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Tag Archives: lake Michigan
Poetry Friday–Bounty, Dreams, & Painting …
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing some art and poems that were inspired by and begun while in Door County, WI. My first poem is a golden shovel that I built from Langston Hughes’ poem Dreams. DREAMS What shall we hold … … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Trips, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, Bounty Dreams Painting, Door County, environment, family, golden shovel, Humanity, lake Michigan, Langston Hughes, Michelle Kogan, nature, photography, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, sailboats, seaguls, spirit, sun, thoughts, travel, water, Writing
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Poetry Friday Seagull, Beach, & Water …
As the summer seems to be slipping away, I’m sharing poems of seagulls, beaches, and water for Poetry Friday. I finally spent a few hours at the lake this week intending on sketching, but visited with my friend more. A … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, beaches, chicago, drawing, lake Michigan, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Reflections on the teche, Seagulls, summer, watercolors, wings
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#Haikuforhealing & Moonlight
neighborhood moonlight calls, calming water replies replenish, renew . . . © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Haiku, Holidays, Poem, Writing
Tagged Beach, chicago, December, Haiku, haikuforhealing, lake Michigan, Michelle Kogan, Moonlight, photography, photos, poems, reflections
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Quick Beach Sketch and Haiku
foam lake michigan for summer’s walking mermaids and swimming ones too! © Michelle Kogan
Posted in Nature, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, artist, Beach, chicago, lake Michigan, pen, quick sketch, summer, water, Watercolor
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 