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Julie Bell (born October 21, 1958) is an American fine artist, illustrator, photographer, bodybuilder and wildlife painter. Bell is also a fantasy artist and a representative of the heroic fantasy and fantastic realism genres. Bell has won Chesley Awards^{[citation needed]} and was the designer of the Dragons of Destiny series. She also has won first place awards in the Art Renewal Center's International Salon and has been named as a Living Master.^{[by whom?]}[2]

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Julie Bell
Bell in April 2005
Born	(1958-10-21) October 21, 1958 (age 64) Beaumont, Texas, U.S.[1]
Website	juliebell.com

Early life

Julie Bell was born on October 21, 1958 in Beaumont, Texas. She attended six schools studying painting and drawing. Her idols in the world of painting were Leonardo da Vinci, Alphonse Mucha and N. C. Wyeth.[3] In her youth she was fond of bodybuilding. She took part in various competitions and received national recognition, which later influenced her to portray beautiful and muscular women.

She applies the same discipline and intensity to her art career. Her knowledge of anatomy has allowed her to imbue her figures of humans and animals with grace and strength. At the heart of her work is a deep curiosity, honor, and respect for the world of emotions.[4] In 1978, Bell married a scientist and writer Donald E. Palumbo. During this marriage she gave birth to two sons, Anthony and David Palumbo, who subsequently also became professional artists. In 1989, she met Boris Vallejo, whom later she married. Currently they occasionally both collaborate on projects, produce paintings for the highly anticipated Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell Fantasy Calendar published by Workman.[4]

Career

Bell has also turned her attention to painting wildlife. In the 2014 Art Renewal Center's International Salon, she won seven awards and two purchase awards, including 1st and 3rd in the Animal Category and 1st place in the Imaginative Realism Category.^{[citation needed]} In November 2015, she was awarded the Mountain Oyster Club's Denise McCalla Memorial Top Choice Award. She was named a Living Master by the Art Renewal Center and was recently invited to show her equine paintings at the American Academy of Equine Arts Invitational Salon in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby.[4]^{[better source needed]}

When I'm painting animals with all their beauty and wild nature, I experience the kind of at-one-with-the-universe feeling described by people who meditate.  It's both soothing and exciting, the way nature itself is.  I know without a doubt that this is what I was meant to do.[4]

Bell has contributed to the Fantasy and Science Fiction genre and her artwork has appeared on book covers, comic books, trading cards, and various collectibles.^{[citation needed]}

Bell shares her studio in Pennsylvania with her husband, Boris Vallejo.

Bell has painted the cover illustrations of more than 100 fantasy and science fiction books and magazines since 1990, including more than 90 in the 20 years to 2009.[5] In the early 1990s, she illustrated painted covers for video games as well as best-selling trading cards for the superheroes of Marvel 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.[6] She designed the 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.^{[citation needed]}

She 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", the album Hang Cool Teddy Bear, and the album "Crossroads".

Bell sometimes collaborates on art with her husband, Boris Vallejo, and they have done paintings for worldwide advertising campaigns for Nike, Inc., Coca-Cola and Toyota.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Bell and Vallejo illustrated the poster for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.[7]

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

Honors

• Art Renewal Center, Multiple 1st place awards & honorable mentions.[8]

Books

• The Julie Bell Portfolio (1994)
• Hard Curves: The Fantasy Art of Julie Bell (1995), with Hank Rose and Nigel Suckling
• Soft As Steel: The Art of Julie Bell (1999), with Brian Aldiss and Suckling
• Titans: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (2000), with Suckling, Bell, and Vallejo; also issued 2000 with main title Superheroes
• Sketchbook (2001), with Suckling, Bell, and Vallejo
• Twin Visions (2002), with Bell and Vallejo
• Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide: The Painting Techniques of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (2003), with Bell and Vallejo
• Boris Vallejo/Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection (2005), with Suckling, Bell, and Vallejo
• The Fantasy of Flowers (2006), with Bell and Vallejo
• The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (2006), with David Palumbo, Anthony Palumbo, Bell, and Vallejo
• Imaginistix: The Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (2007), with Palumbo, Palumbo, Bell, and Vallejo
• Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate illustrations (2009), with Bell and Vallejo
• Dreamland: The Fantastic Worlds of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (2014), with Bell and Vallejo

References

External links

• Official website
• BorisJulie.com
• Boris Vallejo (husband), Anthony Palumbo and David Palumbo (sons) bibliographies at ISFDB
• rehscgi.com (biography)

На других языках

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[de] Julie Bell

Julie Bell (* 20. September 1958 in Beaumont, Texas, USA) ist eine Illustratorin und Bodybuilderin.

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[fr] Julie Bell

Julie Bell (née en 1958 à Beaumont (Texas)) est une peintre, illustratrice d'heroic fantasy. dessinatrice américaine et ancienne culturiste. Elle est l'épouse de Boris Vallejo.

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