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Category Archives: Nature photos
#NaPoWriMo day 9–poem and watercolor
HURRY SPRING! Took a peek out my window, oh woe–Snow– It’s almost double digit April. I’m ignoring this unnatural coat of white carpeted ground. Come on daffodils do your stuff, move over white fluff. Sing stronger spring– I can’t hear … Continue reading
#Inktober day 7 and #Haiku
porcelain petals patient gifts tucked away, watch them wisely. © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober2017, Art, bee, environment, family, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, petals, poems, poetry, reflections, Rose, wings, Writing
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Poetry Friday Book Spine and Found Poetry
I had the great pleasure of partaking in Chicago’s Newberry Library’s Summer Book Sale this past Sunday. I’m sharing my treasures that I found there. I created a found book spine poem from them for Poetry Friday. I had so … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature photos, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, artists, Book Fairs, Book Spine Poem, books, chicago, Found Poems, Michelle Kogan, Newberry Library, photos, poems, poetry, Reading, summer, Writing
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WIP Draw a bird Day
#WIP Wild Turkeys coming soon . . . And just in time for my friends celebrating August’s Draw a Bird Day, on the 8th of Each month, #WorldWatercolorGroup My feathered friends here are from a trip my daughter and I made … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Quick Sketches
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, birds, Children's Illustration, Create art everyday, Draw a bird day, drawing, Evanston Art Center, Michelle Kogan, Minnesotta Zoo, nature, Painting, turkeys, Watercolor, wild turkey, Writing
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Neighborhood Haiku
boots and roots journey, together intertwining through springtime changes… © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing
Tagged Art, chicago, Haiku, joruney, Michelle Kogan, nature, Neighborhood, poem, Roots, spring, springtime, trees, Writing
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#Inktober and haiku day 15, 2015
bend and blow mighty honey locust, for soon your leaves will all scatter… © Michelle Kogan 2015
Garden Tanka and Pics
Some pics from my garden to accompany a Garden Tanka… August bounty brings multicolored garden treasures. Now, quickly capture them before the critters begin their feast! © Michelle Kogan 8-7-2015
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing
Tagged backyard, backyard gardens, cucumbers, gardens, Michelle Kogan, peppers, poetry, sunflowers, Tanka, vegetables, writing
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“My Treeless Tree House” poem was featured on Today’s Little Ditty
“My Treeless Tree House poem was featured yesterday on Michelle Heidenrich Barnes’ Blog “Today’s Little Ditty.” I’ve included a pic of the tree house that inspired the poem designed by my daughter. My Treeless Tree House My treeless tree house whirr is under construction. … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing
Tagged My Treeless Tree house, nature, poem, poetry, Todays Little Ditty, tree house, writing
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