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Poetry Friday–Window Bays

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve had a week off between my Spring and Summer Teaching. So, morning Light and I played with words, and momentarily camouflaged the ever present din that seems to wrap around us… I woke with a poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged artist, backyard gardens, bees, Berries, birds, Birdsongs, Birthday Cards, Buffy Silverman, Carol Varsalona, Etsy Shop, Fairies, haiku, June Berries Bee & Fairy B-Day Card, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, MIlkweed, Monarchs, nature, Oil Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, spring, strawberries, summer, teaching, Window Bays, WIP | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Democracy & Beginnings…

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

beginnings can be difficult–but we can chooseto begin again…© 2021 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My thoughts and poems are on the events of our US Certification Day, and the aftermath that unfolded… I’m still processing, but I’m also in … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, artist, begin again, beginnings, Democracy, Golden Shovel Poem, haiku, Hope, Michael Beschloss, Michelle Kogan, PBS Newshour, poetry, Sylvia Vardell, teaching, US Certification Day 2021, WIP, Writing | 21 Comments

Poetry Friday–Art: Process, Practice, Presentation, Student’s of Michelle Kogan

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Today I’m Happy to share with you images from my Student’s Exhibit: ART: PROCESS, PRACTICE, PRESENTATION. We had a wonderful opening last Sunday with delectable edibles and conversations! The artwork is from four classes that I teach … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Haiku, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #AfterDarkBlogTour, #PoetryFriday, Art, Avis Harley, Cheriee Weichel, Children's Picture Book Illustration, Dr. Martin Watercolor, Evanston Art Center, Figure Drawing, Figure Drawing and Painting, Library Matters, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Student's Art Exhibit, teaching, Teaching Art, Thank-yous, Watercolor | 13 Comments

#PoetryFriday–Voices for Climate & Justice

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! This has been quite a week between the frigid cold we’ve had here in Chicago, and the beginning of the Impeachment hearings… I found a post by artist/Illustrator Emma Reynolds, whose from across the pond, calling for … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, 1968 Tale of School Turmoil, Action, animals, Art, books, classes, earth, Emma Reynolds, environment, friends, Humanity, Joy Harjo, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, Protests, reflections, spirit, stories, Students, sun, teaching, thoughts, Todays Little Ditty, Truth, Waiting, Women, Writing | 11 Comments

2018 Successes/Accomplishments– Writing and Art

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m participating in Julie Hedlund’s 12 Days of Christmas which she’s offering via emails and in a facebook group. The goal to get our creative writing juices flowing for the New Year. Today’s prompt is to focus on our successes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Haiku, Holidays, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged 12 Days of Christmas, 2018, Accomplishments, Art, books, exhibits, Humanity, Julie Hedlund, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, stories, submissions, Successes, teaching, thoughts, Waiting, Writing | 7 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Remembering #Kristallnacht

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I had a different post planned for today, a sneak peak at what I’ve been working on for the Evanston Art Center’s forthcoming Winter Art EXPO Holiday Show that’s opening next week. But this morning I decided to jettison that … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, care, Dove, earth, environment, family, Flight, Freedom, friends, Humanity, kindness, Kristallnacht, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, Remembering, spirit, stories, teaching, thoughts, Waiting, wings, Women, Writing | 19 Comments

Vote Blue November 6, 2018 US Midterm Elections

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #BlueWave, #VoteBlue, 2018 Midterm elections, Action, animals, Art, Children, Conscience, Democracy, earth, environment, family, friends, heart, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, teaching, thoughts, Vote, Waiting, Women, Writing | 3 Comments

Poetry Friday–I AM From Poems

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Roger’s Park Dunes Restoration and Piping Plover, endangered species, © 2018, Michelle Kogan, painted in 2012, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday and Fall! As much as I love the changing seasons and colors of fall, I still have … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "Where I'm From" poems, #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, classes, environment, George Ella Lyon, Humanity, Julie Landsman, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, spirit, stories, teaching, thoughts, travel, Waiting, Women, Writing | 22 Comments

Michelle Kogan’s Art is Featured this Week on Harold Underdown’s FB cover photo

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

This week I am happy to have my art featured as the cover photo on Harold Underdown’s FB page. Harold is a children’s book editor and the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Children’s Books. It’s a great … Continue reading →