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#Poetry Friday–Letter Poem for my Dad on #Inktober day 15
Happy Poetry Friday! My Father’s Birthday was this week, he would have been 91 years old this year. He also passed away 4 years ago the week of Halloween. I think about him all the time, but I like to … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #inktober 2020, #PoetryFriday, covid-19, Janice Skully, Letter Poem, Memories, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, stardust, Vote, warercolor
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#Inktober day 17 letter “J” & haiku
garden jamble jungle vines autumns jumbling by… © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, Art, autumn, earth, environment, fall, gardens, Haiku, Inktober 2018, jungle vines, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, poems, poetry, reflections, sketch, thoughts, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 14 haiku and sketch
indoor tulips stand gallantly, waiting, waiting … for midwest to warm. © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, Art, Chicago Spring, Cold Spring, drawing, environment, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, National Poetry Writing Month 2018, pen sketch, poem, poetry, thoughts, Tulips, Waiting, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 12 #haiku and #sketch
star narcissus nodding approval finally spring! © 2018 Michelle Kogan My Poems for National Poetry Writing Month: Poem one– DEAR APRIL Poem two–Haiku Azaleas Poem three–ODE TO SHUN LEE Poem four–Haiku Daffodils Poem five–APRIL’S MYSTERIES Poem six–APRIL’S BUDS … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, chicago, earth, environment, finally Spring, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Narcissus, pen sketch, Plein Air, poem, poetry, spring flowers, sun, Writing
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Thinking about my dad, on Father’s Day
Remembering dad fondly, sorrowfully, bravely. “How’s that book,” he’d always ask–Even now he’s with me watching . . . © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Holidays, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged dad, Father's Day, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, poem, poetry, Remembering dad, Tanka, Writing
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#WorldWatercolorMonth #quick #pen and #watercolor #sketch
inspired by my backyard woodpecker. . .
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, animals, Art, artist, birds, chicago, Children's Illustration, drawing, Evanston Art Center, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, pen sketch, quick sketch, summer, watercolors, Woodpecker
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#WorldWatercolorMonth Swallowtail Butterflies
Did you know swallowtail butterflys can be up to 5.5 inches in size . . . and they are great in your gardens too!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, chicago, Children's Illustration, drawing, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, pen sketch, summer, Swallowtail Butterflies, Watercolor
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#Sketch and #poem while waiting …
Waiting waiting… waiting … waiting … watching while I’m waiting- sketching while I’m waiting- busy … busy … busy … playing while she’s waiting- moving while she’s waiting- we’re both finished waiting, we’re both ready to stop waiting … waiting … Continue reading
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