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coming exhibit inflection point gender futures political possibilities october 3 november 1 2024 public reception thursday october 10 5 8 p m koehnline museum of art des plaines campus 1600 east golf road des plaines il 60016 an international juried exhibition of art by women non binary and or queer artists my drawing woman pink spotted hawk moth moonflower 2022 is featured in the fall exhibit our bodies our health navigating the wars within and around us october 13 november 10 2022 koehnline museum of art oakton community college des plaines il spring lavender 2022 michelle kogan pen ink and watercolor happy spring happy 2022 national poetry month find poetry poetry pops up between spring s buds and blooms sprouts between teeny tiny weather worn crevices and crawls into your imagination seeking only your inspiration 2022 michelle kogan mourning dove rufous hummingbird bee and narcissus 2020 michelle kogan watercolor available in my online etsy shop michelle kogan fine art my painting above is featured in the exhibit watercolor usa 2021 at the springfield art museum in springfield mo the exhibit runs through august 29 2021 thinking about spring in almost february dreaming about spring 2021 michelle kogan there s still time to see my painting summer milkweed oil on linen in the exhibit plant medicine multi species wellness in a global city at the international museum of surgical sciences through november 3 2019 chicago young women s march polar bears protest january 2019 michelle kogan fall secure democracy vote lady liberty inktober 2018 michelle kogan welcoming spring a haiku to welcome winter savor warmth and light throughout the new year illuminate all slipping in this almost finished wip watercolor pen and brush painting for the summer before the summer slips away welcoming spring in with a backyard tulip that s been opening for many days towering tulip stands graciously silhouette of spring s renewal 2017 michelle kogan winter snuck up on us here in chicago and bear birdie and i thought up this quick haiku to carry us through our winter months old man winter crept up without a warning quick spread peace joy and cheer 2016 michelle kogan a haiku and new painting monarchs and milkweed welcome us to spring and carry us through summer milkweeds emerging beckoning monarchs return for spring and summer 2016 michelle kogan winter greetings a tanka to welcome winter and carry us through till spring sparrow why winter here when you might winter wherever you choose city bird city girl soar together till spring 2015 michelle kogan things i like about winter quiet snow on trees and ledges finding sparrows and hearing their song critters determination slowing down introspection stars skies moons sunshine winter sun red and green leaves berries and anything still growing in a midwestern winter summer greetings the gardens in chicago are in their prime and producing great varieties of diversity an illustration in honor of spring critters and the aurora borealis happy holidays these are a couple of holiday art images available as holiday gift cards in my online etsy shop michelle kogan fine art they are also available at the evanston art center s winter arts crafts expo it runs through december 22 2014 at 2603 sheridan road evanston il for more info on the expo visit http www evanstonartcenter org cheers just finished this painting in time for spring i started it earlier this year while sketching the figure with some of my students it features two endangered species the piping plover and the lycaeides melissa butterfly both of which are endangered in illinois i m hoping that some warmer temps will continue to visit the chicago area we re into the new year now almost the end of january and here s one of my work s in progress i started it a while back on the outside grounds of the lincoln park conservatory in chicago the pencil work is my preliminary drawing and it s drawn in with watercolor pencils at this point most of my sketch is in and i ll work back and forth between the watercolor paints and the pencils and i ll see where it goes check out the finished painting in my march 6 2014 post happy holidays stop by my etsy shop for nature inspired holiday cards paintings and prints http www michellekoganfineart etsy com in the chicago area you can view my paintings prints and cards at the evanston art center s winter arts crafts expo now through dec 22 2013 2603 sheridan road evanston il http www evanstonartcenter org i ll be at the evanston expo on dec 15th 2 4 pm dec 16th 10 12 00 noon cheers this watercolor illustration is called cats and spider looking it s part of a series of 5 illustrations that i m presently working on i m happy to invite you to my solo painting exhibit narratives of nature watercolors by michelle kogan opening july 13th through october 13 2013 at the peggy notebaert nature museum join me for a galley walk where i ll discuss