Art About a Girl; Emi from Japan.

Juxtaposition of drawing by 'Emi'  C.T. Rasmuss, Paintbrush software program (Aug. 2013).

Emi from Japan

There Once was a girl I knew named Emi,
she came from Japan and into my hand;
We exchanged drawings in a cafe
called Art with Coffee.

I took her to the zoo, she liked the Lion,
as well as the Cheetah who was on break...
We ate expensive salads and had great conversation
I liked the birds, maybe she did too??

Emi received my gift at the end(a sketchbook)
with a pleasant smile, as she is very attractive;
"See you soon", she exclaimed!!
It's now been 4 weeks and I've yet the explanation..

..What 'soon' means in Japan.
But I figure now, that it might mean never...so it stands
Thanks for the drawing, Emi from Japan
enjoy your stay here, in my Homeland :/

Chad R.

Contour Drawing  Emi, pencil (July 2013).

"Sometimes, things just don't work out the way you might expect, but that doesn't mean you still can't extract  inspiration from em."

House Tree Person Test; Taken by C.T. Rasmuss

The House-Tree-Person test (HTP) is a projective test designed to measure aspects of a person’s personality.

Seen below, is a HTP I administered to myself without realizing it until the end, when it came into fruition:

HTP  C.T. Rasmuss  India Ink/oil on foam-core (2013).

This Work began purely as an Action painting, using India Ink on foam-core at "Last Day at The Pendleton-Cincinnati"; during which I was being interviewed on camera.  I was actually working on three at the same time going back n forth from surface to surface; taking only one to full completion(that day), this not being the one.  I told the interviewer that I would finish the other two at a later date, as it was just not meant to be for these two...and about 6 months later that 'day' had come for this particular one.

First, I discussed with myself: "Why does it need to be the same medium?  I can just continue with oils(my re-current medium of choice), can't I?"

I then, mixed up a palette of oils & took to the palette knife!  After 30 minutes of chaos and frustration I relaxed and took a quick breather, I then saw the perfect place for a house with a yard.  I was reminded of my Graduate studies in Art Therapy at Hofstra out on Long Island & how I coincidentally administered a HTP- House Tree Person Test to my students(Seniors) in Assisted Living just the day before...

So here you have my H-T-P, question is what does it say about me, you be the judge, I still can't figure me out, haha!!!