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Tag Archives: 2014
#Inktober day 24, 2015 and Haiku
haunted house howling… critters creep, calling for falls misty magic! © 2015 Michelle Kogan I captured this little girl this morning while waiting in a line…
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, 2014, 2015, Children's Illustration, fall, Halloween, Haunted House, magic, Michelle Kogan, Painting, pen, pumpkins, Watercolor
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Michelle Kogan, 5 watercolor’s exhibited through October 30th, 2014
Nene Hawaiian Endangered Goose, (above) is one of five watercolor paintings I have exhibited at Congregation Solel, 1301 Clavey Rd, Highland Park, IL. The exhibit runs through October 30th, 2014.
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art
Tagged 2014, Congregation Solel, Exhibit, Highland Park, Michelle Kogan, paintings, watercolors
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Mother nature haiku and quick sketch for May 1, 2014
may barely begins the sun crawls out while mother nature drags her feet
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged 2014, Art, drawing, haiku, may 1, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, pencil sketch, quick sketch, sun, writing
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200 rambling thoughts celebrating my 200th post for NaPoWriMo day 30, 2014
200 rambling thoughts… 2oo sonatas 200 symphonies 200 stars glowing in the sky 200 planets waiting to be discovered 200 x 200 blooms budding on the branches 200 feathers in the almond alley rooster 200 nuts that the s … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged 200 rambling thoughts, 2014, Art, BeeWoman, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo day 30, nature, Painting, poem, poetry, Watercolor, writing
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Tangerine House Haiku and pen sketch NaPoWriMo day 29, 2014
londontown fog filled streets and tangerine houses with springtime growth
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged 2014, Art, drawing, haiku, londontown, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo day 29, pen sketch, poem, poetry, tangerine houses
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Pansies and raindrops haiku and quick pen sketch day 28 NaPoWriMo
pitter patter rain create some magical drops that wash away pain for my Dad
Posted in Haiku, Nature, Poem, Sketchbooks
Tagged 2014, Art, drops, magical, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo day 28, pansies, pen sketch, pitter patter, rain, raindrops, sketch
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Yellow blossoms haiku for day 26 of NaPoWriMo 2014
melt yellow blossoms in my imagination and spread your sunshine
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing
Tagged 2014, haiku, imagination, in my imagination, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo day 26, poem, poetry, sunshine, writing, yellow blossoms
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Treetop haiku and pen sketch for day 24 of NaPoWriMo, 2014
patch of light rising crescendoing orchestra wings weave through treetops
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged 2014, Art, crescendoing, haiku, light, light rising, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo day 24, orchestra, patch of light, pen sketch, poems, poetry, treetops, weave, wings, writing
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My Buddy Liz, poem and sketch NaPoWriMo day 23, 2014
My Buddy Liz my buddy Liz looking at me head on without a wink, breath, or stir, with his incredible smile from jowl to jowl, cocks his head contemplating thoughts, still staring inquisitively still as a statue silent yet talking, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged 2014, Art, breathing, color sketch, Jowls, lizards, Michelle Kogan, my buddy liz, NaPoWriMo day 23, pen sketch, poem, poetry
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Earth Day Poem: Waiting and quick sketch for NaPoWriMo day 22, 2014
Waiting waiting for weather to warm waiting for last years blooms to begin to bud waiting for a quiet space within waiting to weed out what’s not needed and follow what is waiting for an easy breath a big sigh … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged 2014, Art, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo day 22, poem, poetry, Sketching, Waiting, writing
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 