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Sabre-Toothed Tiger | B4.08 | Apparently an advertising image for Danzka Danish Vodka.
Painted 1993. |
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Sachmet | B2.32
BOB.66 |
Painted 1990. |
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Saggitarius, The Archer | B1.14
B2.P5 CD1 FPG.33 Portfolio 5 1988 Calendar |
One of the images for the 1988 Zodiac calendar.
Painted 1987. |
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Satellite | B2.50
CD1 |
Cover art for Exiles to Glory by Jerry Pournelle.
Painting undated. |
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Satyr | B3.C3
1992 calendar |
Greek Mythology: Satyrs were male wood nymphs looking mostly like men,
but with horns and the legs of goats. I think this image was used
in the 1993 calendar.
Painted 1991. |
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Scarecrow Angel | CD1
FAT 71 Mirage |
Used as a book cover for Ballantine Books,
Painted 1981. |
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Scarlet Menace | B1.54
BOB.52 CD1 Portfolio 20 WOB.12 |
Cover for Red Sonja #2: Demon Knight (Ace, 1982) by David C
Smith & Richard L Tierney.
Painted 1981. |
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Scorpio, The Scorpion | B2.39
BOB.02 CD1 1988 Calendar |
Painted for the 1988 Zodiac calendar. Boris' original concept
for this was realistic figures with flat graphic backdrops. The publishers
rejected this, and insisted on realistic backdrops as well.
Painted 1987. |
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Secrets | CD1
Enchantment |
Painted 1984. |
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Secret of Synchronicity | B1.51
CD1 FABV Portfolio 19 |
Apparently the cover for the book of the same name by Jonathan Fast
and published by Signet.
Painted 1977, oil, 16 x 26 inches. |
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Seduction | B2.63
CD1 Enchantment 1986 calendar |
Painted 1984. |
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Self-Portrait | B4.11 | This was executed when Boris was 15.
Painted 1956. |
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Self-Portrait (1992) | CIS.9 | Painted 1992. |
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Self-Punishment | Mirage 17 | Painted ?. |
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Serpent Slayer | B4.36 | Painted 1987. |
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Serpent Slayer (pen-and-ink rough) | CD1 | Presumably sketched 1987. |
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The Serpent | B2.78
CD1 |
Painted 1978. |
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She Vampire | B1.61
B2.P2 BOB.O2 CD1 FAT 17 |
The face is realistic, everything else is flat. I include detail
which I find to be of interest.
Painted 1983. |
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She's Mine | BJ.35 | One of the Chess King clothing advertisement series.
Painted 1988. |
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Shoot The Bull | B2.44
CD1 |
Cover for Two Hawks from Earth (Ace, 1980) by Philip José
Farmer, one of the books in his World of Tiers series.
Painted 1978. |
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Shotput | B2.54
BOB.79 1987 Calendar |
One of the Fantasy Olympics series.
Painted 1986. |
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Showing Her The Way | CIS.1 | This painting was done specifically for the card series, which is printed
on "magnachrome" stock which doesn't scan well, nor show the images to
their best effect. The detail is taken from the rear of the card. 
Painted 1995. |
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Showtime | B2.74
CD1 Enchantment |
Painted for the book.
Painted 1984. |
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The Siege of Faltara | B1.72
CD1 |
Cover for the book of the same name (Ace, 1978) by Arsen Darnay.
Painted 1978. |
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The Signs of Christmas | BJ.72 | Advertising image for Chess King clothing stores.
Painted 1988. |
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The Silver Sword | B4.83 | Cover for a video game.
Painted 1993. |
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Siren Song | B2.02
CD1 FAT 10 Mirage March 1997 |
Painted 1979. |
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The Sirens | B3.53
1989 Calendar |
Greek Mythology: The Sirens were beautiful nymphs who lived on
a rocky island in the midst of the sea. They sang to passing sailors and
their voices were so sweet, their songs so irresistible, that all who heard
them were driven to jump from their boats and swim for the fateful shore
on which they met their deaths.
Painted 1988. |
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Sit! | B4.02 | An advertising image for Chess King.
Painted 1985. |
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The Sleeper | BJ.62
May 1995 |
This was the picture for May, 1995.
Painted 1994. |
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Snake Women | B3.42
Mirage |
Painted 1981. |
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Soap | B2.01
BOB.15 CD1 FAT 15 Mirage |
This piece shows a quite extraordinary virtuosity in the depiction
of the soap bubbles, as shown by the detail taken from the back of the
lady's leg. 
Painted 1981. |
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The Sorceress | B3.57
CD1 FAT91 WOB.8 1982 calendar |
All the sources, except Fantasy Art Techniques, give the title
as The Freebooter. See the entry under that title for more information.
