For those of you who aren't necessarily up on the legend of St. Patrick, he was born in Scotland, kidnapped and sold as a slave as a teen in Ireland, escaped as a young man back to Scotland, only to have God call him back to Ireland years later to spread the word and convert the land to Catholicism. Somewhere along the way, as the tale goes, he was said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland, though, it has never particularly been confirmed that there were ever that many real snakes in Ireland. It is thought that this part of the legend is more metaphorical, as the snake, or serpent, was an important symbol of the Druids, and I guess he did manage to drive those guys out. Anyway, I liked the idea of the snakes being driven out of the bottom of the clod of dirt, much like roots protruding from a rootball.
The shamrock is displayed with the traditional (if there's anything traditional about this interpretation) three leaves, instead of the "lucky" four leaf clover. St. Patrick used the three leaves in the shamrock to represent the Holy Trinity. According to my reading (primarily Wikipedia) the four leaf clover is simply referred to as a lucky clover, but is not a shamrock. Personally, my favorite number is 3, so that's probably why I really did it that way.
I created this drawing in one day (yesterday, as I mentioned) using Prismacolor vivid colored pencils on Bristol board. It measures 8.5" x 11.5" and is being sold unframed. It will be shipped to you in a flat cardboard mailer with protective sheeting around the image.
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