Tag Archives: Painting

Poetry Friday–New Year, New Book, New Card!

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a New poem celebrating the Year of the Rabbit, a New Anthology Book I’m in, and a New Valentine’s Card. LUNAR SOLAR Lunisolar year of the rabbit year of the cat celebrate the animals in … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Hanukkah light, Solstice & Ukraine

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! dance hanukkah flames spread light and freedom, fill hearts with joy and hope! © Michelle Kogan Here’s a short solstice haiku, welcoming winter and more light each day… solstice soirée breathe… live… love…laugh, and help someone. © … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #Hanukkah, #Hanukkah 2022, #Poetry Friday, "WE LIVED HAPPILY DURING THE WAR", Art, Freedom, GoFundMe, Hanukkah Card, Ilya Kaminsky, Joy and hope, light, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poems, poetry, Poets of Odesa, reflections, Rob Lipton, Ukraine, Watercolor, Writing | 7 Comments

Poetry Friday Roundup is Here!

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup today, drop your links off below with Mister Linky, and enjoy all the poetry ponderings around our small planet. Along with my poem and art, I found an interesting art/culture article … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday Roundup, Art, artist, birds, Bravery, care, Culture, Disrepair, Humanity, Kyiv, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, Painting, poem, Poets, reflections, Wars, Writer, Writing | 26 Comments

Poetry Friday—Folktale Week Poem

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Fall Leaves card, © 2015, Michelle Kogan, pen and ink and watercolor, available in my online Etsy Shop: Michelle Kogan Fine Art Happy Poetry Friday! I decided to pick up the prompt that was created by Linda Mitchell, on her … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #folktaleweek2022, #PoetryFriday, "The Magic Tree", A Word Edgewise, Art, artist, Haibun, Haiku, Inklings, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Mother Earth, Nat King Cole, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poem, poetry, reflections, Sustain Mother Earth, trees, Watercolor, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Dansa Poem & New Holiday Card

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Garden of the Phoenix, Hyde Park, © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! I’m giving Fall a farewell goodby hug as our temps drop over the next few days into the 30’s and then 20’s… My image is from the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Dansa Poem Prompt in Blue

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I don’t know how it’s the 4th week in October, but here we are…We in the U.S. have an Election coming up, and I’m pouring out B-L-U-E from everywhere. Including the poem prompt from the Poetry Sisters … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–THINK BLUE-VOTE BLUE

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m thinking and channeling blue… And today I’m sharing a poem from Reflections on the Teche, Margaret Simon’s blog post of yesterday for, This Photo Wants to be a Poem. It was a photo from a former … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday-Definito Poem Prompt

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a definito poem this week, from the Poetry Sister’s September poem prompt. Thanks Heidi Mordhorst for creating this form! And thanks to all the Poetry Sister’s for the prompt: Laura, Tanita, Mary Lee, Liz, Kelly, … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–September & Ladybugs…

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m looking for that breath, that break, pause, between summer and fall… I haven’t found it yet, but I like September’s changes reminding me to keep on looking. evening sky grows a wee bit darker each day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Art, artist, autumn, Carol Varsalona, Evening sky, Ladybugs, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, Painting, Poet, poetry, Poetry Friday, Rescue, September, September Moon, Writer | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–NATURE PRAYER

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

It’s been a hard week,… I began with a few sentences on a cardboard scrap sometime before Sunday, PLANETARY PRAYER sitting on an apocalyptic-like precipicetime for introspective pauseand inclusive planetary new direction © 2022 Michelle Kogandraft I let it sit, … Continue reading →