Probably a challenge for most of us

“Balancing Act’’ (clay with encaustic paint, balancing a gold wire ball on one end and mixed media "pile" at the other end), by Sarah Springer, a member of New England Wax. She is now showing some of her pieces at Gallery Twist, in Lexington, Mass.

She says:

“‘Balancing Act' was inspired by the constant struggle to make time for the beautiful moments that we all cherish, moments that are rare but equally as weighty as all the mundane and frustrating aspects of our lives.’’

Surprise airborne invasion

“Soft Landing” (encaustic collage, ink), in the large group show “Flights of Fancy,’’ at Gallery Twist, Lexington, Mass., through Oct. 16.

William Barnes Wollen’s painting of the Battle of Lexington, which took place on April 19, 1775. With the Battle of Concord the same day, it was the start of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

It’s at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, in Fort Belvoir, Va.