Tag Archives: Plein Air

Poetry Friday— Zentangle Poem and Art

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I decided to take the plunge and try a zentangle poem, which was the poem prompt from the Poetry Sisters this month, thanks for this challenging and new to me prompt! What exactly is it… It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, #poetrypals, A Word Edgewise, Art, artist, Backyard art, Kat Apel, Laura Purdie Salas, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Plein Air, poetry, Poetry Sisters, Tanita S. Davis, Watercolor, Watercolor Exhibit, Watercolor USA 2021, Writing, Zentangle | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday–List Poem & Watercolor

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! What to do when the world won’t stop spinning… retreat to poetry and art. I squeezed in the beginning of a painting this afternoon–outside in the sunshine, even though a thousand other demands were calling me… … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, bees, Carol Varsalona, chicago, earth, fall, Flowers, Humanity, hummingbirds, List Poems, Michelle Kogan, Moonflower, nature, Plein Air, poetry, slowing down, stories, sun, thoughts, Waiting, Walks, Watercolor, Writing | 10 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Mother’s Day & dandelions

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Almost Mother’s Day! I’m sharing some small thoughts for Mom’s and nature… Elizabeth Steinglass is hosting this weeks Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog ELIZABETH STEINGLASS Poetry for Children and their Grownups, thanks for hosting … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Action, Art, books, Children, Dandelions, environment, family, Flowers, Humanity, Liz Steinglass, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, nature, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, spirit, stories, sun, thoughts, Waiting, Watercolor, Women, Writing | 28 Comments

Poetry Friday–Plein Air & Poetry Swap

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 14 Comments

#NaPoWriMo day 12 #haiku and #sketch

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | Leave a comment

#Haikuforhealing 12-14-2017 & Sketch

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | Leave a comment

#Inktober day 17, 2017, & Haiku

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | Leave a comment

#Inktober day 8 and #haiku

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | Leave a comment

#Inktober2017 Day 3: haiku and pen sketch

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES–Golden Shovel

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 →