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"Tentatively Certain"
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Tag Archives: Pens
Poetry Friday tanka, #inktober and painting
I’m wrapped in the roundness of fall, and for Poetry Friday I’m sharing an autumnal tanka poem and ink and watercolor painting; also for inktober. I’m also sharing a fall poem by Carl Sandburg and one by Mary Oliver. SEEDS … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing
Tagged #Inktober 2017, Art, autumn, Carl Sandburg, dip pens, fall, Gourds, Mary Oliver, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Pens, pods, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, pumpkins, Tanka, Watercolor
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#Poetry Friday: “What If” & #Inktober day 6 sketch
I walk pretty much daily; it’s a comforting place for collecting one’s thoughts and temporarily letting go of all that is happening in our small world, which is quite full lately. So while taking in the inviting fall changes I … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #Inktober2017, Begin to think again, humaity, Michelle Kogan, Painting, peace, Pens, poems, Poetry Friday, Trees uproot, What If, Writing
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#Inktober Day 1 + Haiku
moon flower leaves grin, pumpkin spreads and sighs, ah, autumns come. © 2017 Michelle Kogan Happy 1st Day of Inktober!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #Inktober2017, Art, autumn, environment, ink, Michelle Kogan, Moon Flower Leaves, nature, Pens, poems, poetry, pumpkins, sketches, Writing
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Poetry Friday & #NaPoWriMo Nature
Speak for Nature Who will speak for nature? In spring when all is renewed, reborn, buds unfolding, magically coming to life, soil oozing over your shoes, filled with nutrients–All kinds of crawlers and creepers enriching our plants, robins calling back … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, drawing, gardens, Growth, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, Painting, Pens, Plein Air, spring, Watercolor
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#Inktober2016 WIP and haiku
falls fading flowers holding on for one final defying climax © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches
Tagged #InkTober2016, Art, drawing, Fading flowers, fall, Flowers, Haiku, ink, Ink Sketch, Michelle Kogan, Pens, Plein Air, poem, poetry
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November Morning Sketch and Haiku
Morning sketch and haiku, from a couple of haunts left on my window pane… © 2015 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged drawing, Haiku, November, Pens, shadows, Writing
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New Years Resolution: Take an Art Class
Time for a New Years Resolution… Sign up for one of my art classes/workshop at the Evanston Art Center: Children’s Picture Book Illustration; Daily Sketching to Finished Paintings/Drawings; Create Promotional Material Using the Creative Cloud; Pens, Watercolors and … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, Art Classes, Art Classes 2015, Children's Picture Book Illustration, Create Promotional Material Using the Creative Cloud, Daily Sketching to Finished Paintings/Drawings, Evanston Art Center, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Pens, Watercolors and Dr. Martin Dyes, workshop
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 