Enchantment

100 of artist Boris Vallejo's finest sensual paintings come to life with gothic stories of desireFantasy and sensuality mingle in a journey of the senses in Enchantment, a showcase of Boris Vallejo's provocative paintings of men and women set against gothic tales of romance. The artist's stunning illustrations of science fiction and fantasy have appeared on the covers of books by such writers as Frederik Pohl, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Larry Niven, Lin Carter, and Alice Chetwynd Ley, as well as in such well-known series as Conan the Barbarian, Doc Savage, and Tarzan.Vallejo's interest in bodybuilding and the human form is reflected in his art. In Enchantment, he painstakingly depicts every line and muscle of perfect human specimens in sharp, smooth detail. His subjects often transcend human beauty -- they have the wings of birds, the teeth of wolves, and the tails of serpents. Coupled with mythical stories of otherworldly costume balls, voyeurism, seductive vampires, and intoxicating angels, Vallejo's art celebrates eroticism and desire.