Original painting "The Lost Orchard" oil on birch panel, 8" x 10" expressive art This particular piece went through

This particular piece went through all of the stages of transformation

An older piece that has yet to be adopted

That risk taking

I have included a few photos of the beginning and middle stages

color and form and the quiet narrative it seems to carry

Original painting "The Lost Orchard" oil on birch panel, 8" x 10" expressive art This particular piece went throughOriginal oil painting by Liz Vaughn, "The Lost Orchard." I seem to be on repeat with a scenario of completely changing a painting once I think it is done. Sometimes it hangs on the wall and beckons for what seems like a small adjustment. That "small" adjustment never ends up being small, and frequently becomes a whole new painting. I have coined a phrase "for the love of painting", which sums it all up perfectly! Please note photos 2, 3 and 4 are