The Maker of the Universes 1977

Boris Vallejo created this world of gods and mortals out of thin air, with paint, brushstrokes, and pure imagination. Look at that green and brown, like a fever dream you can't shake. I can almost see him working at his easel. He’s really laying it on thick, isn’t he? All that muscle! That’s the kind of thing you can really sink your teeth into, the raw physicality of the paint. I bet Boris was thinking about all the old myths when he made this. Can't you feel it? The pose of the hero is a dance. It’s a nod to the ancient Greeks, to comics, to everything. It reminds me of Frank Frazetta. They both have such a unique way of seeing the world and aren’t afraid to show it. I imagine all artists are constantly in conversation, echoing and responding to each other across time. It’s not about copying, it’s about keeping the energy alive. And energy is everything, right?