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In this work, the young girl is realizing that she is in control of her own destiny, that she is capable of dreaming the universe she desires into reality. I have taken bits from Greek and Hindu mythology here. The girl, named Promethea (modeled by my oldest child, Avery), has stolen the conch shell from the Hindu god, Vishnu. This Conch, named Panchajanya (the name is carved into the shell) is a powerful tool, from which reality pours. This is not unlike the Greek, Prometheus, whole stole fire from the gods. The look on the Promethea's face shows the weight of the knowledge that her entire future is completely, and quite literally, in her own hands.

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James Andrews is an artist and teacher who has been living in the Pacific Northwest since 1999. Andrews work is best described as Narrative Surrealism. While he is skilled in classical figure drawing with graphite and color pencil, the bulk of his professional work is in painting. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1973, Andrews' family moved out to Long Island's beautiful East End when he was a toddler. The skies, waters and other scenic features of the beloved Hamptons area, which he will always refer to as “home” populate many of his paintings. Andrews has always had a love of art and the stories it can tell. This love led him to pursue and earn a BFA in Theatrical Design from the State University of New York at New Paltz and,...