Tag Archives: beauty

Poetry Friday–ZYGO-WONDER, poem & painting

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My beautiful zygocactus begged me to take a break this week and capture her in color and words… The little elf on my shoulder kept whispering in my ear, you have new holiday cards to post, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, Bearded Iris Fall, beauty, Beyond Literacy Link, Carol Varsalona, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com, nature, Plummeting temps Chicago, poem, poetry, reflections, Watercolor, Zygocactus | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday—Common Yellowthroat & Rail

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing two poems that I worked on this week from the #Birdtober challenge, along with some art to accompany them. The Lady Yellowthroat above is brand new and for #Inktober. I’ve been posting any #Birdtober and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry | Tagged #Birdtober, #Birdtober2021, #inktober, #PoetryFriday, @aholmesartstudio, beauty, birds, Common Yellowthroat, Corncrake, endangered, fall, Irene Latham, Letter Poem, Live Your Poem, Michelle Kogan, Poem of Address | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Prayers

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been thinking about prayers as the Jewish High Holiday, Rosh Hashanah begins Friday at Sundown. I was also thinking about individuals that aren’t able to go outside and take in nature, and what I could offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, beauty, care, Compassion, Harvest, Jewish High Holidays, Lee Bennett Hopkins, love, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, poetry, Prayer, Rosh Hashanah, Tikkun Olam | 9 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Inktober day 10 Patterns

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with another haiku to accompany my inktober drawing, WIP. Thinking about our encroaching cold weather and all that fluffy snow that fills the ground… The prompt word is pattern. nature’s patterns inspire reflections mirroring beauty … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2019, animals, Art, beauty, Catherine Wallian Flynn, earth, environment, family, Haiku, Humanity, Jake Parker, Michelle Kogan, nature, patterns, poems, poetry, Ponder, Reading to the Core, reflections, reindeer, thoughts, travel, Truth, Writing | 19 Comments

#Inktober2019 Day 1 and Haiku

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2019 Moth, Art, beauty, environment, Michelle Kogan, Moonflower, music, nature, pen, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, thoughts | Leave a comment

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged Art, beauty, Compassion, Dimante, environment, family, honest, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Mom, Mother's, mother's day, nature, Painting, Peach blossoms, poem, poetry, reflections, spring, thoughts, Women | 2 Comments

#NaPoWriMo day 24, #WIP, & EAC Spring Session 2 Art Classes

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Beauty and Spring Flowers Beauties there in front of you, patiently waiting, just open up your eyes . . . © 2017 Michelle Kogan My Evanston Art Center Spring Session 2 art classes start next week- May 1st, I’m offering the … Continue reading →

Posted in Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Art, Art Classes, beauty, Evanston Art Center, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, poem, poetry, spring, Women, Writing | Leave a comment

#NaPoWriMo day 4 #tanka & #sketch

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Art, beauty, Dr. Martin watercolors, garden, honesty, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo day 4, Painting, pen, poem, poetry, rhubarb, spring, Tanka, watercolors, Writing | 2 Comments

‪#‎WorldwatercolorMonth‬ + Letter Poem

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Dear Orchid, We journeyed together from leaf, to bud, to bloom. Your curvilinear lines caught my eye, though your beauty’s captured best not by my hand alone, but mother natures soft breath. Humbly yours, M.K. Enchanted © 2016 Michelle Kogan

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, beauty, chicago, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, Orchids, Painting, poem, poetry, sketch, Writing | Leave a comment

Gallery Walk Pics: Narratives of Nature Watercolors by Michelle Kogan

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Here are a couple of pics from my Gallery Walk for Narratives of Nature Watercolors by Michelle Kogan, at The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. In my Walk I talked about my painting themes which include nature, conservation, and beauty. I … Continue reading →