The Borisography: B
Backstage B1.82 
CD1
Cover art for Star Crossedi by Ben Bova.
Barbarella . Presumably a movie poster.  The fragment I have available does not include the signature and date. 
Painted ?.
Barbarian Queens CD1 
FAT 79 
April 1986
The coloured ink rough appears in B2.43 as well as FAT 76. 
Painted 1985.
Basilisk B3.48 
BOB.18 
Oct 1992 
May 1997 
After he had painted this, Boris was informed by one of Julie Bell's sons that the mythical Basilisk was supposed to fit into the palm of one's hand. This remains Boris' interpretation, whatever the correct scale of the creature. 
Painted 1990.
Battletech: Blood of Heroes book cover Painted ?.
Battletech: Bred for War book cover Painted ?.
The Beast and the Butterfly B1.28 
CD1
Painted 1987.
Behind the Walls of Terra B1.55 
CD1 
FABV
This was painted as a cover for Philip José Farmer's book with the same title. It is part of the World of Tiers series, for which Boris painted all the covers (the other volumes being Maker of Universes, The Gates of Creation, A Private Cosmos, The Lavalite World)
Painted 1977, oil, 17 x 27 inches.
Berserker B1.52 
CD1
Painted as a book cover for Berserker by Fred Saberhagen, published by Ace Books. 
Painted 1976.
Berserker Blue Death book cover Painted 1985.
Berserker Man . Cover art for Berserker Man.
Berserker Monk BJ.46 .
The Best of Leigh Bracket FABV Book cover for Ballantine Books.  See also The Stone Idol
Painted 1977, oil, 17 x 27 inches. 
Big Bang B2.13 
CD1
Cover art for Berserker Base by Fred Saberhagen.
Painted 1983.
Big Brother Is Watching BJ.M3 
February 1995
The title phrase comes from George Orwell's 1984, but how this relates to this painting is unclear since it was ... 
Painted 1994.
Biker BJ.85 Given the nature of the garments on the model, this is presumably one of the Chess King advertisements. 
Painted 1986.
Bill and Hill . Painted 199?.
The Bird Hunter B4.24 Advertising image for clothing. 
Painted 1985.
Bird of Evil BJ.M1 
FPG.25 
October 1996
Painted 1994.
Bird of Prey BJ.79 
Ladies
Drawn 1991.
Birth CD1 
Mirage
Painted 1980.
Black Axe Mirage Painted ?.
Black Robe Mirage Painted ?.
Blackstar BOB.80 This painting was commissioned for a video game cover. 
Painted 1994.
Blade . Cover art for Alister the Slayer #1, a comic book.
Blood Red, Sister Rose FABV Book cover for Ballantine Books. 
Painted 1976, oil, 16 x 26 inches.
Bolla B4.49 
BOB.05 
1993 calendar
An Albanian mythological creature, the Bolla awakened once a year on St George's Day, and devoured any human it saw. After twelve years it mutated into the equally fearsome Kulshedra. 
Painted 1992.
The Boss of Terror: Doc Savage FABV Painted 1977, oil, 16 x 26 inches.
Branched Out BJ.33 
November 1995
I would guess that the model was Julie Bell's sister Kat, who appears in several of Boris' paintings as well as Julie's. 
Painted 1993.
The Bride B1.65 
CD1 
Mirage 
Portfolio
Painted1981.
Brinke BJ.23 The model is Brinke Stevens, "B" horror movie star, and now star of a comic series, this being a cover painting for issue #1, Brinke of Destruction
Painted 1995.
Broad Jump B2.86 
1987 Calendar
One of the images for the Fantasy Olympics calendar. 
The Broken Sword B2.69 
BOB.21 
FAT 89 
FABV 
WOB.21 
September 1997
Book cover for Del Rey Books: Broken Sword by Poul Anderson. 
The subtitle The Troll is given along with the quoted title in the Boris II card set. The painting is, atypically, not dated, but the card set gives a date. 
Painted 1971, oil, 17 x 27 inches.
Brotan The Breeder B3.59 
BOB.O1 
CD1
This was a book cover for Ballantine Books. 
The painting is not dated.
Brotan The Slaver B3.19 
CD1
At left is detail from the vase in the lower left corner of the painting. This was a book cover for Ballantine Books, and the cover for the Czechoslavakian version of Priest-Kings of Gor
The painting is not dated.
Burning M3.10 
CD1 
Mirage
Painted 1979.
Bursting Out B1.47 
CD1
FAT 13
This was the cover for Heavy Metal of April '84 (my thanks to Bernard Rogers for this information). 
Painted 1983.
Butterfly AC.2 
B3.38 
Mirage
Painted 1979.
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