Tag Archives: Helleborus

Poetry Friday-Spring Gardens & Poems by Women

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday & Happy Spring! It’s still cold here in Chicago, but hey the helleborus is starting to bloom and every once in a while the sun shines and warms us inside, so I’m sending my appreciations to Mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Anne Bradstreet, Art, artist, gardens, Helleborus, March, Michelle Kogan, nature, Pen and Ink, Poems by Women, Poet, poetry, Poetry Friday, Regan Good, Rose Cappelli, Sarah Audsley, spring, Triolet, Watercolor Painting, WIP, Women's History Month, Writing | 9 Comments

#NaPoWriMo Day 3 poem & WIP continue

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Helleborus and I Continue . . . Oooh yawned Borus, aren’t you finished yet! Remember, I’m a plant, not your pet. If you must continue on, capture all, work until dawn. And don’t you miss a single rosette! © 2017 … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Helleborus, Limerick, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, Painting, Srping, Watercolor, WIP | Leave a comment

#NaPoWriMo Day 2–Limerick and WIP

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Indulging Helleborus Helleborus is in a hurry– Get me in my ground, come now scurry. The soil is ripe and ready, plant me, I’m tall and steady, forget your sketch, you make me flurry. I’ll skip my shower, put off … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged Growth, Helleborus, Limerick, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, Painting, poem, poetry, spring, Waiting, WIP | 2 Comments

Brush pen study with watercolor and haiku for January’s reprieve…

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged Art, brush pen, drawing, Flowers, Haiku, Helleborus, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poetry, Reprieve, Watercolor, winter, Writing | Leave a comment

Haiku and Sketch for Spring…

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Art, gardening, haiku, Helleborus, Michelle Kogan, Painting, sketch, spring | 1 Comment

2012 Spring Blooms in Rogers Park Neighborhood of Chicago & Nature Haiku

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Here are some images from my garden and around the neighborhood from our unusually warm Chicago spring! And, a Haiku from one of my morning walks… raining pink petals talk fuchsia regal orange quarreling robins