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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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Poetry Friday–Blooms, haiku, and sketch
cottage garden blooms beauty waves her petals, care for her fragile gifts. © 2018 Michelle Kogan My hanging petals reminded me of a summer poem by the Bard a.k.a. William Shakespeare, and here it is set to music. Ariel’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Action, Ariel's Song, Art, bauty, blooms, books, care, Cottage garden blooms, environment, Flowers, fragile nature, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, nature, poems, poetry, Shakespeare, thoughts, Writing
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Poetry Friday–More Monarchs & Bees
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m posting early as I’m on my way to Door County, WI. I think the monarchs may become more scarce soon as the milkweed flowers are almost finished blooming. A few more pics from my … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, backyards, bees, butterflies, Catherine Wallian Flynn, environment, family, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, poems, poetry, Reading to the Core, reflections, summer, thoughts, Writing
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#PWID 2018 -Take Flight -Masthead Voting
Calling all SCBWI-Illinois Members Voting is open for choosing the #PWID 2018 – #Take Flight – Masthead There’re 17 terrific entries You can vote between today, July 7– 14 midnight. So mosey on on over and cast your vote. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PWID 2018 Take Flight Masthead, acrylics, Art, books, classes, environment, family, Flowers, Humanity, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, SCBWI-IL, scratchboard, thoughts, Vote, Voting, Watercolor, 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: Bookmarks
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating books and bookmarks today, just because I love both and because I have a bevy of bookmark offerings in my online Etsy shop that would love to meet up with one of your books at, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged birds, Bookmarks, books, Fairies, Flowers, gardens, Goddesses, insects, Koi, Michelle Kogan, Monarchs, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Reading, summer, wildflowers
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#NaPoWriMo day 28 haiku and WIP fairy sketch
rise primrose despite spring’s despicable chill © 2018 Michelle Kogan On my blog for National Poetry Writing Month I’ve been focusing on flora, fauna, and our environment. Here’s a list of the poems I’ve posted so far: Poem one– … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, April fairy, Art, Children's Illustration, Cold Spring, Fairies, family, gardens, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Primrose, spring, Waiting, wings
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#NaPoWriMo Day 25 haiku & watercolor
yellow dillies where’re your bees? bothered by false sun’s chill… © 2018 Michelle Kogan On my blog for National Poetry Writing Month I’ve been focusing on flora, fauna, and our environment. Here’s a list of the poems I’ve posted so … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, bees, Daffodils, earth, environment, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, spirit, spring, Waiting, Watercolor, Writing
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