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Tag Archives: Flowers
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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Happy Summer Solstice 2018
SUMMER SOLSTICE Sunrays Unmask Multitudes– Marigolds Echinacea Rose of sharon Snapdragon Ox eye daisy Liatris spicata Sunflower Tiger lily Impoea Clarkia Et Al. © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged Acrostic Poem, Art, Children, earth, Flowers, Kidlit, Michelle Kogan, poem, poetry, summer, Summer flowers, Summer Solstice, Summer Solstice 2018, sun, thoughts, Writing
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Poetry Friday: Bookmarks
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating books and bookmarks today, just because I love both and because I have a bevy of bookmark offerings in my online Etsy shop that would love to meet up with one of your books at, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged birds, Bookmarks, books, Fairies, Flowers, gardens, Goddesses, insects, Koi, Michelle Kogan, Monarchs, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Reading, summer, wildflowers
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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 23 cherita and watercolor sketch
reluctant spring hyacinth’s late april petals finally appear robins tired of waiting she already built her nest © Michelle Kogan On my blog for National Poetry Writing Month I’ve been focusing on flora, fauna, and our environment. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Cherita, #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, animals, Art, birds, drawing, environment, Flowers, Humanity, Hyacinths, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, Poets, reflections, robins, sketch, Waiting, wings, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 19 haiku and sketch
soaking up midday sun, violets admire city folks… © 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: … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, chicago, city, earth, environment, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, reflections, sketch, sketchbook, sun, violets, Writing
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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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#NaPoWriMo Day 2 haiku & azaleas
pink petals pose perplexities or spring’s possibilities © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged #NationalPoetryMonth, Art, Azaleas, bees, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, Painting, poem, poetry, poetry Month, Watercolor, wings, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 1–Letter Poem & Watercolor
Dear April, I’ve waited so many seasons for your rebirth. Anticipating my towering topaz tulips, searching for my poeticus paper whites… Oh woe is me–Dear April garden where can you be? My crown jewel crocuses have barley opened, my daffodils … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged April, earth, environment, Flowers, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, patience, poem, poetry, Poets, reflections, Spring Garden, sun, thoughts, Writing
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