This painting is based on my 3-year old niece Clara, who is starting to show all the signs of extreme good luck that her teenage cousin Megan has exhibited for years. One example: she dropped an ice cream cone and it landed upright, balancing like a tightrope walker for several seconds before the toddler picked it up. The odds against this happening are probably a million to one.
As far as the color scheme, the green represents Ireland and the yellowish gold represents the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that Irishmen are famous for. This painting lacks some of the elements of Luck of the Irish I (based on super lucky Megan Putnam) because Clara is only 25% Irish and therefore has to prove herself before she gets a painting with all the bells and whistles. But even with this relatively small amount of Irish blood it is possible that Clara will become as lucky as Megan. Every child on Earth has this potential and here's why:
Every human on Earth is at least part Irish because in prehistoric times seafaring explorers from the emerald isle helped populate every inhabited continent. This is why some folks from Africa have red hair despite the fact their families have always lived in Africa. Clara's extraordinary good luck is a hopeful sign to those of us who are only part Irish. Even a tiny drop of Irish blood can generate tremendous good luck if we embrace our Irish heritage. This is true for everybody on the planet from Eskimos to Tibetans.
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