How I resolved the problem...

Can you imagine a plain ocean with no waves, a beach with nothing there, a  sky with no birds or clouds?  Not me. That is what the owners said they wanted in the beginning. As I began to gain their trust, they began to allow me to add more things into the mural. They loved the end result.  I would have liked to add some more tropical trees, plants, more animals ,etc. but, they liked it as it was.

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