Julie Bell

Julie Bell, April 2005

Born

October 7,
1958 (age 56)
Beaumont, Texas

Spouse(s) Boris Vallejo

Website
http://www.imaginistix.com/

Julie Bell (born October 10, 1958) is

an American painter. A fantasy artist and
wildlife artist, she is a
formerbodybuilder and fantasy model for
her husband, painter Boris Vallejo.

Contents

1 Career
2 Books

3 Personal life

4 References

5 External links

Career

Julie Bell has painted the covers for

approximately 100 fantasy/science fiction
books and magazines since 1990. In the
early 1990s, she illustrated painted covers
for video games as well as best-selling
trading cards for the superheroes
ofMarvel and DC. A cover art image from
the Sega Game Gear video game Ax
Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe would
depict the semi-barbaric world that the
game took place in; thus being
entitled Savage Land by Bell herself.[1] She
designed the award-winning Dragons of
Destiny sculpture series, Mistress of the

Dragon's Realm dagger series, as well as

the Temptation Rides sculpture series
produced by The Franklin Mint.
Julie and her husband, Boris Vallejo, have
done many paintings for advertising
campaigns such as Nike, Inc., Coca-Cola,
and Toyota. She has painted the covers for
two albums by musician, Meat Loaf: Bat
Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is
Loose and Hang Cool Teddy Bear.
Books[

Imaginistix

The Ultimate Collection

Fabulous Women

Fantasy Workshop

Sketchbook

Superheroes

Twin Visions

The Julie Bell Portfolio (2000)

Soft As Steel : The Art of Julie Bell (1999)

Hard Curves (1996)

In Winners of Art Renewal Centers 20112012 International Salon

Julie was the winner of the Chesley Award
for Artistic Achievement in 2008. She also
came first in animal category in the Art
Renewal Centers 2011-2012 International
Salon with the painting "Order of Wolves".
She also designed the cover art for Meat
Loaf's albums Bat out of Hell III: The
Monster is Loose and its first single "It's All
Coming Back to Me Now" and the album,
"Hang Cool Teddy Bear".
In 2007, Bell and her husband Vallejo
illustrated the poster for Aqua Teen Hunger
Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.[2]

A yearly calendar of 13 paintings by Julie

Bell and Boris Vallejo is produced
by Workman Publishing.
Personal life

Bell and Vallejo reside

in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United
States, North America. She has two
sons, Anthony Palumbo and David
Palumbo, both of whom are also
professional painters.[citation needed]
Bell is a former nationally
ranked competitive bodybuilder.[3]
References

1. Jump up^ Ax Battler: A Legend of

Golden Axe information at MobyGames
2. Jump up^ "King of the Mountain Posterwire.com".
3. Jump up^ Imaginistix.com