Painting undated. |
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The Sorceress and The Dragon | B2.62
CD1 |
The photo shoot was done on an extremely hot day, and the female model
had actually passed out when the reference photo was taken - there's realism
and dedication!
Painted 1989. |
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Space and Time | BJ.49
September 1996 |
September '96 image. Offered for sale on the official Boris Vallejo
and Julie Bell Web site under the title Dannie.
Painted 1994. |
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Space Arachnoid | B4.32
CD1 |
Painted 1979. |
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Space Captive | B2.81
CD1 |
Advertising image for Chess King clothing stores.
Painted 1986. |
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Space Colonies | B2.05
CD1 |
Cover for Colony (Pocket Books, 1978) by Ben Bova.
Painting undated. |
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Space Guardian | B1.39
Beasts FAT 101 October, 1997 |
Painted 1979. |
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Spawn of the Winds | . | Cover art for Spawn of the Winds by Brian Lumley. |
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Spheres in Space | B4.23 | Cover for Empire Builders (Tor, 1993) by Ben Bova.
Painted 1993. |
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Sphinx | B2.73
CD1 Enchantment 1986 calendar |
Painted 1984. |
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Sphinx II | B3.C6
CD1 1992 calendar |
Painted 1990. |
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Spring Garden | B2.88
BOB.83 CD1 Mirage |
Painted 1981. |
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Stallion | B2.77 | Painted 1980. |
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Star Control | B2.40
BOB.19 CD1 |
Cover for Star Control, a video game. |
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Star of Doom | . | Cover for the Red Sonja novel Star of Doom. |
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Star Trek | CD1 | Cover for the Star Trek novel The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane.
Painted 1983. |
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Steel Warrior | B4.85 | This painting was previously unpublished prior to its inclusion in
this card set. It was stolen en route to be framed.
Painted 1989. |
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Stella | September 1979 | Cover art for Stellar #1, edited by Judy-Lynn del Rey.
Painted 1976. |
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Steve | B2.18
CD1 FABV |
I received email from August, who I presume to be female, who says
(in part): '... my brother's name is Steve. My mother used to teach
Boris' wife horse back riding lessons... and thus, the year I was born,
Boris created this painting of him. However, he does not have a twin
as the picture portrays." Painted 1976, oil, 17 x 27 inches. |
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Stone Idol | B1.53
CD1 FABV WOB.22 1982 calendar |
This seems to have been used as the cover of The Best of Leigh Brackett
(an anthology of some of Leigh Brackett's short stories - she died
in 1978).
Painted 1977, oil, 17 x 27 inches. |
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Street Closed | B4.19 | Advertising image for the Street Closed line of clothing stores.
Painted 1986. |
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Summit | BJ.66 | Book cover for Penguin: Summit by Edward Myers.
Painted 1994. |
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Sunai | AC.2
BJ.06 March 1996 |
This appears to be a portion of Summit with the figure added.
Painted 1994. |
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Sunset Attack | B3.64 | Unused promotional piece for a movie of the same name. The male
figure was posed by Paul Hogan of Crocodile Dundee fame. This
was scanned from a prismatic card, hence the irregular blobs all over the
image.
Painting undated. |
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Suntan Bed | BJ.18 | Rough sketch for a promotional piece for a product that was cancelled. |
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The Supreme Goddess | BJ.01
April 1996 |
Painted 1995. |
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Suzle | B4.medallion
BJ.59 1994 Calendar |
The Suzle, voluptuous creatures of Siberian mythology, were hatched
from eggs, and gave beauty and sensuality to the people of the earth. The
Nydan, wormlike creatures with poisonous spikes, were envious of the Suzle
and wanted to destroy them by making their warm hearts cold. The Nydan
were eventually defeated when the envy of one of the worms turned to love,
and in order to save the Suzle, it destroyed itself and all of the other
Nydan.
Modelled by Julie Bell's sister Suzanne. The card sets identify the image as Suzzle. The spelling in the recounting of the myth differs. Painted 1993. |
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Sword Fight | B2.83
CD1 FAT 38 |
Book cover for Ace Books: Flash Gordon #2: War of the Citadels
by David Hagberg.
Painted 1980. |
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Swords and Fangs | BJ.47 | One of the alternative concept sketches for the video game project
resulting in Swords & Serpents.
Presumably sketched 1990. |
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Swords and Serpents | B2.76
BOB.47 CD1 |
Painted for a video game cover, a project which cost Boris money as
the client refused to pay the full bill. The lawyer's fees for the
recovery of the money were more than tha value of the project.
Painted 1990. |
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Swordsman | B1.13
CD1 FPG.41 WOB.10 |
Painted 1982. |
