Dynamics of a Painting

It's strange how painting works. One moment I can be so unsatisfied, I nearly want to start over. Brushing my paint to canvas, I fix and blend, eventually walking away out of frustration. A completely ruined piece can suddenly come alive with just one simple stroke. One fill of a mistake, one well placed swatch of fur. It is only then that I step back and tilt my head, wondering how it migrated from the disarray it was before.