Messy: How to Be Creative and Resilient in a Tidy-Minded World aka restriction is freedom when painting sheep or

I've just started reading the book "Messy: How to Be Creative and Resilient in a Tidy-Minded World" - anyone who has shared an office with me will testify that my desk usually acts as a visual advertisement for the title of this book! :-) - only got through the intro and chapter 1of the book so far but I am really enjoying it. Much of the beginning centres on a concert pianist who produces an incredible performance despite having a defective piano. The point of the story being that sometimes difficult circumstances can help us to think outside the box and create things that we otherwise wouldn't have. 
I actually use this technique when I paint from time to time. In the example below, I restricted myself to using just one brush and ended up creating a sheep painting that has a look that's truly unique compared to others in my portfolio. Check out "The Golden Fleece" in more detail here.

Painting of Comical Sheep Lying Down - Picture of the Day from the Migraine Action Art Exhibition

Painting of Comical Sheep Lying Down - Picture of the Day from the Migraine Action Art Exhibition

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Migraine Action Art Exhibition has been featured in Leisure Painter Magazine

The Migraine Action Art Exhibition has been featured in Leisure Painter Magazine.

Work in Progress Sheep painting Stage 1