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Category Archives: Holidays
Veteran’s Day–diamente poem
VETERAN’S LIGHT Light, unsung worldwide– Start celebrating, remembering Veteran’s Day Veteran heroes– Honor, embrace, support stalwart, eternal illumination. ©2018 Michelle Kogan A diamente poem and art for Veterans past and present around our small world.
Posted in Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Writing
Tagged Art, Diamente, environment, family, Humanity, Illumination, light, Men, Michelle Kogan, peace, poem, poetry, reflections, service, spirit, thoughts, travel, unsung heroes, Veteran's Day, Veterans, Wars, Women, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Vote Blue!
Vote Blue, Blue Wave Peace Pumpkin, 10-31-2018, Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! Our Midterm US elections are in less than a week. I’m using this opportunity to encourage all US citizens to take part in their civic duty and get out and … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Painting, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged "Vote and Save Our Nation", Blue Wave, change, Democracy, demonstrate, Freedom, Immigration, inalienable rights, Michelle Kogan, Midterms, organize, Poetry Friday, Vote, Vote Blue, women reproductive rights
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#PoetryFriday-#Inktober2018 Day 5
Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Inktober 2018! October first began the event of Inktober, which involves creating and posting an ink drawing each day for the entire month of October. The event has artists and others participating all over the … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #inktober2018, Art, brush pens, dip pens, Dr. Martins, Halloween, ink, Jake Parker, Jonathan Swift, Michelle Kogan, moon, Painting, Pen and Ink, reflections, spider webs, spiders, Tabatha Yeatts, watercolors
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Poetry Friday-Poems and a Sale
Morning Glories on porch, © 2018 Michelle Kogan, Greeting Card, watercolor and watercolor pencil Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Summers End! Today I’m sharing a mix of this and that … to accompany this transitional time between end of summer … Continue reading
Posted in ACEO, Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, Bookmarks, earth, Etsy Sale, Flowers, friends, Greeting Cards, Humanity, Journals, Labor Day Sale, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, nature, people, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, prints, reflections, sketchbooks, sun, thoughts, wings, Women, Writing
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4th of July–haiku & art
have a multi- racial-rainbow July 4th celebration! © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged " multi-racial-rainbow July 4th", 4th of July, Art, celebrate, family, fireworks, Haiku, Humanity, inclusiveness, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poem, poems, reflections, support, Writing
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Poetry Friday: Responsibility and Freedom
For this 4th of July Poetry Friday I’m thinking about Responsibility and Freedom. I’m sharing a poem, some art and a taste from the Charles White art exhibit now at The Art Institute of Chicago. If you are here in … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Holidays, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, 4th of July, African American Artist, Charles White, Exhibit, Freedom, homeless child, Michelle Kogan, Ouch–Children are all our responsibility, Responsibility
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Poetry Friday–Father’s Day
Earth Goddess, Bitten and Banana Tree, endangered species, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! Karen Edmisten is hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup this week on her blog, thanks Karen! I’m sharing a tanka poem in memory of my … Continue reading
