Oil and acrylic on antique jumbo playing card, 7x5inches. Can be purchased framed in a white or black box frame, or unframed. 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 many traditions rats are seen as symbols of prosperity, wealth, and success. For example In the Chinese culture, the Rat represents wisdom, wealth and prosperity. It is said to be the first animal that arrived when the Jade Emperor called the animals to appoint the zodiac signs, so the Rat starts the 12-year cycle.