Tag Archives: Sketching

Poetry Friday–Sparrowing and Reflections…

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

rooftop sparrowing in february sketch me if you can… © 2023 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! The sparrows have been singing to me in the morning, maybe they know spring is coming… Or maybe they just want me to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "Sparrowing", birds, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Sketching, sparrows, Turkey Syria Earthquake 2023, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday—Father’s Day

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating Father’s Day with a new poem and older haiku. Father’s and families woven together over generationsfilled with traditions old and new, adapt to time while holding fast to families integrity. Father’s and families grow together … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, Buffy Silverman, Father's and Families, Father's Day, haiga, Haiku, June 2021, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Remembering Father, Sketching, Writing | 12 Comments

#Inktober day 9, WIP: quick sketch & haiku

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, pen sketch, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2017, Art, beginnings, daily sketch, drawing, fertile fruit, figure, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, pen, poems, poetry, quick sketch, sketchbook, Sketching, Women, Writing | Leave a comment

#Inktober2016 Day 9 and Haiku

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Holidays, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #InkTober2016, Art, bats, black cats, ghosts, Haiku, Halloween, Michelle Kogan, Mysterious spells, pen, Ravens, Sketching, Writing | Leave a comment

Tanka and sketch for Day 3 of #NaPoWriMo

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

critters that crawl coming out in the spring, uncurling, while exploring crevices in earth’s soft, squishy, soil © Michelle Kogan

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged earth, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, pill bugs, poem, sketch, Sketching, soil, spring, Tanka, writing | Leave a comment

Haiku and sketch from a warm afternoon walk in March

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

startled cardinals flash of red flying away seeking camouflage © Michelle Kogan

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Cardinals, chicago, haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, Sketching, spring, writing | Leave a comment

A quick outdoor sketch & haiku for my 1 day workshop at the Evanston Art Center

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

stoic suzies stand reflectively in winter’s snow waiting for spring © Michelle Kogan A quick outdoor sketch and haiku for calling students to my 1 day workshop Pens, Watercolors, and Dr. Martin Dyes Evanston Art Center Saturday, January 31, 2015 … Continue reading →