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Poetry Friday: Thoreau, Nature, & Poetry Swap
Wildlife Comes to Lake Shore Drive, endangered species, © 2013 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Available in my online Etsy Shop Michelle Kogan Fine Art I read last week that today is Henry David Thoreau’s Birthday (I think from … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, books, Children, conservation, earth, environment, family, Flowers, Golden Shovel Poem, Henry David Thoreau, HuffPost, Humanity, Margaret Atwood, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, nature, photos, poems, poetry, Poetry Swap, Rachel Carson, Recovery, reflections, spirit, sun, Sylvia Vardell, thoughts
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Happy Summer Solstice 2018
SUMMER SOLSTICE Sunrays Unmask Multitudes– Marigolds Echinacea Rose of sharon Snapdragon Ox eye daisy Liatris spicata Sunflower Tiger lily Impoea Clarkia Et Al. © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged Acrostic Poem, Art, Children, earth, Flowers, Kidlit, Michelle Kogan, poem, poetry, summer, Summer flowers, Summer Solstice, Summer Solstice 2018, sun, thoughts, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 30 poem and WIP watercolor
I’m closing the last day of National Poetry Month with a poem written from a prompt by Ibtisam Barakat, featured today on Renée LaTulippe’s blog No Water River. MY WINGS My wings are made of paint and petals sprinkled softly … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, animals, Art, Children, Compassion, critters, earth, family, Flowers, Humanity, Humans, Justice, Michelle Kogan, nature, Paint, people, petals, poems, poetry, reflections, respect, self-absorbed, sun, watercolors, wings, Women, words, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo Day 24 Poem in 3 Acts and watercolor,
NATURE Act I: Elusive Spring stretches, awakes. She offers another sunless day. Cheerily, cherup, cherup, Robin sings. Act II: Afternoon brings fresh perspectives. Sun moves through leaving us breathless for more. Act III: Late afternoon, bees dance across dandelions. Violas … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, bees, birds, earth, elusive spring, environment, fresh perspectives, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, Poem in 3 acts, poetry, reflections, Robin, spring, sun, sunless, Violas, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 19 haiku and sketch
soaking up midday sun, violets admire city folks… © 2018 Michelle Kogan On my blog for National Poetry Writing Month I’ve been focusing on flora, fauna, and our environment. Here’s a list of the poems I’ve posted so far: … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, chicago, city, earth, environment, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Pen and Ink, poems, poetry, reflections, sketch, sketchbook, sun, violets, Writing
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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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#NaPoWriMo day 11 poem & sketch
APRIL SNAKE Slithering snake caught me by surprise while sunning herself in April’s warm eyes. Off she scurried, through left-over-fall leaves, hiding in the myriad of Spring’s drying sheaves. I waited, and waited, and watched–holding my stance tightly, seeking her … Continue reading
#NaPoWriMo day 1–Letter Poem & Watercolor
Dear April, I’ve waited so many seasons for your rebirth. Anticipating my towering topaz tulips, searching for my poeticus paper whites… Oh woe is me–Dear April garden where can you be? My crown jewel crocuses have barley opened, my daffodils … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged April, earth, environment, Flowers, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, patience, poem, poetry, Poets, reflections, Spring Garden, sun, thoughts, Writing
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Poetry Friday: FALL CALLS –Reverso poems
Welcome fall, and Poetry Friday. I’ve had Marilyn Singer’s book, Echo, Echo, REVERSO POEMS about GREEK MYTHS, out from the library for a long time. Finally ready to let it go and return it. The structure and ideas behind her … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Reverso Poems, autumn, books, breezes, Echo Echo, environment, fall, leaves, Marilyn Singer, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, Painting, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, sun, watercolors, wings, Writing
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Sail over to my SALE in my Etsy Shop!
There’s all different ways to Sail … Through the air … Through water … Through a river … Through writing … Sail by for my Sale in my online Etsy Shop: Michelle Kogan fine art … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Children, earth, environment, ETSY SHOP SALE, Flowers, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, Sale, sun, thoughts, Watercolor, wings, Women
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