Tag Archives: Humanity

#Poetry Friday–Trees…

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! We are celebrating Trees this week, from a call for tree themed poetry from fellow poet, lover of nature, and blogger Christie Wyman. Christie is also hosting this weeks Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog Wondering and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, Christie Wyman, earth, environment, family, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, people, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, Shape poem, spirit, stories, sun, thoughts, trees, Waiting, Watercolor, Women, Wondering and Wandering, Writing | 9 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–Exhibit and Milkweed Poem

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m happy to share with you my painting and Summer Milkweed poem that will be included in the exhibit: Plant Medicine: Multi-Speciies Wellness in a Global City Opening reception Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 5:30 pm running … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Plant Medicine: Multi-Speciies Wellness in a Global City", "SUMMER MILKWEED", Art, backyard gardens, bees, butterflies, Community Gardens, earth, environment, exhibits, family, Flowers, friends, Heidi Mordhorst, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, Museum of Surgical Science, nature, Oil Painting, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, pollinating, Pollinators, Ponder, reflections, spirit, sun, Truth, Waiting, Women | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Perseverance

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! When life catches me between too many due dates, I tend to retreat to painting even though another area may need more attention. The result in the long run seems to center and focus my thoughts. These … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged Action, Art, Carol Wilcox, Carol's Corner, environment, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Perseverance, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, stories, Summer Sunflowers, sunflowers, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Watercolor, Writing | 10 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Poetry and Art Workshop

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #Cherita, #PoetryFriday, Art, books, ekphrastic, friends, haiga, Haiku, Humanity, Jone Rush Macculloch, Libraries, Michelle Kogan, Morton Grove Public Library, nature, poems, poetry, Poetry and Art Workshop, Ponder, reflections, Students, summer, Watercolor | 16 Comments

#Poetry Friday–New Poet Laureate & “Solstice Amis”

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I was happy to hear that Joy Harjo is our new United States Poet Laureate. Her life of being a multitalented artist–poet, musician, and playwright, and her poetry all speak to me resoundingly. I’m sharing one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Solstice Amis", 2019 New US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, A Word Edgewise, Action, animals, bees, chicago, earth, environment, family, friends, Garden pics, Help our Climate, Humanity, Joy Harjo, June, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Monarch Caterpillars, people, photography, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Pollinators, Ponder, reflections, Summer Solstice, thoughts, Truth, wings, Women | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Father’s Day

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m reflecting on Father’s for Father’s Day and focusing on Father’s who are no longer with us. DAD In a wink the light of life is out, But between that wink lay a lifetime of memories… Remembering … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged "The Gift", #PoetryFriday, Art, Celestial, Children, dad, earth, family, Father's Day, friends, Humanity, Laura Shovan, LI-Young Lee, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Remembering Father's who've past, sky, spirit, stars, stories, thoughts, travel, Waiting, wings, Writing | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–Naomi Shihab Nye– “Kindness” & Nature

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Milkweed, Hollyhock, Monarchs, Bee, and Dragonfly, © 2016 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! Our Host this week is Mary Lee Hahn. Mary Lee is celebrating Naomi Shihab Nye–and asked us all to join in. I took … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, Flowers, gardens, Humanity, inalienable rights, kindness, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, mother nature, Naomi Shihab Nye, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, thoughts, Waiting, wings, Women | 19 Comments

Poetry Friday–Pondering…

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Pondering, © 2019 Michelle Kogan, watercolor pencil, after the sculpture Clytie, by William Henry Rinehart, 1872, Marble, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and my trip there. Happy Poetry Friday! Dani Graham Burtsfield is hosting this weeks Poetry Friday Roundup at her … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Trips, Writing | Tagged Art, books, family, Flowers, Humanity, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michelle Kogan, Morgan Library, Museum at the Eldridge, music, poems, Poetry Friday, Ponder, Pondering, reflections, spirit, stories, travel, Truth, Whitney Biennial 2019, Women, Writing | 14 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Mother’s Day & dandelions

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

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Almost Mother’s Day! I’m sharing some small thoughts for Mom’s and nature… Elizabeth Steinglass is hosting this weeks Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog ELIZABETH STEINGLASS Poetry for Children and their Grownups, thanks for hosting … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Action, Art, books, Children, Dandelions, environment, family, Flowers, Humanity, Liz Steinglass, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, nature, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, spirit, stories, sun, thoughts, Waiting, Watercolor, Women, Writing | 28 Comments

Tag Archives: Humanity

#Poetry Friday–Trees…

Poetry Friday–Heavy Heart

#Poetry Friday–Exhibit and Milkweed Poem

Poetry Friday–Perseverance

#Poetry Friday–Poetry and Art Workshop

#Poetry Friday–New Poet Laureate & “Solstice Amis”

Poetry Friday–Father’s Day

Poetry Friday–Naomi Shihab Nye– “Kindness” & Nature

Poetry Friday–Pondering…

#Poetry Friday–Mother’s Day & dandelions

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