Tag Archives: Hydrangea

Poetry Friday–Dream Haiku & Holiday Cards

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I have a haiku to share from Margaret Simon’s post this week for This Photo Wants to be a Poem, thanks Margaret for the prompt! You can take a peek at the image by following the link, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, birds, Catherine Flynn, Christmas, Dreams, Hanukkah, Hawthorn Berries, heart, Holiday Gift Cards, Holidays, Hydrangea, Joy, love, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Moonbeam, peace, Robin, snow, snowflakes, Snowperson, winter | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday-Humanity

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Thought I’d share some garden beauty this week… HUMANITY’S HYDRANGEA Let me lose myself in pom-pom pink profusions of nature’s woven four-floret tapestry, it’s contagious lopsided perfection of lavender, purple, and pink values leave me breathless— Yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, "THE HURTING KING", Ada Limón, ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES, Elisabeth Norton, Humanity, Hydrangea, July, Lavender, Michelle Kogan, nature, nature photos, Pink perfection, PLASTIC FREE JULY, poems, purple, reflections, thoughts, Unexpected Intersections, Writing | 10 Comments

Adieu Haiku for Day 6 of National Poetry Writing Month

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

For my day 6 poem I decided to try the prompt from the National Poetry Writing Month Blog, which is Goodbye. Here’s their website for more info and joining in to write 30 poems in 30 days: http://www.napowrimo.net Flowers from my garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Writing | Tagged adieu, crocus, Flowers, goodbye, haiku, helleboros, Hydrangea, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, poem, spring | Leave a comment

New Halloween and Black-capped Chickadee Card Available in my Etsy Shop

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

BOO! Happy Halloween… Here are two new cards available in my Etsy Shop http://www.MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com The Halloween card is called, Boo! Halloween 2012 and I’ve included a couple of the characters that influenced the card. The card below is from … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Halloween, Plein Air Art | Tagged Art, Black Capped Chickadee, black cat, classes, drawing, Etsy, Evanston Art Center, Halloween Card, Happy Halloween, Hydrangea, MichelleKoganFineArt, moon, nature, New Fall Cards 2012, Painting, Plein Air, pumpkin, scarecrow, Watercolor, watercolor cards, watercolor pencils, Witches | Leave a comment

Michelle Kogan New Plein Air Class at Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m offering a new Plein Air Class starting tomorrow, Thursday morning at the Lincoln Park Conservatory from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. If you would like to join the class send me an email/and for the class description visit my Classes link, … Continue reading →

Posted in Michelle's Art Classes, Plein Air Art | Tagged Art, art class, birds, Black Capped Chickadee, chicago, drawing, Drawing And painting, Hydrangea, lincoln park conservatory, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Plein Air Class, Plein Air Drawing and Painting | Leave a comment

Hydrangea & Black Capped Chickadee: Plein Air Watercolor in Process

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Sultry Summer Greetings! This summer I’m teaching two Plein Air Classes. One at the Evanston Art Center and one at the Chicago Botanic Garden. While my students are busy working I try to squeeze in a painting or … Continue reading →