 1986.
	Archie	CIS.5	Ad campaign for Michelob beer?
	Ariadne	B3.56  B.88  BJ.50  Ladies 38	Greek mythology: Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos.  She gave Theseus the thread that helped him find his way out of the labyrinth after killing the Minotaur.  Painted 1991.
	Aries, The Ram	B2.28  B.76  CD1  1988 calendar	Painted 1987.
	Arm	CD1  Mirage	Pencil drawing, 1982.
	Arriving In The Big City	B4.16	Cover art for Unwillingly to Earth by Pauline Ashwell. Painted 1992.
	Artemis	B2.48  B.64	Roman mythology: Artemis was spied on by a hunter as she bathed in the river. When she discovered him, she turned him into a deer so that he was torn to pieces by his own hunting dogs.  Painted 1990.  Note: in the Best Of Boris set, the titles of cards 64 and 34 are interchanged.
	Ashtaroth	BJ.M2  1994 calendar	Arabian myth: The goddess of the moon in Phoenician mythology, Ashtaroth is represented as a beautiful maiden reclining on a crescent moon. Her cult was strongly connected to those of both Venus and Aphrodite and, like them, she represented sensuality.  Ashtaroth was a pagan goddess.  Painted 1993?
	Assassin of Gor	B3.41  CD1	Book cover for Assassin of Gor (Ballantine, 1976) by John Norman.
	Astarte	B4.10  B.23  1994 calendar	Syrian and Phoenician mythology: Goddess of war, mistress of horses and chariots. She captured her horse Baldium from a herd of carnivorous horses of the underworld. The steed fed off the souls of slain warriors, gaining strength and power from his macabre feast.  Painted 1992.
	At The Door	B.10  Images of Josephine	Cover art for Paradox magazine.  Painted 1994.
	At The End Of The Day	CIS.7	This piece was done specifically for the Comic Images Supreme card set.  Painted 1995 or 1996.
	At The End Of The World	CD1  FAT 43  WOB.29  1982 calendar	Painted 1979.
	At The Shore	B4.55	Sketch appears to be undated.
	Atlas	B1.85  B.17  Portfolio 27	The Greek god who holds up the world.  Painted 1988.
	Aurora	B2.66  B.86	Roman goddess of the dawn, after whom the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis are named.  Painted 1990.
	Ax	B3.31  CD1	Sketch done for Playboy magazine, but rejected as not sufficiently explicit; project then abandoned.
	The Ax-Man	CIS.2  July, 1998	Painted for use on a T-shirt by Crusade For Kids.  Painted 1995.
	Aztec King	B3.25	Boris was the model for the king.  Painted 1979.

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