the art of balance

 A dear friend congratulated me the other day, "You have finally achieved the art of balance."
Well, not like this cat lady above but I do try to find balance every day.  Just when you think you've got it, things happen to throw you off your balance.  Life is a balance, right?

 I ask you how do you juggle life?  How do you balance everything?  

 Do you take time to hold on to friendships?  Do you take time out to play and have some fun?

 What about couple time and romance?  

Oh, and what about the babies, the children, work, fun?

How do you balance it all?

Sometimes life is truly like a circus.

Congrats to the Louisville Cardinals on last night's winning game.
I thought about the players and how they balance the stress that must go with winning and losing.
Everything requires the art of balance, right?

still at it

 I am still at it,  sketching new shops, homes, places, pets and keeping things humming along.  This happens to be store no. 68 for a client.  I have a few deadlines that need my full attention so in case you wonder why things are a bit quiet, I am needing some "stillness" in order to focus my full attention on getting some work completed.   Firstly, I rough in the sketch in pencil and then work over with micron pen and a water color wash.  Everyone asks how long does a sketch take me to do.
More on that for another post.  There are so many variables that go into each work.

Time to get to work.  As always - thanks so much for your comments and your support.

workstation

 Loving this Torino desk which would make a fantastic workstation.

I have saved this image and love everything about it.

Flat surface, flat files, flat light and a fantastic spot to work.

Here is the desk again with has this groovy opening to hide away items to keep one's workstation clean.