Tag Archives: Pen and Ink

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–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 →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Art, artist, Bridget Magee, Gouache, March, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poems, Poet, poetry, reflections, Reflections on the teche, Vote, Vote Blue, wee words for wee ones, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ukraine-family

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

Happy Poetry Friday! My heart is with the Brave Ukrainian people. I was hoping to share a Ukrainian poet, poetry, but work caught up with me, perhaps next Friday… My poem, a draft, comes from my ancestral connections with Ukraine … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Ancestors, family, Janet Wong, Kyiv, Michelle Kogan, Odessa, paintings, Pen and Ink, Poetry for Children, Reflection, Sylvia Vardell, Tug at heart, Ukraine, Unbreathable, War, War crimes, Watercolor | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday—Winter

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! IN WINTER In winter Calm crawls in between bitter cold banks of blustery snow howling fierce winds and winter blankets all. In winter Majesty musters in ponders profundity appears uncannily between sandpaper dry air and stands on … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, birds, IN WINTER, Mary Lee Hahn, Mary Oliver, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, reflections, Watercolor, White-eyed vireo, Wintering milkweed, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday—#Birdtober: American Woodcock

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Well I’m down to doing about one or two #Birdtober, #Inktober art/poems per week. Teaching, prepping for a holiday show, and life in general is only allowing me to squeeze in a few—but I’m having so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #American Woodcock, #Birdtober, #inktober, #kidlitart, #PoetryFriday, @aholmesartstudio, artist, birds, Haiku, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Michelle Kogan, nature, Pen and Ink, Poet | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday—Nests

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating nests this week physical and metaphorical. I also want to give a shoutout to Author and Poet Irene Latham for her superb chockfull of poetry revision offerings from the workshop she gave this past Monday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Anne Sexton, artist, birds, Emily Dickinson, Irene Latham, Live Your Poem, Marianne Boruch, Michelle Kogan, Nests, Pen and Ink, poetry, sparrows, Spring Nests, Watercolor | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday—Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating Mother’s Day with poems and art! BLUEBELLS FOR MOTHER’S DAY For Mother’s Day I give to youpretty periwinkle bluebells,with music velvety as lambs earsto soften away days discord,and floppy large leavesspreading out like arms embracing … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, artist, Bluebells, Bridget Magee, Flowers, Geraniums, Irene Latham, May, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Painting, Pansy, Pen and Ink, poetry, Wanda Coleman, Watercolor | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–April National Poetry Month

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy National Poetry Month! I’m sharing all things Spring, with poems and art for the opening of National Poetry Month! LILAC BUDS Lilac buds prickle me alive. Spring hides inside small buds,curling inside each unfurled floweret. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Ada Limón, archival prints, artist, buds, Flowers, Greeting Cards, lilacs, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, National Poetry Month 2021, Painting, Pen and Ink, spring, Watercolor, Writer | 17 Comments

#Poetry Friday-Bookmarks and trying to stay steady…

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! In the midst of all the election anxiety I bring you a literary break with a peek into a few items I’ve added to my Etsy Shop, and more that are on their way there… Emilys been … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Poetry Books, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #haikuforhope, #Poetic Diversion, #PoetryFriday, artist, Bookmarks, drawing, Election Anxiety, Emily Dickinson, Evanston Art Center EXPO 2020, Holiday Shows, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, Painting, Pen and Ink, snowflakes, Susan Bruck | 24 Comments

Poetry Friday–Naani’s, blueness, & Halloween…

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Vote Blue Oh ya, this week some of us … Continue reading →