Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Tomato



Image:1  Hank's sketch of soft pastel on dark A4
size paper with the 'model' object next to it

Say it whichever
Tuh-MAY-toh or Tuh-MAH-to
Either way is right

Antioxidant
Lycopene bearing for health’s
succulent freshness

Versatility
Raw of salad’s choice or cooked
Brought wealth to Campbell’s

Written for d'Verse OpenLinkNight week 64 where Joy is hosting

21 comments:

  1. Lovely combo of pictures and words :-)

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  2. I say it the first way
    The second isn't for me at my bay
    But I guess both are sight
    And as always your art sure takes flight
    Nicely done
    Almost number one

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  3. Nice. I love tomatoes :) You sketch well. :)

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  4. This is utterly cute. I am soooo jealous, that you draw. I'm trying to learn.

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  5. Great sketch! I wish that I could do that.

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  6. GREEN
    Thanks! Appreciate it

    PAT
    Thanks for coming by
    Not that I didn't try
    Still forever lurking
    Elusive #1 is coming

    AYALA
    Thanks Ma'am. And yes, tomatoes are nice

    MYRNA
    Do it Ma'am. Pastel is the easiest. Just rub to smoothen the colors and you are on.

    MAMA ZEN
    Thanks Ma'am. Nothing like trying

    Hank

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  7. hmmm nice...verse and drawing...i had tomatoes for dinner...and i say To-ma-te...smiles

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  8. Love em!~! Cooked or not, funny thing is, I've always hated Ketchup and tomato soup... Both Yuck! LOL
    Lovely artwork Hank. Brilliant!

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  9. love them in the summer...sadly that is going but you leave me with a last memory of them...i like them on bread with mayo....mmm....salt & pepper too

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  10. i love the sketch... i love the poem!..

    Pareng JJ

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  11. Wow, Hank, you are a good artist. (with paints as well as with words) Now I know where your grandson gets HIS talent!!

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  12. Uncle Hank,
    Aahhh...ode for a tomato? I prefer tamarillo. Look out for the fruit the next you travel in Sumatera. Popular for juice....
    Now, back to the tomato, is it a vegetable or a fruit? purrr....meow!

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  13. Nice sketch Hank ~ And I do love tomatoes ~

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  14. Gorgeous sketch, your poem made me long for tomatoes but sadly they give me migraines.

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  15. I say to-may-to, and love them every conceivable way: raw, fried, saucy, and in both your poem and drawing. Nice one, Hank.

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  16. Love the drawings, I am growing tomatoes at present... hope they look as good as your drawings nice poem too!

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  17. Excellent.
    Brought wealth to Campbell’s cracked me up!

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  18. Your words made me smile, and that sketch made me say "wow!"

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  19. You made me laugh with this one, Hank, and the sketch is just amazing--you really catch the light well with your medium.

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  20. What an interesting collections of thoughts on tomatoes.... And I agree, Campbells probbaly got way too rich off of them! My favorite reference to tomatos ever, of course, is in your first verse! Louis Armstrong:

    You say eether and I say eyether,
    You say neether and I say nyther,
    Eether, eyether, neether, nyther,
    Let's call the whole thing off!
    You like potato and I like potahto,
    You like tomato and I like tomahto,
    Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto!
    Let's call the whole thing off!
    But oh! If we call the whole thing off,
    Then we must part.
    And oh! If we ever part,
    Then that might break my heart!
    So, if you like pajamas and I like pajahmas,
    I'll wear pajamas and give up pajahmas.
    For we know we need each other,
    So we better call the calling off off.
    Let's call the whole thing off!

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  21. Excellent sketch and excellent commentary re tomato...

    Love those lovely red things bar tomato soup...

    Anna :o]

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