The Borisography: W

Since the image was obtained from borisjulie.com no other information is available but I have since learned that it will appear in the 2022 calendar.

For those of you who don't understand what you're seeing, the painting shows an angel flying towards you but the view of his/her body is obscured by the intervening girl (beautifully modelled by Julie Bell.)

This is another of those paintings that shows Boris' exquisite eye for detail as seen in the girl's hosiery.

Painting undated.

Describing this as the second painting is purely abitrary — I based it on the fact that this title was used for the video release of the movie (but I'm not altogether sure that it didn't have a cinematic release under this name too.)

Asa Drake was a nom de plume and the book was subsequently reissued under the author's real name of C Dean Andersson and revised title of Warrior Beast of Hel. For some reason the publisher removed Boris' signature from the reissued version of the book.

No information was given about the purpose of the painting but, as anticipated, it was subesquently used in the 2023 Fantasy Calendar.

The book was subsequently republished under the author's real name of C. Dean Andersson and a new title of Warrior Rebel of Hel.

Asa Drake is a pseudonym of C Dean Andersson under which name the book has since been republished.

As detailed at Air the project behind the drawings, sadly, never reached completion.

Greek Mythology.

The painting was stolen from a truck before it could be published. I assume that it had since been recovered because I note that it formed part of the estate of Charles Martignette, the well known art collector, who died in 2008.

The model appears to be Julie's sister Suzzane (who does feature in several other paintings too.)

Asa Drake was a nom de plume and the book was subsequently reissued under the author's real name of C Dean Andersson and revised title of Warrior Beast of Hel. For some reason the publisher removed Boris' signature from the reissued version of the book.

Described on the back of the card as a cover for Pocket Books in 1979, although the painting itself is dated the following year. The card also claims that the picture was used in Fantasy Art Techniques, which is incorrect; the painting Mercenary (1979) which was so used.

Although it is signed it is undated. Since it was first published in February 2012 I would guess that it was painted in 2011.

This is either a composite image or a reworking of Boris' 2006 painting Friends.

The artwork was subsequently incorporated into a composite image for the 2020 Fantasy Calendar under the title Clutching a Memory.

Although it is unsigned the exhibition's website gave the year as 2017.

It is not apparent from the thumbnail but the painting shows two early hominids warily gazing down at an alien being and its space craft (in the background.)

The painting was most probably completed in 1973.

Other copies of the poster appear to show a more complete version of the painting but it is apparent that these have been modified by another artist. Boris' preliminary artwork shows that the image here is the complete painting.

For those that don't know, Dum-Dum is an annual convention dedicated to all things to do with Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Like the original painting this version shows no date but the original was apparently painted in 2013.

For those that don't know, IlluXcon is an "…annual convention of artists, students, collectors, and fans of imaginative realist art." The propretors are Patrick and Jeannie Wilshire the latter providing inspiration for the girl's face and the original title Jeannie's Kitten.

The painting features Nick Lavidia, one-time Mr America, as the male figure, (of course.)

Details of the other paintings, including another four by Julie Bell, appear on the trading card page for the year 2006.

Although it is undated it was probably painted in 1974.

A modified version of this painting was used in the 2015 Fantasy Calendar under the title Final Defeat.

This character's real name, Kitty Pryde, was that of a classmate of artist John Byrne from art college. Her appearance was based on an adolescent Sigourney Weaver.

The similarity to the 1980 painting Jungle, of Mirage fame, is obvious and it may well have been the inspiration for that painting.

My understanding was that this was intended for National Lampoon whose 15th birthday was April 1985 but I can't see that it was used by them. It was however used as the cover for the April 1985 edition of Heavy Metal who were celebrating their 8th anniversary.

It is the second version, featured in B3 and CD1, that is shown here. It would appear that the colour of the '8' has faded since it was originally published. When published by Verkerke the text was removed entirely, since it would not have been of any relevance to most purchasers.

This was used on card 14, and a promotional card, for the Boris Series 2: The Fantasy Continues trading card set. It was also used on a redemption card for the Boris & Julie: Strokes of Genius card set - lucky finders of this card were able to redeem it for a 22" x 29" (overall size) lithographic print.

The story was later adapted into a teleplay for the first series of Star Trek: The Next Generation under the title Where No One Has Gone Before.

The artwork is unsigned but was apparently painted in 1982.

My understanding was that this was intended for National Lampoon whose 15th birthday was April 1985 but I can't see that it was used by them. It was however used as the cover for the April 1985 edition of Heavy Metal who were celebrating their 8th anniversary.

It is the second version, featured in B3 and CD1, that is shown here. It would appear that the colour of the '8' has faded since it was originally published. When published by Verkerke the text was removed entirely, since it would not have been of any relevance to most purchasers.