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Tag Archives: valentines day
#PoetryFriday–Healing Valentine’s
Happy Poetry Friday I’ve been writing Valentine haikus this week thinking about all the children and other individuals that have been lost this last year from gun violence. I heard a radio interview from one of the survivors … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, books, Children, environment, family, Flowers, Gun violence, Healing Valentine's, Humanity, Jone MacCulloch, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, poetry, reflections, Remembering lives lost, thoughts, valentines day, Women, Writing
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Valentines Day
Happy ValentinesDay!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, environment, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Painting, pen, poems, poetry, Rose, valentines day, Watercolor, Writing, Yellow Rose, Yellow Rose of Winter
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Poetry Friday: Peek at Valentines Day and Snow
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a sonnet I just penned for Laura Shovan’s 6th Annual February Daily Poem Project. I was thinking about Valentine’s Day as I wrote this poem. Laura has been graciously hosting this poetry potpourri on her … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, birds, chicago, Ekphrastic poems, love, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Sally Murphy, Snowstorm, Sonnet, valentines day
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Poetry Friday: Limerick & Sweetheart Show
Happy Poetry Friday and Groundhog Day! Step right up, I’m hawking my art for a small show and here’s a limerick to catch your interest: There once was a poet Michelle who was a skilled artist as well, she made … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Gallery 1070, Groundhog Day, Limericks, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, poems, poetry, Sweetheart Exhibit, Valentines Cards, valentines day, Writing
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Tanka and Happy Valentine’s Day
‘Twas in contrary February you swept away my heart. I swooned for you and you for me, forever we’re true! © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing
Tagged #friendship, #WorldWatercolorGroup, animals, Art, endangered species, love, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poems, poetry, reflections, Tanka, valentines day, watercolors
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Valentine Haiku and Quick Painting
valentine, sweet or sassy, in february you’re forever mine! © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged Art, Children's Illustration, Flowers, Haiku, Holidays, Lovebird, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, pen, poem, valentines day, Watercolor, Writing
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A Valentine for that Special Sweetheart
Here’s a Valentine for your Special Sweetheart. This is a detail from a larger painting of mine called First Meeting of White Rabbit and Turtle Dove, endangered species. I found out this year that the lovely Turtle Dove is … Continue reading
Sturgeon Valentine, Poem and Painting Michelle Kogan
Sturgeon Valentine Sweet swimming Valentine be mine silent, your light becomes my vision your cause becomes entwined in mine. Odd Valentine we share together a proud yet determined journey, a valiant course risking all forever. Flying high on the waves … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Atlantic Sturgeon, Children's art, endangered species, Environmental Art, Michelle Kogan, Odd Valentine, Painting, poem, species of concern, Sturgeon, Sturgeon Valentine, Valentine, valentines day, Watercolor
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