Tag Archives: Watercolor

Poetry Friday-Definito Poem Prompt

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a definito poem this week, from the Poetry Sister’s September poem prompt. Thanks Heidi Mordhorst for creating this form! And thanks to all the Poetry Sister’s for the prompt: Laura, Tanita, Mary Lee, Liz, Kelly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Color Spectrum, #Definito, #HUES, #PoetryFriday, #poetrypals, Art, birds, fall, Gourdian FInch, Gourds, Heidi Mordhorst, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, pumpkins, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference, Watercolor, Writing | 19 Comments

Poetry Friday–NATURE PRAYER

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

It’s been a hard week,… I began with a few sentences on a cardboard scrap sometime before Sunday, PLANETARY PRAYER sitting on an apocalyptic-like precipicetime for introspective pauseand inclusive planetary new direction © 2022 Michelle Kogandraft I let it sit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Nature Prayer", "Planetary Prayer", Art, Ban Automatic Assault Guns, Ban Guns, Bookseedstudio, Enough US Mass Shootings, Harmony, Jan Godown Annino, leaves, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poetry, reflections, Safe, summer, trees, Watercolor, Wind, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–4th of July

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy 4th! I thought about family, as my family will be gathering this weekend, and it made me think of the song here, Family Affair. I’m sharing poems reflecting on the 4th, and the hearings unfolding… … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, "Phoenix and Lady Liberty", 2022 4th of July, Abortion, Art, Democracy, family, Janice Scully, July, Justice, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, Speak out, Speak up, summer, Truth, Vote, Vote Blue, Watercolor, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Roundup Is Here! Dads Day

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Dad’s Day! & Happy Summer! The Poetry Friday Roundup is here! Please add your posts to Mister Linky below… I’m looking forward to getting around and reading all of your poetry posts throughout the weekend. Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday Roundup is here!, Anne Frank, archival prints, Art, Banjos, Bookmarks, Dads, Dads and daughters, Daughters, Father's Day, Flowers, Giclee Prints, INTERTWINING CONNECTIONS, Journals, Michelle Kogan, music, Painting, Phillis Levin, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, sketchbooks, sky, summer, The Banjo Bands of Malawi, water, Watercolor, Writing | 27 Comments

Poetry Friday–Black-eyed Suzies

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

look closewhat will you find… susie’s leaves,milkweed sprouts, and bee © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My poems today come from Margaret Simon’s post yesterday, for This Photo Wants to be a Poem.Thanks Margaret for taking time to stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Back-eyed Susies, bees, Carmela Martino, Gratitude, haiku, Jelani Cobb, Kelly McBride, Look Close, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Painting, Poetry Friday, Slow down, spring, Teaching Authors, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, Watercolor, wildflowers | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday-Celebrating Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m starting my celebration of Mother’s Day today, with a socially conscious Mother’s Day Poem! Breathe in some action, take a few flowers, and celebrate all Mom’s in a marvelous way! Give Flowers, Flowers for mothers Flowers … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Climate Change, Denise Levertov, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Flowers, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Justice, love, Maya Angelou, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Parks, Plein Air, Poetry Friday, Ukraine Mothers, Walks, Watercolor, Women's Reproductive Rights | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ukraine-family

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My heart is with the Brave Ukrainian people. I was hoping to share a Ukrainian poet, poetry, but work caught up with me, perhaps next Friday… My poem, a draft, comes from my ancestral connections with Ukraine … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Ancestors, family, Janet Wong, Kyiv, Michelle Kogan, Odessa, paintings, Pen and Ink, Poetry for Children, Reflection, Sylvia Vardell, Tug at heart, Ukraine, Unbreathable, War, War crimes, Watercolor | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ukraine & Spring Cards

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! As many others I have also had Ukraine and the Ukrainian people on my mind this last week. This unfounded War is an attack on Democracy everywhere. I wanted to help in some way and researched various … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Art, Compassion, Donate Ukraine, Easter Greeting Cards, Etsy, Etsy Shop, Help Ukraine, Kathryn Apel, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, nature, Painting, Passover Greeting Cards, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, save democracy, Ukraine, War Poems, Watercolor, Writing | 15 Comments

Poetry Friday–Exquisite Corpse Poems

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Way back at the end of January, the Poetry Sisters invited us all to participate in another poem prompt. The focus for February would be to write an exquisite corpse poem, ah what fun this was, thank … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, BeeWoman, Exquisite Corpse, Exquisite Corpse Poems, Laura Purdie Salas, Liz Garton Scanlon, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, music, Painting, poem, reflections, Tanita S. Davis, Tricia Stohr-Hunt, Watercolor | 9 Comments

Poetry Friday–New Year Postcards!

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m thinking about Blue skies and warmer locals as I trudge through another cold, snowy, and icy Chicago winter. The arrival of all these New Year Postcards from poet friends is taking away some of the chill … Continue reading →