Tag Archives: Halo

Poetry Friday–Poem Swap

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

Happy Poetry Friday! Today I’m celebrating summer with my Summer 2020 Poem Swap sent to me by Rebecca Herzog. I was delighted to receive this lovely, feel good poem and watercolor celebrating summer and sparkles–this helped me to remember it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #kidlitart, #kidlitillustration, #PoetryFriday, #SummerPoemSwap, Art, celebrate, Children, Children's Illustration, Dreams Corine Bailey Ray, earth, environment, Fairies, family, Flowers, friends, Halo, Humanity, Laura Purdie Salas, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, Rebecca Herzog, reflections, Sparkles, spirit, stars, stories, Students, summer, sun, Tabatha Yeatts, travel | 28 Comments

#PoetryFriday–#Inktober, ornaments & new card

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a few poems and quick sketches from the past week for #Inktober2019. The one above has turned into a holiday card (and will be posted soon in my Etsy Shop) with this haiku on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2019, animals, Art, Children, earth, environment, Etsy Shop, family, friends, Halo, Humanity, Inktober2019 Schedule, Jake Parker, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, legend, meandering, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, New Card, ornaments, overgrowth, people, poems, Ponder, reflections, sky, spirit, stardust, stars, stories, thoughts, Waiting, Writing | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday–Heavy Heart

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

My gosh what a week… My head has been in a whirl from the two mass shootings of last week in Ohio and Texas–My heart heavy, and frustration for change constant. Then we all heard of the passing of Toni … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged Action, Children, family, Flowers, friends, Halo, Heavy Heart, Humanity, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, nature, Nix the comfort zone, people, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, spirit, stories, Students, Waiting, wings, Women, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Solstice Treasures…

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Winter Solstice I have a menagerie of treasures to share today. I’ve been star gazing for about the last week, late at night and have taken in an abundance of stars via my window. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "Flashlight Night", #PoetryFriday, Art, artists, books, Buffy Silverman, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, Halo, Humanity, Kidlit, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, nature, Painting, people, photography, photos, picture books, poems, poetry, Reading, reflections, spirit, Star gazing, stars, stories, travel, Waiting, wings, Winter Solstice, Women, Writing | 18 Comments

#Poetry Friday-#inktober- mother moon

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

mother moon silently, through layers of leaves still holding on i spy your sparkling, spherical, light © 2018 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! A short and sweet post today for our forthcoming Halloween… … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Action, Art, early voting 2018, earth, environment, Halloween, Halo, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, moon, mother moon, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, spirit, Writing | 20 Comments

Poetry Friday–Bid Farewell Old Year

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcoming Poetry Friday, this last one of the year, with a simple adieu to 2017 and a humble hello to 2018–with a tanka and a poem by W. S. Merwin, To The New Year. BID FAREWELL OLD YEAR Look upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, Dove, Halo, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, New Year, peace, poem, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, spirit, Tanka, thoughts, W. S. Merwin, wings | 41 Comments

A Halo Halloween Haiku and The Headless Horseman sends Hopeful Thoughts for all on our Eastern Shores…

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

halo halloween powerful luminous orb talisman of truths ©Michelle Kogan 2012 My haiku poem was inspired by the magnificent haloed moon I saw early this morning. The moon was very bold yet less chaotic this morning than yesterday and … Continue reading →