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Tag Archives: #WorldWatercolorMonth
Poetry Friday–4th of July
Happy Poetry Friday and Happy 4th of July! I’m sharing an acrostic poem for the 4th reflecting on American values. And a poem by Emma Lazarus whose poem “The New Colossus” was engraved on the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal in … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged "American Values", "The New Colossus", #PoetryFriday, #WorldWatercolorGroup, #WorldWatercolorMonth, 4th of July, Diversity, Emma LAzarus, Justice, Michelle Kogan, Patricia Stohr-Hunt, The Miss Rumphius Effect
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WIP Draw a bird Day
#WIP Wild Turkeys coming soon . . . And just in time for my friends celebrating August’s Draw a Bird Day, on the 8th of Each month, #WorldWatercolorGroup My feathered friends here are from a trip my daughter and I made … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Quick Sketches
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, birds, Children's Illustration, Create art everyday, Draw a bird day, drawing, Evanston Art Center, Michelle Kogan, Minnesotta Zoo, nature, Painting, turkeys, Watercolor, wild turkey, Writing
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#WorldWatercolorMonth
Gourdian Finch and Gourds, endangered species, watercolor and watercolor pencil, © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, birds, drawing, endangered species, fall, Gourdian FInch, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Watercolor
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#Quick #painting #WorldWatercolorMonth
Indian Boundary Summer Pond
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, birds, catfish, chicago, Children's Illustration, drawing, Ducks, Flowers, Indian Boundary, Michelle Kogan, nature, Pond, quick sketch, summer, Summer Pond, Turtles, Watercolor, watercolors
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#WorldWatercolorMonth #quick #pen and #watercolor #sketch
inspired by my backyard woodpecker. . .
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, animals, Art, artist, birds, chicago, Children's Illustration, drawing, Evanston Art Center, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, pen sketch, quick sketch, summer, watercolors, Woodpecker
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A quick #painting of my Liatris spicata for #WorldWatercolorMonth
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, artist, bees, butterflies, chicago, Children's Illustration, drawing, Flowers, Liatris spicata, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Plein Air, sketch, summer, Watercolor, watercolors
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#WorldWatercolorMonth #painting & #haiku
soak your senses in summer city pond’s threads of timeless reveries . . . © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, chicago, Children's Illustration, Comet Fish, drawing, fish, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Plein Air, poetry, ponds, Reveries, summer, Watercolor, Writing
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#WorldWatercolorMonth finished #WIP #painting and #haiku
spellbound, my summer gladiolas are singing like garden sirens . . . © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, artist, bees, birds, chicago, Children's Illustration, drawing, Flowers, Gladiolas, Haiku, Hummingbird, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poem, poetry, summer, Watercolor, Writing
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#WorldWatercolorMonth #WIP
Hummingbird, Bee, and Glads, WIP, 2016 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil.
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, bee, birds, chicago, drawing, Flowers, Gladiolas, Hummingbird, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, summer, Watercolor
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 