You may have seen the post by Algis Kemezys called Fortune Telling with your ART.   It sounds simple enough:  use each of the following in a spontaneous drawing - circle, square, triangle, the letter "S".  In the drawing, use one of those twice.

After seeing what he'd said in response to cartouche's drawing, I sent him mine:

Now you can see why I prefer to use the computer if I'm going to try to draw something!

Below is Algis' response in bold, broken up by my commentary in italics.  On the whole, pretty accurate . . . and much to think about:

Firstly you are a marvel of clear understanding. (I can only say that I really, really try.  And sometimes I'm dead wrong.  And there's a lot that I don't understand . . . so I try.) 

Your are particularly knowledgeable  and work within a frame work of knowledge. (Whatever knowledge I have is probably best described as jack of some trades and master of none; a generalist; an inch thick and a mile wide.  But it has gotten me this far . . . ) 

This acts as a double barrier for you so getting to know you is a learning process for anyone who is willing to undertake it. (This has proven to be the case - including getting to know myself.)

You keep everything within what you understand and your sensual side is deeply bedded within yourself and is not meant to be shared with just anyone.  (Generally true, although there were a few aberrations in college and young adulthood . . . but true sensuality?  Yep.  Well protected.)

You are very clear about yourself and that you also keep your desires in check and to yourself unless posting at OS. (Very, very true.  Writing has proved very freeing for me, in that regard.)

You also have a good spiritual side and good ambition but your not taking any chances or making any wild decisions. (::sigh::  Sometimes I need to take more chances . . . perhaps even a wild decision once in awhile.  No wonder my life seems kind of boring . . . )

Your very solid on your feet and this gives you good confidence. I would say your pretty darn good and your mixing many things up in your life. (A friend once described me as "low to the ground, like a peanut" - it's a line from Vonnegut.  When I used to downhill ski, I ran the moguls fast, like a slalom course . . . leaving the ground was simply not comfortable.  So physically, and metaphorically, this is pretty much true.)

Your stable and wise.  (Stable, pretty much.  Wise?  Look, I know I have kind of a reputation around here, but really . . . I'm kind of a doofus.  If there is any wisdom to me, it's because I know how little I know . . . also, it should be noted that I don't put "wisdom" to work as often as I probably could . . . but as above, I'm trying.  I'm very, very trying . . . )

So that's the inside scoop, so to speak.

I want to thank Algis for sharing this exercise . . . and for providing me with a little more insight, as well as a brand new post!

In closing, if you haven't seen Algis' photographic work, you should.  It's amazing.