Michelle’s Card Shop
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Read my poem, "Temptations."
Read my poem, "Mom's Beauty."
Read my poem, "Toady." I also created the cover art.
Books I’m Reading:
Takedown by Laura Shovan
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Tag Archives: Plein Air
Poetry Friday–Plein Air & Poetry Swap
Early Summer Garden,WIP, © Michelle Kogan, brown pen and brush with watercolor. Happy Poetry Friday I’m participating in a Plein Air event this Sunday, July 8, 2018 The 9th Annual Brush with Nature at the Emily Oaks Nature Center … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged "Wildlife Comes to Lake Shore Drive", #PoetryFriday, Art, Brush With Nature, Bunnies, Donna JT SMith, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Swap
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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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#Haikuforhealing 12-14-2017 & Sketch
Thanks go to my resident #cottontail. cottontail sits, whiskers move as she waits for me to leave. © 2017 Michelle Kogan
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
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#Inktober day 17, 2017, & Haiku
marigolds, autumn’s hurrah holding on … ©2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober 2017, #WorldWatercolorGroup, animals, Art, autumn, environment, Haiku, Marigolds, Michelle Kogan, pen, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Watercoolor, Writing
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#Inktober day 8 and #haiku
birdless leaves sang ambers and fading green–they never appeared. © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober2017, Art, bird songs, environment, fall leaves, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, pen, Plein Air, poems, poetry, sketch, sketchbooks, Writing
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#Inktober2017 Day 3: haiku and pen sketch
bees and me vie for a view of autumnal changing colors. © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober2017, Autumnal, bees, Changing Colors, Dahlia's, fall, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, Plein Air, poem, poems, poetry, Watercolor, wings, Writing
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Poetry Friday, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES–Golden Shovel
Sharing a WIP watercolor along with my golden shovel poem, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES. The poem reflects on this past weeks hurricanes and again our times. I feel everyone ought to be able to dream, although this simple act is … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Carole Boston Weatherford, Free, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES, Freedom, Golden Shovel Poem, Langston Hughes, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, watercolors
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Poetry Friday Seagull, Beach, & Water …
As the summer seems to be slipping away, I’m sharing poems of seagulls, beaches, and water for Poetry Friday. I finally spent a few hours at the lake this week intending on sketching, but visited with my friend more. A … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, beaches, chicago, drawing, lake Michigan, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Reflections on the teche, Seagulls, summer, watercolors, wings
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Poetry Friday –Summer Haikus
Happy Poetry Friday, I’m sharing a bit of summer, with some summer haikus. My painting above is a WIP, waiting to be finished. lilies waiting patiently, while brush captures inspiration. © 2017 Michelle Kogan A bonus haiku while thinking … Continue reading
Michelle’s Summer Art Classes Begin Next Week
My Summer Art Classes at the Evanston Art Center begin next Monday, June 12th. I’m offering classes in Figure and Nature, Watercolor, Children’s Picture Book Illustration, and workshops in Plein Air Painting, and Creating a Zine. The classes are in … 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
Tagged Art, Art Classes, Children's Picture Book Illustration, Create a Zine, drawing, Evanston Art Center, Figure Drawing and Painting, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, summer, Summer Art Classes Evanston Art Center, Watercolor, Watercolor Materials and Techniques
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