Oil and acrylic on antique jumbo playing card, 7x5inches. Contact us at info@louisemcnaught.com for purchase enquiries. .
The Abundance Collection is a Series of animals that represent abundance, luck and prosperity painstakingly painted in hyper detail on antique jumbo playing cards. The series on a deeper level is about his humanity plays with Nature like it’s a game to be won or conquered, but Nature is actually the abundance we desire and is abundant in itself if we look after it and give it half a chance. 
In Chinese culture, bats are considered lucky because the Chinese word for bat (蝠) sounds similar to the word for good fortune (福). Bats are also associated with blessings and happiness because they are believed to bring good news and good luck to anyone who sees them. Also, in ancient feng Shui animal symbol - the bat brings financial prosperity to one's life.