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Poetry Friday: #NaPoWriMo Earth Day & Art Exhibits
Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Early Earth Day! Happy National Poetry Month! … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, Art Exhibits, drawing, earth day, environment, Gallery 1070, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Protect Earth, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, spring, Studio b., The Emergent Garden
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#NaPoWriMo day 14 haiku and sketch
indoor tulips stand gallantly, waiting, waiting … for midwest to warm. © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, Art, Chicago Spring, Cold Spring, drawing, environment, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, National Poetry Writing Month 2018, pen sketch, poem, poetry, thoughts, Tulips, Waiting, Writing
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January #haiku and morning #sketch
snow capped suzies caught in winter’s wonderland dreaming of spring © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, black eyed suzie, drawing, environment, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, pencil, poems, poetry, reflections, sketch, snow capped, thoughts, Waiting, Writing
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Register for Michelle’s Winter 2018 Art Classes
Pencil sketch from the picture book, Trudy’s Ghost, © 2017 Michelle Kogan. Happy New Year! Come join one of my Winter Art Classes & Workshops at the Evanston Art Center Starting in just over a week on January 8th, 2018 Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, Children's Picture Book Illustration, drawing, Evanston Art Center, Figure and Nature, Figure Drawing and Painting, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Pen and Ink an watercolor, Pen and ink and Dr. Marin Watercolor, Watercolors materials composition and technique, Winter 2018 Art classes, Writing
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#Haikuforhealing 12-14-2017 & Sketch
Thanks go to my resident #cottontail. cottontail sits, whiskers move as she waits for me to leave. © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, chicago, Children's Illustration, cottontail, drawing, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, patience, pen, Plein Air, poem, poetry, quick sketch, sketch, Writing
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#Inktober day 19, 2017 & #haiku
autumns treasure globes reaching skyward, round out our edges. © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober 2017, Art, autumn, drawing, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Mini pumpkins, pen, poems, poetry, quick sketch, skyward, Writing
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#Inktober day 18, 2017, haiku, & WIP
preparations on their way, hurry halloweens here for just one day! © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Holidays, Picture Book, Poem, Writing
Tagged #Inktober2017, Art, bats, books, Children's Ilustration, dip pens, drawing, Haiku, Halloween, Michelle Kogan, picture books, poems, poetry, pumpkins, WIP
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#Inktober day 9, WIP: quick sketch & haiku
beginnings sometimes short produce fertile fruit … © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, pen sketch, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober2017, Art, beginnings, daily sketch, drawing, fertile fruit, figure, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, pen, poems, poetry, quick sketch, sketchbook, Sketching, Women, Writing
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Poetry Friday Seagull, Beach, & Water …
As the summer seems to be slipping away, I’m sharing poems of seagulls, beaches, and water for Poetry Friday. I finally spent a few hours at the lake this week intending on sketching, but visited with my friend more. A … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, beaches, chicago, drawing, lake Michigan, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Reflections on the teche, Seagulls, summer, watercolors, wings
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Michelle’s Summer Art Classes Begin Next Week
My Summer Art Classes at the Evanston Art Center begin next Monday, June 12th. I’m offering classes in Figure and Nature, Watercolor, Children’s Picture Book Illustration, and workshops in Plein Air Painting, and Creating a Zine. The classes are in … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks
Tagged Art, Art Classes, Children's Picture Book Illustration, Create a Zine, drawing, Evanston Art Center, Figure Drawing and Painting, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, summer, Summer Art Classes Evanston Art Center, Watercolor, Watercolor Materials and Techniques
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