How do illustrators live and die? Running at the forefront of drawing, Mai Yoneyama and Kei Mochizuki ask about the profession of "illustrator"

How do illustrators live and die? Running at the forefront of drawing, Mai Yoneyama and Kei Mochizuki ask about the profession of "illustrator"
What happens when you finish painting? What do you see there? What will you draw after that? I want to know the answer, so I continue to draw....

The linked article is in Japanese.