Tag Archives: WIP

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–#NaPoWriMo Climate Endangered Bird

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy National Poetry Month! For National Poetry Month, I’m going to be focusing on nature and climate endangered birds, with poems and art. I’m following birds that Audubon has categorized as climate endangered or climate threatened, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, animals, Audubon, birds, Climate endangers birds, earth, family, friends, Heidi Mordhorst, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, The Cornell Lab, thoughts, White Throated Sparrow, wings, WIP | 17 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Spring Flowers & Decisions

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Red Rose, Carnation, Calla Lily, and Hummingbird, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! I shared a cherita poem this week for #NaPoWriMo and a WIP Painting. As I continued working on the painting I … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Poem, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2019, Action, American Poets, Art, Carol Varsalona, Children, Cohabitate cordially, earth, environment, family, Flowers, getting along, Humanity, hummingbirds, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Kim Dower, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poems, Poetry and the Environment, Poetry Foundation, Ponder, reflections, sun, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Watercolor, wings, WIP, Writing | 12 Comments

#Poetry Friday–#NaPoWriMo & Earth Day

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Purple Onion Plant and Peonies, WIP, © 2019 Michelle Kogan,watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! I like to ponder on about our earth everyday, so I’m beginning my celebration of Earth Day today… Happy Earth Day and National … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2019, #NPM, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Art, earth, earth day, environment, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Peonies, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, sun, thoughts, Triolet poem, Watercolor, WIP, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday–Flower Bids So Long…

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

WIP End Season Flowers, © 2018 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday. I’m sharing some poems and art about Season’s End, changes, and another amazing Moon flower. FLOWER BIDS SO LONG… I’ve taken a turn decisively east– Petals … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Flowers Bids So Long", Art, environment, Michelle Kogan, Moon Flowers, Paintint, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, Seasons end, video, WIP, Writing | 44 Comments

Poetry Friday–Butterflies and Bees

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome to my backyard … I’ve been in awe at the number of monarchs I have visiting in my garden this summer. There are sometimes five fluttering around at the same time. I’m sharing the path of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, backyards, bees, butterflies, chicago, Emily Dickinson, gardens, Heidi Mordhorst, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, oils, Painting, poems, poetry, Pollinators, WIP | 17 Comments

Poetry Friday–Life and Flowers

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in-between and so are the seasons. Winter still is holding on, but signs of green spring are pushing through the softened earth. So I’m sharing an in-between WIP painting, poem about life and flowers, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, environment, Flowers, life, LIFE’S FLOWERS, Mary Oliver, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, Nikki Grimes, poems, poetry, WHAT GORGEOUS THING, WIP, Women, Writing | 9 Comments

#Inktober day 18, 2017, haiku, & WIP

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Holidays, Picture Book, Poem, Writing | Tagged #Inktober2017, Art, bats, books, Children's Ilustration, dip pens, drawing, Haiku, Halloween, Michelle Kogan, picture books, poems, poetry, pumpkins, WIP | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday–Peace and Rosh Hashanah

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m offering up some heartfelt poetry and art (WIP, detail) for Poetry Friday–and this full week, filled with spirtualism, religious holidays, and social activism. Wednesday night began the Jewish Holiday Rosh Hashanah, one of the Jewish high holidays, where Jews … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged "Rivers of Babylon", 2017 International Day of Peace, Art, environment, family, Humanity, Jewish New Year, Jimmy Cliff, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, peace, Peace Poems, poems, Poetry Friday, reflections, Rosh Hashanah, Watercolor, WIP, Writing | 33 Comments

Poetry Friday –Summer Haikus

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday, I’m sharing a bit of summer, with some summer haikus. My painting above is a WIP, waiting to be finished. lilies waiting patiently, while brush captures inspiration. © 2017 Michelle Kogan A bonus haiku while thinking … Continue reading →