Jamie Fay: Artist of NeverMinds

2010-06-30T11:03:00.000-07:00

Andy MacDonald has to one of the nicest guys you'll meet. He's always smiling and talking to his fans while he produces some amazing art. He is also very willing to talk to you about the supplies he uses and techniques.

Here are 3 amazing pictures I am lucky to own. Danger, Armor and Marrow. I love them all. Danger is off the hook though lol.

If you ever get a chance to get a piece by Andy, I totally recommend it. You won't be let down.

But don't take my word for it. Check out these great pieces of art and see for yourself ;)

-Jamie

Holly Mongi

2010-02-17T19:36:00.000-08:00

holly holly holly. you are so talented!!

holly is a good friend i met at the new york anime-con and got to know better on deviant art.

holly has an awesome style and uses alot of different mediums. my favorite being her use of watercolors. she has such great control and makes her images so beautiful.

i've had the pleasure of getting 3 amazing pieces from her. the first one i got was of pixie, the resident happy-go-lucky party girl. i thought holly would be perfect for this character.

the second piece i

got was at this last year's anime-con and i went to the opposite extreme and got the x-men brooding lethal assassin, x-23. again, holly delivered with f

lying colors. i knew she would.

third, and definitely not least, i got a beautiful psylocke in her armored costume from the late 80's. and though i love pixie and x-23, psylocke is by far my favorite. she is so gorgeous and the colors are amazing. she knocked her out of the park.

i definitely want to get more from holly and you should get something from her as well. well, here are all of my commission i've gotten from holly. check out holly's work at:

http://www.luthien13.deviantart.com/

Reilly Brown

2010-02-02T09:56:00.000-08:00

Reilly Brown has got to be one of the nicest artist I have ever met. He is very down to earth and open to talking to fans and collectors.

I first met Reilly in 2006 at the Pittsburgh Comicon. I remember passing by his table several times and liking his art. I wasnt familiar with his work at that point. He was very friendly and I got an awesome Kitty Pryde Sketch from him. I love the Kitty Pryde. She has a very cool look about her.

I saw him a couple of times after that at cons but was never able to get his list.

At the Big Apple Con this past October, he was sitting one table down. So I had to jump up and get on his list. At the Big Apple Con, I got Dagger. She and Cloak had just been in the Dark X-MEN and had just became full fledge X-MEN. He did an awesome job on her. One of my favorite from the con.

Reilly has worked on several books for Marvel over his career, including Cable and Deadpool, New Warriors, and the Incrediblr Hercules.

Check out Reilly's art here:

http://www.reillybrown.deviantart.com/

Jonboy Meyers

2010-02-01T16:57:00.000-08:00

I had the honor oof meeting Jonboy Meyers at the Big Apple Con in October. He was unfortunately booked up but i was able to commission him from home. As you know, i get x-women and he said he's love to draw Rogue in her new costume. Who am I to refuse lol. Look how fricking awesome she turned out.

Jonboy has worked on alot of my favorite book including Danger Girl and X-MEN. He recently just finished the second GeneXt arch and I believe he is going to be working on She-Hulk soon.

Check out Jonboy here:

http://www.jonboy007007.deviantart.com/

Khary Rudolph

2009-11-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

well, i first got a look at khary rudolph's style and art on deviant art. i had the opportunity to sit across from from him at nycc 3 years, but i wasnt able to talk to him. fortunatley for me, i had the opportunity to talk to him at mocca this past year and commissined him to draw lilandra, magisterix of the shi'ar empire and friend of the x-men. she turned out gorgeous.

at the big apple con, i got to see khary again, and asked him to draw on of my favorite x-men not being used, lifeguard. she has so much potential. her body reacts instinctively to guard her and others from harm. how cooler can you get? she also has shapeshifted into a royal shi'ar to escape capture once, but the shift has been held awhile. she has since returned to an almost human appearance with wings and talons. she was last seen as a member of the x-corporation. she needs to return to the x-men and soon! and of course, khary knocked this out of the park.

khary has been a an artist responsible for wolverine and the x-men, in my opinion, the best x-men cartoon to date. i have to say, i'm in love with his take on psylocke!

you can check out khary's art at: http://kidkalig.deviantart.com/

Mike Choi

2009-10-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

so i had the priviliedge twice to get an awesome commission by mike choi. mike started off in the industry working for top cow and had i great run on witchblade. he has recently been drawing for marvel specifically x-men related books, which you know i love.

when i first commissioned him, he was drawing x-force so i had to get one of the ladies from the book. i gave him the choice between x-23 and domino and he choose domino stating he had never been asked to draw her at a con. she turned out great.

i then saw him at the big apple con last weekend and pixie was on my list to get so i asked him to draw her. i saw him draw her in a sketch he posted on deviant art. he was practicing drawing the characters pixie, armor and anole. his pixie and so cute! well, mine turned out s much better than that one and i'm so pleased with how she turned out.

Psylocke by Joe Pekar

2009-10-10T09:46:00.000-07:00

I had the honor of meeting and getting this awesome painting by the talented Joe Pekar at the Pittsburgh Comicon. I've been watching Joe on Deviant Art for years and I was happy to know he would be at Pittsburgh.

So as you know, I have an X-WOMAN theme when i get sketches, so I told him to pick whoever he wanted.

I was completely shocked when seeing this awesome piece of art come across the table. It was so beautiful and the colors of this scan doesn't begin to say what they say in real life. They are so bright and brilliant. So who should i get from him next?

