Tag Archives: dragonfly

Poetry Friday—Sky, Sun, & Water

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem this week was inspired by Margaret Simon’s prompt, from her post this week on THIS PHOTO WANTS TO BE A POEM… I wrote the poem, didn’t have a chance to post it, then tweaked it … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, colors, dragonfly, James Weldon Johnson, Leigh Anne Eck, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, mother nature, nature, Nix the comfort zone, pencil sketch, Prehistoric, sketch, sky, summer, sun, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, water | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday—Poem Swap—Whimsy & Water…

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m happy to share with you my joy filled poetry swap package that I received fromMargaret Simon! Margaret sent me a collaged writing journal infused with summeryness! Margaret’s poem borrowed words from a recent poem of mine … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Alstroemeria, #Hummingbird wings, #Nature, #Naturelover, #painting, #PoetryFriday, #Summer Poetry Swap, #watercolor, #WIlly-nilly, Chicago's plummeting and rising water crisis, dragonfly, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Reflections on the teche, Tabatha Yeatts, Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference, Water and Climate Crisis | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Summer Poem Swap

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m Happy to share my Summer Poem Swap that very recently arrived from Rebecca Herzog. While working on a poem for me, Rebecca researched insects from my area. She came up with the very ancient pondhawk dragonfly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #Summer Poetry Swap, Art, dragonfly, environment, flora, Flowers, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poems, poetry, Ponder, Rebecca Herzog, reflections, stories, summer, Tabatha Yeatts, Time Traveler, travel, Waiting, Watercolor, wings, Writing | 18 Comments

Fall Art Classes Afoot at Evanston Art Center, & Painting

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I dare say my Fall Art Classes are afoot . . . here’s what I’m offering at the Evanston Art Center beginning the week of Sept 6th, 2016, and an image to wet your palette. #WorldWatercolorGroup, #artclasses, #painting, #drawing: -Figures and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks | Tagged Art Classes, artist, bee, Children's Illustration, dragonfly, drawing, Evanston Art Center, fall, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, Plein Air, quick sketch, reflections, sketch, tree, Watercolor | Leave a comment

Dragonfly Inspired Haiku

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Writing | Tagged dragonfly, haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, Nature Photo, Photo, photography, summer, writing | Leave a comment

Ready for a Topical, Watercolor, Escape from Chicago in the Winter…

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

To all my winter bound friends, if you’re ready for a tropical escape mosey on over to the Evanston Art Center and pick up one of my Postcard booklets, it has this image, Tropical Water Lilies and Dragonfly, (painted at the … Continue reading →