Category Archives: Quick Sketches

Poetry Friday: Seed–filled Trinet Poem

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Sneaking in a quick post for Poetry Friday and National Poetry Month… I’ll return to my Abecedarian Poem book next week to close out April and National Poetry Month. The poem I’m sharing is a Trinet, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #NPM, #NPM2024, artist, Chicago Artist, Chicago poet, Chicago Writer, drawing, Dreams, Growth, Heidi Mordhorst, Michelle Kogan, nature, Pen and Ink, planting, poems, reflections, Roots, Seeds, springtime, Trinet Poem Form, Writing | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–National Poetry Month

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! For National Poetry Month I’m creating an Abecedarian Poem–Poetry Book. I’m going to share a bit of my WIP and a mini-sample book. While I’m working on the poem throughout the week and month, I probably won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks | Tagged Abecedarian Poem, April Abecedarian Spring Poem Book, artist, backyard gardents, Daffodils, Irene Latham, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Kidlit, Live Your Poem, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poems, Poet, poetry, Poetry Friday, Progressive Poem 2024, reflections, Reflections on the teche, Watercolor, Writing | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Epistle To A House Sparrow & More…

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to all the Poetry Sister’s for their February poetry challenge to write an epistle poem. Do stop by their sites to see where they’ve taken this prompt: Tanita, Laura, Mary Lee, Liz, Sara, Tricia, Kelly, and Andi. Find more poems from this prompt tagged … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing | Tagged #Birds, #Bookmarks, #Cards, #House Sparrow, #Poetry Friday, #poetrypals, #Prints, #Sparrows, Epistle Poems, Etsy Shop, Giclée, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts, The Opposite of Indifference, Watercolor, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday– Echo Verse Poem

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy 💜 FEBRUARY 💜 & Happy Poetry Friday! My poem today is inspired by Laura Shovan’s 14th Annual February Poetry Project prompt. It was to think about a playground game we participated in… Unfortunately we are experiencing some technical problems … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged A(nother) Year of Reading, Double Dutch, Echo Verse Poem, Etsy Shop, jump rope, Laura Shovan, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, play, Playground games, Poetry Friday, Singing, Swinging, Valentine's Day Cards | 19 Comments

Poetry Friday–Holiday Show and Weather Poem

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m inviting all those in the Chicago area to the Evanston Art Center’s 21st Annual WINTER EXPO Holiday ShowRunning through December 20th 2023 Guaranteed to bring a sense of solace while there… 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Holidays, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Theatre & Music, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Anastasia Suen, Art, chicago, cold, December, earth, Evanston Art Center, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, snow, Watercolor, weather, winter, WINTER EXPO HOLIDAY SHOW, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday-Sparrow Solace & Inktober

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Popping in for a quick post this week with my feathered window sill visitor friend and I… Thanks to birds for moments of solace—Hope they spread this centered, caring feeling far and wide… UNEXPECTED VISITOR… A sparrow … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, #inktober2023, #Pen Drawing, #Poetry Friday, #Sparrows, Art, Bridget Magee, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poems, poetry, sparrow song, wee words for wee ones, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Exquisite Corpse Poem

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! GLOBAL REPAIRERS… Woodsmoke rising horizon-turning dayGypsy wagon wheels ready to roll Air quality-checker climate changerwho can foretell what our future holds Gratitude old-growth-trail refereewe’ll come around again someday, you’ll see. © 2023 Michelle Kogan & Linda Mitchell, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, #poetrypals, Air Quality, August, Climate Change, Climate Changer, Exquisite Corpse, Exquisite Corpse Poems, Global, Gratitude, Linda Baie, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Old Growth Forests, Poetry Sisters, Repairers, summer | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Mother’s Day! Still busy and filled-to-the-gills, so popping in with a 4 x 4 poem and brief Mother’s Day post for all feathered and unfeathered Mom’s all around… FEATHERED MAMA’S Flutter–fly–by Omnipresent On ground and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–#PocketPoem & Pablo Neruda Challenge

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday & Happy National Poetry Month! I’m sharing my poem from Thursday’s Poem in Your Pocket Day, and my DIY process for it. I folded my poem into a kinda flower to keep it safe in my pocket, … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday– Pop-in-Head Poem & Sparrows…

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Women’s History Month! Happy Happy March! Hooray, springs coming… But, we may have some snow first, so let’s focus on sparrows who never tire of entertaining and lifting one’s end of winter spirits, Yay Sparrows! The … Continue reading →