Check out Joe's other work at:
http://jfury.deviantart.com/

http://www.joepekar.com/

my absence

2009-10-08T20:09:00.000-07:00

i know. i haven't been here in forever. i apologize to those who are watching me.

well i hope to be here more often. i have a website, deviant art site, a facebook and a twitter account on top of this blog. ugh lol

well i wanted to update some of the art i've been able to get. here are all of the pictures i've had the honor of getting from amanda conner.

so i wanna get a total of 10, so i have 5 more to get. i'm definitely getting kitty pryde, rogue, and emma frost. i haven't decided on the last two but i kicking around the ideas of sage, husk, pixie, armor, rachel grey and jubilee. any thoughts?

Rey Arzeno

2009-03-08T16:22:00.001-07:00

rey is the colorist on NeverMinds but he is also a fantastic artist. here is the birthday present me made me, dark phoenix, and 2 sketches i was able to get to add to my collection. i hope you like them. check out his art at arzeno.deviantart.com

2009-02-14T07:39:00.000-08:00

amanda connor never ceases to amaze me. she is so talented and totally a cool chick with a heart of gold!! its truly a cool moment for me when i find out she will be at a con i'm attending as well. at nycc, we talked about rich, amanda, jimmy palmiotti and myself grabbing a drink at megacon. i'm holding you to that, amanda! lol

here's my newest "sketch" by amanda. i love how she stays true to the classic uniform but makes it her own too. she said to me " a woman isn't going to only have one outfit. she would have many! she can't wear the same outfit over and over again!"

here's storm in all her glory! i think i'm getting classic psylocke from her in megacon!

-jamie

David LaFluente

2009-02-10T10:20:00.000-08:00

so this past weekend was the New York Comicon. its wasnt as good as it usually is for me. i guess too much competition. oh well.

i did, however, get a chance to get some great sketches from some great artists. as i'm sure you remember, i get x-women. i had the pleasure of meeting david lafluente and got this very sketch of surge from new x-men. david was the artist behind surge's story in the "x-men: divided we stand" storyline and "patsy walker:hellcat". it was no surprise, i had to get a surge picture from him. it urned out great!!! i'll be posting more sketches soon. i got new sketches from amanda coonor, mike choi, christopher jones and rey arzeno. sorry its been so long. it'll be more often!

Jose Johann Jaro

2008-12-19T19:47:00.000-08:00

jose is a great guy. he is part of the iD comics group on deviantart. i see jose, jerry, penny and bryan at many cons and have had the opportunity to get a sketch from all of them. here is a great hepzibah that jose did for me:

jose, i hope i get to see you and the iDcrew very soon!!!

David Petersen

2008-12-17T10:48:00.000-08:00

David Petersen, creator of Mouse Guard, did this amazing sketch for me. At cons, David is flooded by requests to draw a certain superhero as mice. So to keep with my theme (x-women) I asked him to draw Jean Grey as a mouse. He said he'd draw more then one character for the same price so i told him to add cyclops!!!

I love how this turned out and I can't wait to get another one!!! David is a great guy and fun to talk with !!! Thanks David!

-Jamie

Pat Carlucci

2008-12-14T18:35:00.000-08:00

so all i can say are great things about pat carlucci. he is a class act and a great artist! by far one of the nicest artists i'm happy to say i call friend! he is awesome to talk to and he always has a smile on his face.

i was fortunate enough to get this ultra cool pic of emma frost from him this year. i think it was at nycc or pittsburgh comicon. not sure which. i love how she has cyclops's visor!!

i hope to see pat very soon!!!

-jamie

Francis Manapaul

2008-12-11T10:52:00.000-08:00

so here is another great sketch i got from the very talented Francis Manapaul. I was totally blown away when I saw this. Its so beautiful!!! Iasked him to draw any x-woman, which is the subject of my sketches, and he picked the x-men's first lady!! I hope you like it!

Sean Chen

2008-12-09T09:06:00.000-08:00

so sean chen!! what can i say about him other than he's truly talented and a very nice guy. i first met him at the baltimore comicon in 2006 and again at the big apple con earlierthis month. i commissioned him both times. the first was of phoenix from the x-men: the end story he drew. the second was of psylocke. here is my psylocke commission for your viewing pleasure:

this picture turned out beautifully in my eyes!!! its by far one of my favs!!! i hope you enjoy it!

-jamie

Mockingbird-Return of a Herione

2008-12-08T20:15:00.000-08:00

so secret invasion is over. it was a wild ride. i gotta say i really liked the mini series.

the thing that i like the most was the return of mockingbird. i really liked her character and i was saddened by her supposed death. its cool that she is here because it just sets its it up to show how far back the invasion started.

she was always this down to earth, reluctant heroine in my eyes. she was fighting for the good of everyone.

well, i drew her tonight and i hope to have her in my dA gallery soon.

thank you mr. bendis for bringing back a cool hero!!!

-jamie

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SO HERE IS MY MOCKINGBIRD PIC!!!

Amanda Connor

2008-12-07T11:38:00.000-08:00

So here are 2 great pieces i got from the phenomenal Amanda Connor. She is fun, down to earth and a really cool chick. She is someone I'm excited to see at a con. She is one of the artists i look up to. check out the art!!!

Hello!!!

2008-12-07T11:22:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!!! So after being told for months to start one of these, my friend and co-creator of NeverMinds, Rich Bernatovech, has finally talked me into it.

On this blog, I will show my art, preview pages and art from NeverMinds, and display art i comission at cons.

I'm glad to be here and I hope you like what you see!

-Jamie