I forgot to mention the Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell Fantasy Calendar for 2009! OK, so every year Boris and Julie base the calendar on a story, and each of the paintings in the calendar reflects an event in the story as it proceeds. This year the story is "The Stones of Thay'mir" by C. J. Henderson. Here's the blurb from the publisher:
Product Description
Twisted landscapes, ominously swirling skies, creatures plucked from myth and nightmare. And women—passionate, strong, rendered with extraordinary anatomical detail, who captivate with their beauty and fierceness. Born of the heated imaginations of husband-and-wife artists Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, the Fantasy Calendar for 2009 features thirteen all-new paintings that plunge the viewer into a world that is dark, dynamic, and mysterious, ruled by magic and roamed by fearsome beasts. A priestess sleeps among the tangled roots of a tree, oblivious to the menacing robot looming over her. Two sensuous maidens lull a colorful dragon into submission. A woman battles to stay astride her powerful white steed, her eyes steely and intense. Weaving the dramatic images together is "The Stones of Thay'mir," an original story by C.J. Henderson.
Book Description
This is the perennially best-selling fantasy calendar. For 2009 come thirteen all-new paintings from the vivid imaginations of husband-and-wife artists Boris Vallejo, America's premier fantasy artist, and Julie Bell, designer of the popular Dragons of Destiny sculpture series. They create a world that is dark, dynamic, and mysterious, ruled by magic and roamed by fearsome beasts. Plus captivating women: goddesses, huntresses, fairies, and mermaids, passionate and strong, rendered with precise anatomical detail. Weaving the images together is an all-new fantasy narrative by C.J. Henderson, author of the Teddy London Series.
[Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell's Fantasy Calendar 2009 - Amazon.com]
