Tag Archives: chicago

Poetry Friday-More Good morning Haikus

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a few more of my Good morning haikus. I started teaching my Sunday Plein Air Class last week at the Chicago Art Institute, and will begin my Evanston Art Center summer classes on Monday, so, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, "monarch-ready", Buffy Silverman, chicago, delight, fleur-de-lis, gardens, Good morning Haiku, Haiku, Immagination, June 2023, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, nature lover, Peonies, Siberian Iris, summer | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–Snow, Birds, Valentine’s…

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Brrr, our temps are plummeting here in Chicago, but along with that we’ve received a lovely sprinkling of snow… windy, snowy, “brave irene” kinda day, with pine wiggling magic © 2020 Michelle Kogan I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Writing | Tagged Action, animals, Art, Audubon Society, Baird's Sandpiper, birds, chicago, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, earth, environment, family, Great Backyard Bird Count, Humanity, Linda Baie, Love Birds, Michelle Kogan, MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, snow, spirit, sun, thoughts, threatened species, Truth, valentines day | 25 Comments

Poetry Friday–List Poem & Watercolor

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! What to do when the world won’t stop spinning… retreat to poetry and art. I squeezed in the beginning of a painting this afternoon–outside in the sunshine, even though a thousand other demands were calling me… … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, bees, Carol Varsalona, chicago, earth, fall, Flowers, Humanity, hummingbirds, List Poems, Michelle Kogan, Moonflower, nature, Plein Air, poetry, slowing down, stories, sun, thoughts, Waiting, Walks, Watercolor, Writing | 10 Comments

#Poetry Friday–New Poet Laureate & “Solstice Amis”

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I was happy to hear that Joy Harjo is our new United States Poet Laureate. Her life of being a multitalented artist–poet, musician, and playwright, and her poetry all speak to me resoundingly. I’m sharing one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Solstice Amis", 2019 New US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, A Word Edgewise, Action, animals, bees, chicago, earth, environment, family, friends, Garden pics, Help our Climate, Humanity, Joy Harjo, June, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Monarch Caterpillars, people, photography, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Pollinators, Ponder, reflections, Summer Solstice, thoughts, Truth, wings, Women | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday: Peonies

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been patiently waiting for the weather to warm. The flowering plants are waiting too… I’m sharing a dizain poem and painting about my peonies and their journey this spring. I learned about the dizain from Molly … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged Art, chicago, Dizain, earth, Flowers, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Peonies, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, spring, sun, Waiting, Writing | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–12 Days of Christmas

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

Happy Poetry Friday Last week I finished up Julie Hedlund’s 12 days of Christmas Challenge–it started on December 26th and ran through January 6, 2019. It’s a Facebook group that she’s been offering writer’s for the last four years, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing | Tagged #haikuforhope, #MoPoetry2019, #PoetryFriday, 12 Days of Christmas, Art, chicago, Garfield Park Conservatory, Haibun, Haiku, Julie Hedlund, Kat Apel, Mary Lee Hahn, Mchelle Kogan, Painting, pen, poems writing, reflections, sketches, Watercolor | 15 Comments

#PoetryFriday–Exhibit & #Haikuforhope

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

Happy Poetry Friday! This week I’m sharing info on an art exhibit I’m in, and also haikus for December’s call for #haikuforhope. I’m very happy to be a part of this rich-multilayered exhibit: intimate: small works by 9 artists that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches | Tagged #haikuforhope, #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, Art Exhibit, books, chicago, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, Glow gallery, Haiku, Hope, Humanity, intimate-small works by 9 artists, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, photos, poem, poems, poetry, Reading, reflections, spirit, sprouts, stories, thoughts, Waiting, winter, Writing | 14 Comments

#Inktober2018 day 4 & Haiku

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #inktober2018, animals, Art, birds, chicago, Chicago City Scenes, city, earth, environment, imagination, inspire, Michelle Kogan, nature, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, reflections, seaguls, Watercolor, wings | Leave a comment

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–Poem in your pocket

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m continuing the celebration of poem in your pocket day, while celebrating our slowly advancing spring–with a poem of mine and a poem by Sidney Wade. POCKETFUL OF POEMS Springful of poems stuff ‘em in your pockets, city … Continue reading →