When I was invited to participate in a Wild Life show a few years ago
I knew I wanted to paint a zebra among others.
The result of my efforts looked rather less than satisfactory to me.
( see detail image )
I put it aside for a while and concentrated on other work.
When I looked at it again with a fresh eye, I knew that there had to be TWO zebras!
That turned out to be the right decision with a sale as a result.