The Fantasy of Flowers

by Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell

It's the eternal fascination of flowers--their fragile beauty and their endless variety are a language unto themselves. Famed fantasy illustrator Boris Vallejo teams up with his wife, painter Julie Bell, to create a unique vision of flowers. Their photography is accompanied by quotes from poets, artists, and philosophers--ancient and modern--from around the world.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published March 27, 2006

About the author

Boris Vallejo is a Peruvian-born American painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1964, and he currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Vallejo works almost exclusively in the fantasy and erotica genres. His paintings have graced the covers of dozens of science fiction paperbacks and are featured in a series of best-selling glossy calendars. Subjects of his paintings are typically Sword and sorcery gods, monsters, and well-muscled male and female barbarians engaged in battle. His latest works still retain heavy fantasy elements, but lean more towards the erotic rather than pure fantasy themes.

Reviews

[MKF · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have tried for years to get a copy of this book expecting something wonderful and got something mundane. There are a few photos of flowers but nothing about them really stands out. Then next to the photos are just a bunch of random quotes about flowers usually two crammed onto each of the pages. So I'm extremely disappointed and wished I never found a copy.

[Kathleen Messmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book with the gorgeous flowers and the poems and quotes inside.