Tag Archives: butterflies

Poetry Friday–Covid, Cakewalk & Monarch’s Endangered…

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

This past week… I’ve been up to my elbows in soap, disinfecting anything in sight while trying to keep the cruel airborne Covid Virus from coming my way. My husband came down with Covid, I sure wouldn’t wish this on … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, A(nother) Year of Reading, butterflies, Cake-walk, Covid, empathy, family, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Monarch, Monarch Butterflies Endangered, National Geographic, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Saga, Watercolor Painting, Writing | 10 Comments

Blog Tour–AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS by David L. Harrison

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcome to the 6th blog tour stop for David L. Harrison’s new book: AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, And Book Giveaway! Today I’m happy to feature David L. Harrison’s intriguing new Children’s Book, AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Picture Book, Writing | Tagged AFTER DARK: POEMS ABOUT NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, Art, Blog Tour, Book Tour, books, butterflies, Children's Books, Children's Illustration, children's writing, David L. Harrison, Michelle Kogan, Moths, nature, Picture Book, poems, poetry, reflections, Stephanie Laberis, Wordsong, Wordsong Imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane | 24 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Exhibit and Milkweed Poem

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m happy to share with you my painting and Summer Milkweed poem that will be included in the exhibit: Plant Medicine: Multi-Speciies Wellness in a Global City Opening reception Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 5:30 pm running … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Plant Medicine: Multi-Speciies Wellness in a Global City", "SUMMER MILKWEED", Art, backyard gardens, bees, butterflies, Community Gardens, earth, environment, exhibits, family, Flowers, friends, Heidi Mordhorst, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, Museum of Surgical Science, nature, Oil Painting, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, pollinating, Pollinators, Ponder, reflections, spirit, sun, Truth, Waiting, Women | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–More Monarchs & Bees

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m posting early as I’m on my way to Door County, WI. I think the monarchs may become more scarce soon as the milkweed flowers are almost finished blooming. A few more pics from my … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, backyards, bees, butterflies, Catherine Wallian Flynn, environment, family, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, poems, poetry, Reading to the Core, reflections, summer, thoughts, Writing | 22 Comments

Poetry Friday–Butterflies and Bees

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome to my backyard … I’ve been in awe at the number of monarchs I have visiting in my garden this summer. There are sometimes five fluttering around at the same time. I’m sharing the path of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, backyards, bees, butterflies, chicago, Emily Dickinson, gardens, Heidi Mordhorst, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, oils, Painting, poems, poetry, Pollinators, WIP | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday– Natures Voice & WIP

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

I went on another poem hunt and found the poet Karen An-Hwei Lee. My poem today is inspired by a poem of hers that I am sharing, and accompanies my WIP watercolor painting. Karen An-Hwei Lee’s poem follows below mine. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged bees, birds, butterflies, cottontail, environment, https://jamarattigan.com, KAREN AN-HWEI LEE, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, Natures Voice, poem, Poetry Friday, Pollinators, Praise, sunflowers, WIP, Writing | 27 Comments

A quick ‪#‎painting‬ of my Liatris spicata for ‪#‎WorldWatercolorMonth‬

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, artist, bees, butterflies, chicago, Children's Illustration, drawing, Flowers, Liatris spicata, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Plein Air, sketch, summer, Watercolor, watercolors | Leave a comment

#NaPoWriMo Haiku and Critter Day 1, 2015

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing | Tagged 2015, butterflies, Day 1, haiku, Mariposa, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, spring, writing | Leave a comment

Plein Air Painting In Progress: Michelle Kogan

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

© Michelle Kogan 2013 Dunes in Progress, watercolor and watercolor pencil. I’m posting this plein air painting that is in progress and that I’ve been working on while teaching my Plein Air Teen class this summer. It’s very appropriate for … Continue reading →