my work july 18th thursday 11 00 am 12 pm october 5th saturday 1 00 pm 2 00 pm i m also offering a plein air watercolor class for adults and teens it starts july 20 2013 and runs for 4 saturday mornings register for 2 or all 4 sessions 9 30 am 12 30 pm museum hours monday friday 9 am 5 pm saturday sunday 10 am 5 pm the peggy notebaert nature museum 2430 north cannon drive chicago just of lake shore drive at fullerton 773 755 5100 http www naturemuseum org please email me if you are interested in acquiring a painting or print mkogan mdandmk com michelle kogan wildlife comes to lake shore drive endangered species 2013 watercolor and watercolor pencil 40 x 26 inches featured in narratives of nature watercolors by michelle kogan i was asked to be the featured illustrator in the spotlight for january s the prairie wind the newsletter of the illinois chapter of the scbwi my article is called journey with an illustrator painter and writer and below is one of the illustrations included with the article here s a link to the article http www scbwi illinois org pub prairiewind the evanston art center is starting off the new year with a faculty exhibition below is the painting i ve included in the exhibit the exhibit runs january 20th february 10 2013 with an opening reception sunday january 20 1 4 pm michelle kogan africa america conserve watercolor and watercolor pencil on paper wintery weather is creeping up on us in chicago so i thought i d share with you a sneak peek at a few new holiday cards coming next week to my etsy shop michellekoganfineart etsy com summer greetings i ve been teaching plein air painting this summer at the evanston art center and the chicago botanic garden when i teach plein air i work along with my students here s a painting i worked on with my teen plein air class at the evanston art center it s called sailing by seagulls and wildflowers on the dunes and i painted it with watercolor and watercolor pencils can you find the seagulls sailing by seagulls and wildflowers on the dunes these are character pencil sketches for a picture book that i worked on for an scbwi il illustrator s workshop meerkats in winter peace watercolor watercolor pencil and photoshop happy new year i started this illustration at the lincoln park zoo in chicago it s from their african exhibit i was with my scbwi illustrators group we all spread out in different parts of the zoo did some work and then came together again at lunch to look at each others art it was a great art morning and the meerkats were super models and so were the beautiful small blue birds later in the year around november i dropped in the starry sky all art on this blog is michelle kogan unless otherwise noted share this share share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr like loading 40 responses to home judy kessler says august 14 2010 at 8 45 pm lovely work makes me want to do watercolors reply michelle kogan illustration painting says august 15 2010 at 10 58 am hi judy thanks for taking a look i have classes starting again in sept if you re in the area reply allison blakley davis says february 7 2011 at 7 56 am michelle i m so glad to have found you on the web i love the illusration of the giraffe and the goose in winter it makes me wish i could write a children s book just to have you do the illustrations i have no website but if you go to my facebook page and check out the photo albums marked quilts and quilts ii you will see some examples of the quilting work i havre done in the past five or six years be well allison reply michelle kogan illustration painting says february 7 2011 at 11 09 pm hi allison thanks for stopping by took a look at your quilts wow hope we can cross paths sometime soon michelle reply luke dohner says april 8 2011 at 9 02 am very nice work nice seeing you in the city of new york reply michelle kogan illustration painting says april 13 2011 at 10 57 pm thanks for taking a look at my site reply pia drent says july 28 2011 at 1 38 am hi michelle you have such a clear personal style of soft and gentle watercolors very beautiful i enjoyed my visit here thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a note pia reply michelle kogan illustration painting says july 28 2011 at 4 27 pm thanks for taking a look hope to see more of your work too reply thereadingcompany says august 3 2012 at 11 57 am michelle beautiful work i will share your link on my facebook page i have a number of friends that will be looking at your card shop jacquie http jacquierhoades blogspot com reply michelle kogan illustration painting writing says august 3 2012 at 10 31 pm hi jacquie thanks for stopping by my site and sharing a link to my page on fb all the best to you reply shelley whiting says december 10 2012 at 11 07 pm your pictures are very sweet and dreamlike they are very happy and magical beautiful works reply michelle kogan illustration painting writing says december 10 2012 at 11 26 pm hi shelly