Tag Archives: fish

Poetry Friday-Summer Etheree’s

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m having a summer play-day with this etheree poetry prompt given to us by the Poetry Princesses/Poetry Sisters. Laura Purdie Salas, one of the Poetry Sisters suggested using #poetrypals as a hashtag. I took a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #kidlitart, #PoetryFriday, #poetrypals, Art, Catherine Flynn, Children's Illustration, contour lines, earth, environment, Etheree, fish, friends, Kidlit, Laura Purdie Salas, leaves, life, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Poetry Princesses, Poetry prompt, Poetry Sisters, Ponder, reflections, stories, summer, sun, Thanks, thoughts, Waiting, wings, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Fish & thoughts of our time

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I am fishy sitting for my college daughter’s fish while she is in NYC doing two internships with two different fashion companies this semester. Hence I’ve been spending time with her Betta fish Frida, and getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, Betta Fish, Chaos, Day Dreaming, Dreams, environment, family, fish, Fish Sitting, flying, Humanity, Laura Purdie Salas, Michelle Kogan, music, MUSIC’S ELIXIR, pets, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Students, thoughts, travel, video, Writing | 23 Comments

#Inktober2019 Day 8 and haiku

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

redline full to gills, treading frail forgiveness… © 2019 Michelle Kogan #Inktober2019 day 8 prompt: frail Thinking about repentance and forgiveness on this Erev Yom Kippur… Here’s the inktober prompt schedule from the originator Jake Parker:

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2019, Art, books, Chicago's redline, earth, environment, fish, frail forgiveness, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Truth, Writing | Leave a comment

#Poetry Friday–”I am the sound of…” & Summer Greeting Cards

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a poem that I created from a clunker line that Linda Mitchell made available at her blog A Word Edgewise, on her Poetry Friday Post last week. Many thanks Linda–I’ve had a busy week and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, Birthday Cards, Buffy Silverman, Clunker Poems, earth, environment, Etsy Shop, Fireflies, fish, Flowers, friends, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Ponder, reflections, summer, Summer Cards, sun, thoughts | 15 Comments

#PoetryFriday: Early Spring

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Belted Kingfisher and Tulips, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan, Watercolor and watercolor pencil Happy Poetry Friday! I have Spring on my mind, hence I’m focusing on Spring poems and Spring Art. To all my friends in colder climates, wouldn’t you … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Ingredients for Early Spring", #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, Belted kingfisher, birds, Bulbs, earth, fish, Flowers, Hope, Laura Purdie Salas, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poem, poetry, spring, stories, thoughts, Tulips, water, watercolors, wings, Writing | 33 Comments

Poetry Friday– “Thankful for the Moon”

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve thought over this last week about a few things I’m very thankful for, and here they are in my shape-poem-painting. I did a little hunting around for more info on my dear friend Moon, and here … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged "Thankful for the Moon", Art, care, Children, clouds, earth, environment, family, fauna, fish, flora, friends, heart, Humanity, love, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, Oceans, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Prairie shores, reflections, spirit, stories, thoughts, Tides, Voice, water, waves, Writing | 24 Comments

‪#‎WorldWatercolorMonth‬ ‪#‎painting‬ & ‪#‎haiku‬

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, chicago, Children's Illustration, Comet Fish, drawing, fish, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Plein Air, poetry, ponds, Reveries, summer, Watercolor, Writing | Leave a comment

#inktober and Fish Haiku

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Art, calm, diving, fish, haiku, Michelle Kogan, Pen and Ink | Leave a comment

Poem, Safe Haven and quick sketch day 9 NaPoWriMo Michelle Kogan

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Safe Haven I have a garden in my house I even have a babbling brook and wrap myself around my safe haven, shutting my door I’m protected especially on early morning trips when I expect the outside to invite me … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged babbling brook, commet, din, drawing, fish, garden, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo day 9, pen sketch, poem, poetry, Safe Haven, Safe Haven Poem, writing | Leave a comment

New Painting, Sturgeon Man, endangered species, Michelle Kogan

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I have become very interested in the endangered fish in the Chicago area and the Great Lakes. This painting is about one of the endangered fish and is called Sturgeon Man, endangered species, watercolor and watercolor pencil. The fish are … Continue reading →