Tag Archives: autumn

Poetry Friday–September & Ladybugs…

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m looking for that breath, that break, pause, between summer and fall… I haven’t found it yet, but I like September’s changes reminding me to keep on looking. evening sky grows a wee bit darker each day, … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–ODE TO AUTUMN

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday On the heels of Thanksgiving I have an ODE TO AUTUMN poem, offered to us as a prompt by the Poetry Sisters’. And what a grand prompt this was in our month of giving thanks, to offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #poetrypals, Art, autumn, fall leaves, Laura Shovan, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, nature, ODE TO AUTUMN, Odes, poems, poetry, Poetry Sisters', reflections, Ruth Bowen Hersey, Ruth Hersey, Tricube, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Fall Surprise… Haikus

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! november backyardbearded surprise, but will youbloom in time… © 2021 Michelle Kogan And look here comes color… but I don’t know if she will open because snow is coming too…Oh by the way, she didn’t bloom in … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Rondelet

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Last week I was taken with Alan J Wright’s Rondelet poem and decided to try one… Thanks Alan for your poem and structure for writing it! I was happy to welcome the structure of this succinct poem … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Lobelia and Fall…

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I had a week off in between my summer and fall classes that I teach, and tried to fit in a little bit of painting… My hearts still in summer but the leaves that are falling … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, autumn, bees, Etsy Shop, fall, Flowers, Janet Wong, Lobelia, Mary Oliver, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Poetry for Children, purple, Sylvia Vardell, Traci Sorell | 24 Comments

#Inktober day 17 letter “J” & haiku

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Art, autumn, earth, environment, fall, gardens, Haiku, Inktober 2018, jungle vines, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, poems, poetry, reflections, sketch, thoughts, Writing | Leave a comment

#Inktober day 15 letter “H” & #haiku

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, animals, Art, autumn, boats, earth, end of summer, environment, fall, friends, houseboats, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Letter "H", Michelle Kogan, nature, pen, poems, poetry, reflections, stories, thoughts, treetops, Watercolor, wings, Women, Writing | Leave a comment

#Inktober Day 8 & List Poem

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

AUTUMN CHANGES Autumn under your nose ushers in all kinds of change– already spent flowers anemone’s that waited amber, ochre leaves afire, a’ glowing marigolds, zinnias, and mums anticipated pumpkins and gourds altering breezes accordion temps toppling this way and … Continue reading →

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#Inktober day 21, 2017 and Haiku

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #Inktober 2017, #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, autumn, environment, fall, Fall flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Painting, pen, poems, Watercolor, Writing, Zinnias | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday tanka, #inktober and painting

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m wrapped in the roundness of fall, and for Poetry Friday I’m sharing an autumnal tanka poem and ink and watercolor painting; also for inktober. I’m also sharing a fall poem by Carl Sandburg and one by Mary Oliver. SEEDS … Continue reading →