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Poetry Friday-Mid Winter

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Here we are smack dab in the middle of another midwestern Chicago Winter…I’m sharing a Mid Winter poem and some music to soothe whatever can use soothing, and shoo away any February blues. MID WINTER… Wars raging … Continue reading →

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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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#Inktober2019 Day 5 and Haiku

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

pumpkin palooza– build patience, climb it up towards sky… © Michelle Kogan #Inktober2019 day 5 prompt: build Here’s the inktober prompt schedule from the originator Jake Parker:

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2019, Action, Art, earth, family, friends, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, patience, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, Ponder, pumpkin, reflections, Watercolor, Writing | Leave a comment

#PoetryFriday: Sparrows, Spring, & Music

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

we’re windowpane sparrows pining for spring it’s coming, be patient… pop by each afternoon, come out, take a peak, commune with nature–a natural treat… © 2019 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! Linda Baie at her blog TeacherDance is our hostess … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "White Bird", #PoetryFriday, Art, Christie Wyman, doves, environment, Humanity, Linda Baie, Michelle Kogan, music, patience, poems, poetry, reflections, sparrows, spring, Teacher Dance, thoughts, Watercolor, Wondering and Wondering, Writing | 10 Comments

#NaPoWriMo day 1–Letter Poem & Watercolor

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Dear April, I’ve waited so many seasons for your rebirth. Anticipating my towering topaz tulips, searching for my poeticus paper whites… Oh woe is me–Dear April garden where can you be? My crown jewel crocuses have barley opened, my daffodils … Continue reading →

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#Haikuforhealing 12-14-2017 & Sketch

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, chicago, Children's Illustration, cottontail, drawing, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, patience, pen, Plein Air, poem, poetry, quick sketch, sketch, Writing | Leave a comment

#Inktober day 5 & okra haiku

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, #Inktober2017, Art, backyard gardens, gardens, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Okra, patience, pen, poem, poetry, sketchbooks, wings, Writing | Leave a comment

‪#‎NaPoWriMo‬ Day 17 haiku and quick watercolor ‪#‎sketch‬

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Art, Children's Illustration, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo 2016, nature, Painting, patience, pen, poetry, Presence, spring, Tulips, Writing | 2 Comments

Orb Weaver Haiku Hangs by a Thread in a Chicago Backyard

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

orb weaver waiting diamond queen cobweb prizes patience persistence my early morning reward was this magnificent orb weaver which greeted me as I meandered through my garden early this morning…