Tag Archives: watercolors

Poetry Friday–Celebrating Nikki Grimes!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m happy to be part of the Poetry Friday celebration of awarding winning author, poet, and artist Nikki Grimes! I’ve read a handful of Nikki’s 75 + books and have many more waiting for me. What comes … Continue reading →

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#PoetryFriday: Early Spring

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Belted Kingfisher and Tulips, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan, Watercolor and watercolor pencil Happy Poetry Friday! I have Spring on my mind, hence I’m focusing on Spring poems and Spring Art. To all my friends in colder climates, wouldn’t you … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Ingredients for Early Spring", #PoetryFriday, animals, Art, Belted kingfisher, birds, Bulbs, earth, fish, Flowers, Hope, Laura Purdie Salas, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poem, poetry, spring, stories, thoughts, Tulips, water, watercolors, wings, Writing | 33 Comments

#PoetryFriday-#Inktober2018 Day 5

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Inktober 2018! October first began the event of Inktober, which involves creating and posting an ink drawing each day for the entire month of October. The event has artists and others participating all over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #inktober, #inktober2018, Art, brush pens, dip pens, Dr. Martins, Halloween, ink, Jake Parker, Jonathan Swift, Michelle Kogan, moon, Painting, Pen and Ink, reflections, spider webs, spiders, Tabatha Yeatts, watercolors | 28 Comments

#NaPoWriMo day 30 poem and WIP watercolor

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 2 Comments

#NaPoWriMo Day 17 haiku and WIP watercolor

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

transfixed by indoor tulips, sparrow waits patiently… © 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: Poem one– … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, chicago, chicago weather, environment, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poems, poetry, sparrow, spring, Tulips, watercolors | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday: FALL CALLS –Reverso poems

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 32 Comments

Poetry Friday, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES–Golden Shovel

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Sharing a WIP watercolor along with my golden shovel poem, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES. The poem reflects on this past weeks hurricanes and again our times. I feel everyone ought to be able to dream, although this simple act is … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Carole Boston Weatherford, Free, FREE–AN ECHO TO LANGSTON HUGHES, Freedom, Golden Shovel Poem, Langston Hughes, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Plein Air, watercolors | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday Seagull, Beach, & Water …

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

As the summer seems to be slipping away, I’m sharing poems of seagulls, beaches, and water for Poetry Friday. I finally spent a few hours at the lake this week intending on sketching, but visited with my friend more. A … Continue reading →