BALANCE

For the balanced composition, I decided to reuse the mushroom that I had composed in for the instability piece. 

Mushrooms are much more than what we see - the reproductive part of the mushroom (mycelium) is composed of tons of thread-like hyphae that extend down into the ground (or whatever the fungus is growing on) and roots it down. I wanted to show this other side of mushrooms that we don't usually see.

Opposite of the mushroom body, there is a web of lines that counteract the weight of the mushroom. Although there are many lines, they are very thin so that the cumulative weight does not overpower that of the mushroom. Within the web itself there is a relatively even number of horizontal and vertical lines so that the temperature of it remains balanced (Kandinsky).

I also added small blue dots in the hyphae which represent the scattered nuclei, and this helps to balance out the intense red that the mushroom head displays. 

I think this composition was more successful. Personally I when I look at the picture I do get a sense of balance between the two sides event though their sizes are quit different.