Jean Grey - Phoenix - Nick Bradshaw

I fell in love with Nick's art when he was doing Guardians of the Galaxy a few years back. This instilled an association of "Cosmic" Marvel and his art so I ended up going with Phoenix Jean. I also paired with this an Emma Frost from the same show that hopefully I'll get around to uploading.

Nick did a fantastic job as usual! I remember a couple years ago he told me he was nervous about doing colors at a convention and this piece shows he has nothing to be nervous about. The wondrous rendering of the shine on the boots and gloves is astonishing. The way the belt flows and the hair going everywhere really adds an element of motion that I admire. One detail that really eluded me until I took a closer look, is that Nick added pupils in the eyes filled with power. It is an incredibly small area but Nick managed to do delicate work in there and I am very impressed. In fact, I went back to a previous commission and Nick had done the same in that piece and I never noticed. Nick really captured the Phoenix traversing the dark outer reaches of space!

Really glad I was able to get on Nick's list and had the opportunity to sit and speak with him for the 3rd or 4th time. Nick is always a pleasure and creates amazing art!

Calgary Expo 2019