Ready to work on Leduc series again!

Well, the first layers in my new series of Leduc city scenes are finally dry enough that I will be working on that painting again tomorrow.
So, all things going well, I should have another updated version of it on the blog tomorrow evening.
In the meantime, I have been creating a still life set-up with pomegranates. The pomegranates are so beautiful at this time of year, and the fruit is so juicy.
As soon as I see them in the grocery store, I can envision the transluscent jewels of the fruit inside. How wonderful nature is that the fruit of a pomegranate can mirror the beauty of a fine ruby? The sight of the unusual fruit makes me want to run to the studio for paints and a brush.
I'm not sure yet, but I think I will paint the still life on an 8 x 10" canvas, or perhaps 9 x 12" - whichever it becomes, it will be an intimate piece that is likely going to be life-size.
It's so hard sometimes to decide whether to paint a still life of a wonderful object that may deteriorate in a short time, or the ongoing project (in this case, the Leduc painting). Sometimes I find myself starting on one, being drawn to the other, and then going back to the first. I must have attention deficit or something, but I find it difficult not to try to do everything I love at the same time.
And, somehow, it works. When I'm that inspired to paint, I can spend the whole day and a lot of the night while that feeling is still there. Then, the same thing the next day(s) until both paintings get completed. Then, I might take a day or so and do some writing and take long walks so that I don't overdose my enthusiasm and I keep the desire to go back to the easel with vigor.
Just a note - I found an artist on the internet today who I think is absolutely fantastic and I thought I'd share where I found her: http://www.birchwoodgallery.com/croft.htm . Her name is Helene Croft, her paintings are of the Canadian North and I think they are spectacular. I don't know her, but I do hope she will be interested in being interviewed for Canadian Brushstroke Magazine ( http://www.brushstrokemagazine.com/ ) in the near future.