Joan Brown with her horse

I have been working at the Berkeley Museum.
I love this piece that Joan Brown did.
It's a rag cloth and string horse.
This photograph and this horse
strike an emotion in me.
They feel so familiar to me.
Today I took Monday off to work in my studio.
I had the choice to work and make money at the museum or paint for my friend. Instead I decided that I need to work in the studio. It is a constant challenge for me to understand that my art is my career, and I need to work very hard at it.