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Tag Archives: pencil sketch
#NaPoWriMo Day 10 #skinnypoem and #sketch
ANIMAL TRACKS Animals hunting for spring looking for forest tracks underneath snow, forest floors changing, waking forest hunting for animals looking for Spring! © 2018 Michelle Kogan My Poems for National Poetry Writing Month: Poem one– DEAR APRIL Poem … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, Animal Tracks, Art, environment, forest, forest floor, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, National Poetry Writing Month 2018, pencil sketch, poems, poetry, spring, tracks, Waiting
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I’m an Authlete–March Madness! Poetry 2018
Happy Poetry Friday! I woke up today, an ordinary day, my catch up day as I don’t teach, but I have a grand new challenge coming up. I’m happy to share I’ll be one of the 64 authletes competing … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Layers and Snow Sketch
Pencil sketch, © 2017 Michelle Kogan. Taken from a pic of my sister and I when we were packed into many, many, many layers! (p.s. I’m in the front.) Happy Poetry Friday! I have to admit the poems I’m sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged Art, Children, cold, friends, LAYERS, Michelle Kogan, Naomi Shihab Nye, Pabo Neuda, pencil sketch, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, snow, winter
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Poetry Friday: Drear February-Tanka
Drear February’s slate gray day–Early morn light dismal, damp, and daunting. Refusing to meander on its way. ©2017 Michelle Kogan For more Poetry Friday poems visit: Jone at Check it Out for the Poetry Friday Roundup. Thanks for hosting Jone.
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, Drear February, Michelle Kogan, Painting, pen, pencil sketch, poem, poetry, Poetry Friday, Tanka, Watercolor, Writing
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Groundhog day #tanka and #sketch
Happy Groundhog Day! groundhog’s freedom march! sign-up, speak-out, today, inalienable rights for all critters and human animals too! © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, Children, Critter rights, family, Freedom march, friends, Groundhog Day, human rights, Humanity, inalienable rights, Michelle Kogan, pen, pencil sketch, poems, poetry, Speak out, thoughts, Watercolor, Women, Writing
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Story & quick sketch for the 6th Annual Halloweensie Contest 2016
Susanna Leonard Hill is once again hosting her Annual halloweensie Writing Contest, it’s the 6th this year. For the story we had to include these three words: moon, ghost, and spider. Our stories also have to appeal to kids and … Continue reading
#NaPoWriMo day 2 the limerick and a sketch continue…
Flurries, ugh thought Trudy in the morning But paid no notion to this forewarning, Instead began humming Achoo, plants I’m coming Go away spring snow, outsides transforming! © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged Art, Children, Children's Illustration, Flurries, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, pencil sketch, plants, quick sketch, spring, Spring Cold, Spring snow, Writing
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Peace Bear and Haiku
spreading tidings of reconciliation and peace throughout the land… © 2015 Michelle Kogan Cheers and Happy Holidays from Peace Bear!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #kidlitart, Haiku, Holidays, Michelle Kogan, nature, peace, Peace Bear, pencil sketch, reconciliation, sketch
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