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 Portuguese folklore, swallows are believed to bring good luck and prosperity, especially when seen in the spring. People in Portugal keep swallow figurines in their homes and gardens to attract the birds. Swallows are also associated with hope, and new beginnings. Their smooth flying and movement around the sky during migration seasons symbolise the beginning of better times ahead!