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I Am a Barbarian | B1.10
FABV |
This was Boris' first paperback book cover, painted for ACE Books:
I Am a Barbarian by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Painted 1975, oil, 16 x 26 inches. |
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Icarus In Flight | B3.13
BJ.65 FPG.15 1989 calendar |
Greek Mythology: Daedelus fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus
in order that they might escape from Crete and King Minos. Icarus,
despite warnings not to fly too high, soared upwards to such a height that
the wax melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned.
Choosing to depict Icarus as full-grown and negroid is a slightly odd choice - Icarus was but a child at the time. Painted 1988. |
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The Ice Schooner | B2.70
CD1 FAT 102 FPG.17 |
Cover art for the Mayflower Games Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
Role Aides Guide entitled Ice Elves, published in 1985.
This was, I believe, also a book cover painting for Dell Books. Painted 1975. |
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Ilmarinen | B3.20
1993 calendar |
Finnish Mythology: Ilmarinen was the ruler of wind and weather, travelling
the sky with her sister. She created the winds with her wings and
thunder with her roar, while the sister created the electricity hurled
to the Earth by Ilmarinen. Perhaps paradoxically, these two were
also known as protectors of travellers.
Painted 1992? |
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In Search of the Horned Beast | (Poster print) | Used for the cover of Conan the Fearless (Tor, 1986) by Steve
Perry.
It is also available as part of a limited edition autographed print poster series. |
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In the Moons of Borea | B2.38
BOB.73 CD1 FAT 29 Centre 1980 Centre 1997 |
Greek Mythology: Borea was God of the North Wind. Boris here
has a young maiden pleading for mercy on the frosted land.
Painted 1978. |
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In the Underworld | B3.66
CD1 FABV 1980 calendar |
Painted 1978, oil, 20 x 28 inches. |
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Indian Chief | B4.07
BOB.27 FPG.26 |
This was painted for a poster company in the Netherlands.
Painted 1993. |
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Instants | BJ.63
CD1 Mirage |
Can one possibly detect a bit of phallic symbolism there?
Painted 1979. |
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Invictus | B3.47
CD1 FAT 95 FPG.45 |
Cover for Red Sonja #4: Endithor's Daughter (Ace, 1982) by David
C Smith & Richard L Tierney.
Boris' comments on this painting: "I wanted to portray an image of the female warrior contemplating in the distance ... her thoughts, her dreams, and her ideas of what the future would bring." Quoted from the back of the trading card. Painted 1982. |
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Iron Man | B3.16 | This was a promotional piece for the Iron Man Triathlon, a bodybuilding/fitness
competition held in Hawaii.
Painted ?. |
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Iron Warrior | B1.27
FAT 48 WOB.24 |
This was a book cover for Conan the Wanderer (Ace), by Robert
E Howard, L Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter.
It appears in the first Boris trading card set as Genie. Painted 1977. |
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Isaac Asimov | B3.29
CD1 FAT 18 |
This was the original conceptual sketch for the book cover of a collection
of Asimov's Robot stories. The figure of Asimov was eventually replaced
by the figure to be seen in Chrome Robot.
Painted 1985. |
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Jade Manikin | B1.35
CD1 Mirage Portfolio 10 |
Along with appearing in Mirage, this appears also to have been
the cover for a book by Ballantine Books.
Painted 1981. |
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Jason | BJ.64
Ladies |
Greek Mythology: Jason and the Argonauts, some two dozen of Greece's
finest warriors, sailed on the Argos to retrieve the Golden Fleece, overcoming
many dangers along the way - a tale filled with violence and treachery.
Drawn 1991. |
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Javelin | B2.20
CD1 FPG.46 1987 Calendar July 1997 |
One of the 1987 Fantasy Olympic Calendar series.
Painted 1985. |
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Jotun | B3.17
1993 Calendar |
Germanic Mythology: Jotun was a benevolent being; the Valkyries made
offerings to him in exchange for strength in battle. The Jotun could
adopt different shapes and would accompany the Valkyries into battle, remaining
invisible to their opponents. This painting appeared in the 1993
calendar.
Painted 1992. |
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Joust | B4.65 | This was painted for a European movie which was never released on the
movie circuit, although it was released on video, the painting being used
for the cover. Unless I mistake the face greatly, the male model
is Dorian Vallejo.
Painted 1987. |
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Julie/10+++ | AC.1
CIS.8 |
This work was painted by Boris for his own pleasure, rather than as
a commission. In the Artist's Choice set it is entiltled Julie,
and in Comic Images Supreme it is entitled 10+++, which is
a touching evaluation by Boris of his wife.
Painted 1996. |
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Julie Strain | . | . |
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Kalevanpojat | B3.05
BOB.03 FPG.11 1993 Calendar |
Finnish Mythology: The giant Kalevanpojat was created by the
goddess Ailej from burned trees after a forest fire, and had the ability
to turn fertile land into heaps of stones, or wasteland into marshy meadows,
with his magic sickle.
It appears inverted in the Best Of Boris set. Painted 1992. |
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Kamal | B4.H4
1994 Calendar |
In Icelandic mythology, an enormous spider named Cariden possessed
an enchanted golden sword that would grant its owner any wish that was
spoken out loud. Cariden would hang the sword in her web to lure winged
fairies inside where they would be trapped and devoured. The brave and
bewitching fairy Kamal tricked Cariden by entrancing her with fascinating
stories. When she was close to the sword, Kamal touched it and it became
hers. She then killed Cariden and became queen of the fairies.
Painted 1993. |
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Karate Kick | BJ.56 | One of the series of advertising images for the Chess King chain.
Painted 1986. |
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The Kick | BJ.07 | Cover for Battletech: Close Quarters (Penguin/Roc, 1994) by
Victor Milan.
The kicker is modelled by Julie Bell, and the kickee by Cathy Thole, another great artist trained by Boris. Painted 1994. |
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The King's Daughter | B3.54
CD1 FAT 87 |
A cover piece for Pocket Books: King's Daughter by Jane Gaskell.
Painted 1979. |
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The King's Ship | B4.66 | Painted 1980. |
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Knight on Wheels | B1.70
CD1 Portfolio 25 |
Painted 1980. |
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Knighted | BJ.10 | Cover for Battletech: Assumption of Risk (Penguin/Roc, 1993)
by Michael Stackpole.
Painted ?. |
