Tropical Water Lilies, painted at the Chicago Botanic Garden, watercolor and watercolor pencil.

There’s still room to join my Plein Air Drawing and Painting Class starting next Thursday, June 7th, at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Paint/draw amongst the water lilies, perennials, annuals and wild flowers, while getting individual instruction and painting side by side fellow students and Michelle your instructor. All levels are welcome. Some previous drawing is helpful. Here’s a link to the CBG for registration: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/school/
(Please copy and paste into your browser if link does not work, thanks.)
Click on Adult Education in their Green Bar on the left hand side and you’ll see my class Plein Air Drawing and Painting: In the Greenhouse and Gardens.

For additional classes of mine starting the following week June 11, 2012 at the Evanston Art Center, including a Plein Air Class in Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden visit my classes link on my blog or my website: http://www.michellekogan.com and register at the Evanston Art Center, here’s their link: http://www.evanstonartcenter.org

Happy Summer Painting! Hope to see some of you in a class…

Summer is definitely in the air! Join me for one of my Summer Art Classes at the 

Chicago Botanic Garden and the Evanston Art Center.

Plein Air Drawing and Painting at the Chicago Botanic Garden Starts on June 7

Plein Air Painting in Millennium Park, Lurie Garden Starts on June 12th
Via the Evanston Art Center

Also at the Evanston Art Center: Basic Drawing and Transparent Watercolor
Starting June 13th and 15th

Visit my website at http://www.michellekogan.com for specifics and click on classes

For Registration visit:  Evanston Art Center: http://www.evanstonartcenter.org

 Chicago Botanic Garden: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/school
Click on: Register on line and follow the link to Botanical Arts

Here’s to a great summer!

Squeaking in with this quick, watercolor and pen illustration for IF, on Thursday Afternoon! I’ve been thinking about the drawing over the week and decided to use this princess  character I am developing for an Illustration workshop as my vocal stand in, hope the puppy is ok…

raining pink petals
talk fuchsia regal orange 
quarreling robins

Emily Oaks Nature Center, 
4650 Brummel, Skokie, IL 60076, 847-674-1500 ext 2500
Hours: 8-5 M-F, 8-4 Saturday, 10-4 Sunday

Plein Air Watercolor in Lincoln Park Conservatory (0263)
Start Date: March 27 Tuesday (Ten weeks) 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
$265 Regular Member Rate/$255 Discounted (Resident) Rate
Please note Location: 2391 North Stockton Drive Chicago, IL 60614

Basic Drawing (0282)
Start Date: March 28 Wednesday (Ten weeks) 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
$265 Regular Member Rate/$255 Discounted (Resident) Rate

Transparent Watercolor  (0261)
Start Date: March 30 Friday (Ten weeks) 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
$265 Regular Member Rate/$255 Discounted (Resident) Rate 

Erik Dohner's Debute in Grease as Danny, 2-17- 2012 at Lane Tech.

I’m sharing the stage this week with Erik Dohner as he debuted in Grease this week at Lane Tech College Prep High School. Erik, my son is graduating this year from Lane, and will be pursuing a career in Vocal Performance! The performance was spectacular from all the Grease characters! Enjoy the Pics… Here’s a link to a short video of Erik and cast in Grease. The videos a little jumpy at the beginning but improves and is fun to watch! Markus Dohner, Erik’s dad filmed it on his I-phone: Erik Grease Clip CDquality.mov

Danny & Rizzo Hand Jive.

Danny & Sandy.

Danny and Sandy Big Kiss.

Danny and the Boys.

Danny, Rizzo, Kenickie, Marty and cast dancing.

Danny & Rizzo Hand Jive.

Danny, Rizzo, Kenickie & Marty.

Danny Standing.

Marty and the girls.

Marty and Vince.

Marty singing Freddie My Love.

Sandra and the girls.

Danny and Sandy at the Drive-In

Danny Singing with Kenickie and Rizzo in Grease

Danny singing at the Drive-In

Danny and Sandy Dancing

Danny and Sandy in closing scene, Grease

Curtain call Danny and Sandy

Groundhog Looking Forward. Watercolor, watercolor pencil and Photoshop

“Gee, I was looking forward to an early spring…”
Me too, thought the groundhog. 

This weeks Illustration Friday topic is Forward, suggested by Becky Caldwell. Thanks Becky and IF, great topic!  Hope you enjoy the critter, and by the way did Phil see his Shadow today…

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Prepare for Painting. Watercolor, watercolor pencil and Photoshop.

This week’s Illustration Friday Topic is “Prepare” submitted by Susan Sorrell, and here’s the accompanying quote:
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language. ~ Henri Matisse

My illustration was started over the summer for an earlier IF Topic: Disguise.  I did a quick pencil drawing that I liked and knew I wanted to revisit at a future time. Serendipitously, I just happened to be working on a color version when the IF topic came up.  Thanks for the Great Topics!