Ten Minute Artist - Daily Creative Joy

Ten Minute Artist - Daily Creative Joy

Making time to make

And a question that defines the quality of your life.

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Sep 15, 2025
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Study of an M.Sasek illustration made with the new procreate brushes

Martin Salisbury writes a series of books, simply called ‘the illustrators.’

When I asked myself ‘the question’ today. One of the answers I got was to read, and another was to try out the new

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brushes that have come out in procreate.

I read the Miraslav Sasek book from ‘the illustrators’ series. Mostly I looked at the illustrations. But I also enjoyed the introduction that was filled with such tasty and informative words, such as ‘graphic roportage’, I made today’s comic about it.

I loved how a career can be incapsulated in a few words. And I wondered if the life this illustrator lived was intentional or accidental, or some magical combination. I’ll discuss that and tell you ‘the question’ after the fold.

In the past two letters I shared some of the things I’m grappling with (and how it’s only one thing), then I shared exactly how I write these newsletters.

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