Art As Bell Julie Soft Steel

Julie Bell (born 1958 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American painter. A fantasy artist, she is a former bodybuilder and fantasy model for her husband, painter Boris Vallejo.

Artwork

Julie Bell has painted the covers for about 100 fantasy/science fiction book and magazine covers since 1990. In the early '90s, she illustrated painted covers for video games as well as many trading cards for the superheroes of Marvel and DC. 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 2 albums by rock-icon, Meat Loaf--Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose and Hang Cool Teddy Bear.

Alleged plagiarism of Bell's work

Further information: Children of God (cult)#Plagiarized art

In 2003, a Flash animation slideshow titled "Family Art Corner" was released anonymously, alleging that a woman named Jan McRae had plagiarized the work of many artists, including Bell, for reproduction in proselytization tracts printed by the Children of God cult. Bell's works, Archangel II , Expedition , Rogue , and Princess Mustang were compared in the slideshow, as were many works by Bell's husband, Boris Vallejo. After the slideshow was released, Karen Zerby, leader of the Children of God acknowledged that McRae had copied the work of others, as did McRae herself, and McRae admitted wrongdoing.

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)

She also designed the cover art for Meat Loaf's album Bat out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose and its first single "It's All Coming Back to Me Now".

In 2007, Bell and her husband Vallejo illustrated the poster for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters .

A yearly calendar of 13 paintings by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo is produced by Workman Publishing.

Personal life

Bell and Vallejo reside in Pennsylvania. She has two sons, Anthony Palumbo and David Palumbo, both of whom are also professional painters.

Bell is also a former nationally ranked competitive bodybuilder.

References

  1. ^ Plagiarized art at xFamily.org
  2. ^ Which Comes First: The Revelation or the Artwork?, xFamily.org
  3. ^ "Posterwire.com: King of the Mountain" . http://www.posterwire.com/archives/2007/03/05/king-of-the-mountain/ .  
  4. ^ http://www.imaginistix.com/juliebio.cfm

Julie Bell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Julie Bell Portfolio (2000) Soft As Steel : The Art of Julie Bell (1999) Hard Curves (1996) She also designed the cover art for Meat Loaf 's album Bat out of Hell III: The Monster is ...

...

Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo

... signed by the artists themselves. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR AVAILABILITY OF ORIGINAL ART ... J-20: Title: Soft As Steel

...

Twin Visions: The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and ...

Twin Visions: The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Amazon.co.uk: Boris Vallejo, Julie ... Her previous books include Soft as Steel, Hard Curves and Titans, all published ...

...

Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo Fantasy Art

The husband and wife team of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell has been wowing fantasy art fans for years. ... Two of those still in available are Hard Curves (1996) and Soft as Steel (1999 ...

...

SOFT AS STEEL: The Art of Julie Bell: Buds Art Books

Sensual illustrations showcase Bell's talent for capturing the (usually) female human form at its most powerful. A series of exotic, erotic fantasy realms come to life with ...

...

Amazon.com: Soft as Steel: The Art of Julie Bell ...

Amazon.com: Soft as Steel: The Art of Julie Bell (9781560251910): Julie Bell, Nigel Suckling, Brian Aldiss: Books

...

Julie Bell from HarperCollins Publishers

Julie Bell is acclaimed throughout the fantasy art world, most notably for her bestselling illustrations of the X-Men for Marvel Comics. Her previous books include Soft as Steel and ...

...

Practical Guide to Fantasy Art: The Fantasy Art ...

Julie Bell is a one of the best-known heroic fantasy art illustrators today. Her previous books include Soft as Steel, Hard Curves and The Julie Bell Portfolio (all published by ...

...

Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Artist ...

A former competitive bodybuilder, Julie applies the same discipline and intensity to her art ... three volumes of her work available: Soft as Steel, Hard Curves, and The Julie Bell ...

...

Julie Bell Online

Soft As Steel: The Art of Julie Bell search inside Titans: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell search inside Sketchbook: The Other Artwork of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell

...