Tag Archives: endangered species

Poetry Friday- Earth Day & Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday, Happy Earth Day, and Happy Poetry Month! HELP US! Look into my Hine’s Emerald dragonfly compound eyes anddiscover our gem-like history… Pooled within our 360 degree vision you’ll findwe’ve been here since the Triassic and Jurassic times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #EarthDay2023, #NationalPoetryMonth2023, #PoetryFriday, Art, dragonflies, endangered species, Hine's Emerald Dragonfly, Michelle Kogan, Mosquito eater, nature, Painting, poems, poetry, reflections, Watercolor, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Dizain Poem & Environmental Callings

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday I’ve taken up the Poetry Sisters March challenge of writing a dizain poem for closing out the month of March. Look for more dizain poems with the hashtag #PoetryPals. DIZAIN FOR SPRING Spring springs discombobulating senses. Teasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, #poetrypals, "DIZAIN FOR SPRING", "Earths's wild Music", Art, artists, Cortorra Volando and Flowers, Dizain, endangered birds, endangered species, environment, Jane Hirshfield, Kathleen Dean Moore, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, music, poems, Rachelle McCabe, Soul Blossom Living, spring, Susan Bruck, Tanita S. Davis, Watercolor Painting | 7 Comments

Voices–Students, Poets, and Poets Postcards

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I have a bevy of poems and postcards to share. I’m starting with my last batch of the New Year postcard swap, that was organized by Jone Rush MacCulloch. Many thanks Jone they’ve been a treasure in so … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged change, Chinook, endangered species, Hines emerald dragonfly, Jone Rush Macculloch, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Michelle Kogan, Poetry Winter postcard swap, Robert Peake, Skinny Poem, Voices | 10 Comments

Tanka and Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged #friendship, #WorldWatercolorGroup, animals, Art, endangered species, love, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poems, poetry, reflections, Tanka, valentines day, watercolors | 4 Comments

#haikuforhealing inspired by a New Card

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

A customer inquired about making an elephant holiday card. I went to my endangered friend the Asian Elephant for inspiration. The card inspired my haiku. http://www.MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com thanks for december’s surprise, drawing sensitive elephants for all! © 2016 Michelle Kogan

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, Asian Elephants, Elephants, endangered species, Haiku, Holiday Cards, Michelle Kogan, MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com, New Cards, peace, poems, poetry, winter | 1 Comment

‪#‎WorldWatercolorMonth‬

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, birds, drawing, endangered species, fall, Gourdian FInch, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Watercolor | Leave a comment

Happy Mothers’s Day & Draw a Bird Day– haiku & WIP

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

coasting in comes a cortorra volado, springs mother’s day surprise… Happy Mothers Day to all Moms, from my endangered feathered friend Cotorra volando. WIP for mom’s and for the annual Draw a bird day! Thanks to Laura at www.Createarteveryday for posting about … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Annual Draw a Bird Day, Art, Children's Illustration, Cotorra Valado, Createarteveryday, endangered species, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, nature, Painting, poem, poetry, spring, Watercolor, Writing | 2 Comments

Sumatran Tiger, endangered species Holiday card and Haiku

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

sumatran tiger… small, superb movement, flourish through many seasons…. © 2015 Michelle Kogan A tribute to the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger. There are only 400- 500 Sumatran Tigers alive in the wild, due to hunting by poachers and habitat loss from deforestation. They live on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Painting, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged Art, endangered species, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, peace, Sumatran Tiger | Leave a comment

Tada… 6 Days left for the Sale in my Etsy Shop: Michelle Kogan Fine Art

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Counter clockwise from top: Snowy White Egret, endangered species; Mother Nature and Sandhill Crane,Upland Sandpiper,Rabbits View from Lurie Gardens, all images watercolor and watercolor pencil, © Michelle K0gan.com My Etsy Shop Sale runs through this Saturday 6-20-2015. These are … Continue reading →