This painting is inspired by my niece, Megan, who is 75% Irish but has the luck of several full blooded Irishmen. When a monster storm has 699 airplanes grounded from the East Coast and one gets through, Megan's flight will be that one. How many times does an average person find a ten dollar bill on the sidewalk, once or twice in his or her life? Stray breezes blow ten dollar bills at Megan with boring regularity. I could go on and on but suffice it to say that this young woman has freakishly powerful good luck.
Green symbolizes Ireland. The yellowish gold is (of course) the pot of gold under a rainbow that all Irishmen seek. Red symbolizes good luck in Chinese culture. Megan is not part Chinese; however, I included red because Megan's towering good luck transcends her Irish heritage and needs another dimension to truly describe its vastness. The practical lesson that we can take away from someone as lucky as this is that while we may not ourselves possess such powerful mojo, there is nothing stopping ordinary mortals like you and me from hanging out with the anointed few. Their good luck can and will rub off on us. At family functions I always hang with Megan. The next day I will often find a quarter in a parking lot.
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