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Category Archives: Pencil Drawing
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-Summer Poetry Swap
Happy Poetry Friday! Today I am sharing a Poetry Swap treasure-trove I received recently. But first I would like to give a big thanks to poet, writer, and friend, Tabatha Yeatts, for organizing the swap, and providing us all with this … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Summer Poetry Swap, Art, Black eyed susies, books, Golden Shovel Poems, Irene Latham, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, sketches, Tabatha Yeatts, weeping memories, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Green Heron poem & WIP
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m following up on Christie Wyman’s call for bird poems–by featuring the Green Heron in poetry and art. Christie is hosting this weeks Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog Wondering and Wandering–thanks for the challenge and for … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Aretha Franklin, Chicago's Caldwell pond, Christie Wyman, dragonflies, Ducks, Green Heron, Michelle Kogan, Monarchs, nature, Plein Air Painting, Spanish Harlem
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Poetry Friday: Thoreau, Nature, & Poetry Swap
Wildlife Comes to Lake Shore Drive, endangered species, © 2013 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Available in my online Etsy Shop Michelle Kogan Fine Art I read last week that today is Henry David Thoreau’s Birthday (I think from … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, books, Children, conservation, earth, environment, family, Flowers, Golden Shovel Poem, Henry David Thoreau, HuffPost, Humanity, Margaret Atwood, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, nature, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Swap, Rachel Carson, Recovery, reflections, spirit, sun, Sylvia Vardell, thoughts
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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–Plein Air & Poetry Swap
Early Summer Garden,WIP, © Michelle Kogan, brown pen and brush with watercolor. Happy Poetry Friday I’m participating in a Plein Air event this Sunday, July 8, 2018 The 9th Annual Brush with Nature at the Emily Oaks Nature Center … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged "Wildlife Comes to Lake Shore Drive", #PoetryFriday, Art, Brush With Nature, Bunnies, Donna JT SMith, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Swap
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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
