Perit 1990

Boris Vallejo created this painting, Perit, with what looks like oil paint. I can only imagine the many layers that were slowly built up to construct this fantasy scene. I’m so drawn to the way he’s handled the rocks. Can you see how some are dark and sharply defined, while others are soft and dissolve into the mist? It's almost like he’s playing with different ways of seeing and understanding form. What was he thinking about when he made this? I imagine it was a lot of things: the female form, movement, color, light, and shadow. You know, painting is a bit like that – it's a balancing act between control and letting go, between intention and accident. Vallejo seems to have taken the idea of a mythical woman and made it his own, adding his personal touch and vision. It’s a cool reminder that artists are always building on what came before, adding their own voice to the conversation.