thanks for your thoughts and taking a look at my work all the best to you with your own art creations reply bluelily17 says march 6 2013 at 7 00 pm hey i just joined the scbwi in chicago and would love to meet with other local illustrators can you let me know where we meet reply michelle kogan illustration painting writing says march 12 2013 at 12 06 am hi we meet the 2nd saturday of the month at the des plaines library for more info check out the chicago illustrators network at the scbwi illinois site there s also other network info posted on this page http www scbwi illinois org reply tig23 says april 24 2013 at 2 07 pm hello i m just letting you know i ve nominated you for the sunshine award congratulations http tipprblog com 2013 04 24 sunshine award reply sasha jenna gust mccormick robertson says january 17 2015 at 9 34 pm a true artist well done paintings reply creativitism says may 1 2015 at 1 21 am you re amazing reply michelle kogan illustration painting writing says may 11 2015 at 7 14 pm well thanks reply laura createarteveryday says january 8 2016 at 7 25 pm wow so much beauty all in one post really impressive work thank you for sharing reply michelle kogan illustration painting writing says january 8 2016 at 8 11 pm hi laura many thanks and thanks for following fellow bird lover reply laura createarteveryday says january 8 2016 at 8 18 pm my pleasure reply home page says january 15 2016 at 12 42 am very good choices reply brenda davis harsham says december 31 2016 at 11 50 am how very lovely i m so happy you stopped by friendlyfairytales leading me to visit all this beauty reply michelle kogan illustration painting writing says december 31 2016 at 1 37 pm and thanks for stopping by here brenda glad your enjoying it reply brenda davis harsham says december 31 2016 at 8 24 pm love your illustration on the best of today s little ditty mine is the last poem in that which is a delight to me every time i think of it reply michelle kogan illustration painting writing says january 1 2017 at 12 16 am your poem seed for thought is beautiful and a lovely way to close the anthology i ve been painting and drawing milkweed plants and butterflies for the last year and a half in efforts to spread light on monarch butterflies thanks for your kindness poem reply brenda davis harsham says january 1 2017 at 10 41 am i love the monarch on the cover too it made me happy to see it there i actually saw a monarch this year for the first time in years it s progress michelle kogan illustration painting writing says january 2 2017 at 12 34 am thanks brenda keep looking you may find more myra says january 9 2018 at 8 32 pm wow your drawings are amazing have any ideas on how to get better at drawing these are great book illustrations how do you work with scanning them and digitizing them i m looking for the basics reply michelle kogan art illustration writing says january 10 2018 at 6 50 pm practice drawing every day thanks myra reply miss anthropie says january 25 2018 at 8 21 am your illustrations are so wonderful dreamy and peaceful reply michelle kogan art illustration writing says january 25 2018 at 9 54 pm thanks and thanks for stopping by reply laura denise says february 19 2018 at 7 32 pm thank you for sharing your gifts and adding color and dreams to our days i just nominated you for the sunshine blogger award https ardorsgarden wordpress com 2018 02 19 sunshine blogger award 2 reply michelle kogan art illustration writing says february 21 2018 at 11 53 pm thanks laura is there a time limit for this i m pretty swamped presently reply laura denise says february 22 2018 at 11 29 am i don t think there is a time limit and it is optional reply ali says march 18 2018 at 3 08 am i love your images the style of drawing the colours and shapes so much life and energy reply michelle kogan art illustration writing says march 18 2018 at 1 20 pm thanks ali i just visited your beautiful blog loved all your ideas on daydreaming reply alesiablogs says july 6 2019 at 10 10 pm so pretty reply wordancerblog says april 30 2023 at 7 46 am just amazing beautiful art and poetry thank you reply michelle kogan art illustration writing says april 30 2023 at 8 54 am thanks reply leave a comment cancel reply δ browse my post archives browse my post archives select month may 2026 4 april 2026 6 march 2026 4 february 2026 4 january 2026 5 december 2025 3 november 2025 3 october 2025 4 september 2025 2 august 2025 3 july 2025 5 june 2025 3 may 2025 5 april 2025 5 march 2025 4 february 2025 4 january 2025 5 december 2024 3 november 2024 3 october 2024 2 september 2024 2 august 2024 4 july 2024 4 june 2024 4 may 2024 5 april 2024 5 march 2024 4 february 2024 5 january 2024 4 december 2023 4 november 2023 5 october 2023 4 september 2023 4 august 2023 5 july 2023 4 june 2023 5 may 2023 4 april 2023 6 march 2023 5 february 2023 4 january 2023 4 december 2022 5 november 2022 4 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