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Poetry Friday: Thoreau, Nature, & Poetry Swap
Wildlife Comes to Lake Shore Drive, endangered species, © 2013 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Available in my online Etsy Shop Michelle Kogan Fine Art I read last week that today is Henry David Thoreau’s Birthday (I think from … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, books, Children, conservation, earth, environment, family, Flowers, Golden Shovel Poem, Henry David Thoreau, HuffPost, Humanity, Margaret Atwood, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, nature, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Swap, Rachel Carson, Recovery, reflections, spirit, sun, Sylvia Vardell, thoughts
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#PWID 2018 -Take Flight -Masthead Voting
Calling all SCBWI-Illinois Members Voting is open for choosing the #PWID 2018 – #Take Flight – Masthead There’re 17 terrific entries You can vote between today, July 7– 14 midnight. So mosey on on over and cast your vote. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PWID 2018 Take Flight Masthead, acrylics, Art, books, classes, environment, family, Flowers, Humanity, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, SCBWI-IL, scratchboard, thoughts, Vote, Voting, Watercolor, Writing
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4th of July–haiku & art
have a multi- racial-rainbow July 4th celebration! © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged " multi-racial-rainbow July 4th", 4th of July, Art, celebrate, family, fireworks, Haiku, Humanity, inclusiveness, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poem, poems, reflections, support, Writing
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged Art, beauty, Compassion, Dimante, environment, family, honest, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Mom, Mother's, mother's day, nature, Painting, Peach blossoms, poem, poetry, reflections, spring, thoughts, Women
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#NaPoWriMo day 30 poem and WIP watercolor
I’m closing the last day of National Poetry Month with a poem written from a prompt by Ibtisam Barakat, featured today on Renée LaTulippe’s blog No Water River. MY WINGS My wings are made of paint and petals sprinkled softly … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, animals, Art, Children, Compassion, critters, earth, family, Flowers, Humanity, Humans, Justice, Michelle Kogan, nature, Paint, people, petals, poems, poetry, reflections, respect, self-absorbed, sun, watercolors, wings, Women, words, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 28 haiku and WIP fairy sketch
rise primrose despite spring’s despicable chill © 2018 Michelle Kogan On my blog for National Poetry Writing Month I’ve been focusing on flora, fauna, and our environment. Here’s a list of the poems I’ve posted so far: Poem one– … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, April fairy, Art, Children's Illustration, Cold Spring, Fairies, family, gardens, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Primrose, spring, Waiting, wings
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Poetry Friday-March for Kids Lives
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m getting ready for another March in Chicago–this Saturday’s March For Our Lives. I’m sharing a tanka poem and my poster that I will carry. I hope to get the backside of the poster done before the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing
Tagged #March for Our Lives, Action, Art, chicago, family, friends, Humanity, kids, Michelle Kogan, Painting, people, poem, poetry, Poets, Poster, Safe Kids, Safe Neighborhoods, Safe Schools, school, Students, Tanka, thoughts, Women, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Women’s March and more
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m participating in the Women’s March Chicago, 2018, that’s happening this Saturday, January 20th. For Poetry Friday I’m sharing the front of my poster, (back still to be complete) and a poem I wrote in the spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, #Women'sMarchChicago, Action, Art, Big Bill Broonzy, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Immigration, Indivisible Truths, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poems, poetry, reflections, This Train, Vote, Women, Writing
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