Michelle Hawran

Artist Michelle Hawran sitting on the ground with her black cat smiling up at the camera. There is a plant behind her.
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Michelle Hawran is a visual artist born, raised, and based in Windsor, Connecticut. She is known for her vibrant acrylic and oil paintings depicting nostalgic memories of people and places, aiming to capture the joyful feeling of living in the moment. Since graduating with a BFA from the University of Connecticut in 2016, Michelle splits her time between creating colorful paintings of her own family’s past, crafting meaningful commissions for her clients of their own memories, and teaching all mediums of art at the Windsor Art Center.
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Classification
Adult Professional
A colorful, brushy, chunky oil painting of three kids around a table at a birthday party. Balloons are in the background and they have party hats on. The boys are using noise makers and the girls is visibly annoyed.
It's My Party Painting

It's My Party

A brushy, dreamy oil painting of a little boy in the 1960s riding a white rocking horse.
1963 Painting

1963

A teenage boy playing pool in a mid century, wood paneled basement. There is another boy halfway off the canvas on the left side.
Pool Painting

Pool

A mid century dressed two year old boy reaching for a yellow toy car. There is strong lighting with a black and dark green room background.
Yellow Car Painting

Yellow Car

A mid century father is outside with his three kids, greenery in the background. He is showing them how to use a pump water fountain. The kids look on in amazement.
Water Pump Painting

Water Pump

A family on their last picnic outing of the summer season. It's Labor Day. The mom is off to the left setting up food on a table while the dad is bending down tending to the baby in his carseat. A preteen girl has her back to the camera, dressed in all white, heading towards her mom.
Labor Day Painting

Labor Day

A crowd of anonymous mid century dressed people from a wedding gathering, walking every which way.
Wedding Crowd Painting

Wedding Crowd

A two year old boy on a swing. He's all the way swung back. The background is black and dark green, and he's wearing green overalls. It is a brushy, vintage-y vibe.
Swing Painting

Swing

A mid century man preparing a sandwich with wonder bread in his pink and blue kitchen. He's smiling at the camera.
Wonder Bread Painting

Wonder Bread

A two year old mid century girl dressed in white. She's turning away from the camera and wearing black Mary Janes. The background is black.
Debbie Painting

Debbie

Two brothers kneeling down posting with their football helmets and a football. They look serious, but their helmets are too big. There is greenery in the background.
Football Painting

Football

A chunky oil painting of an old man aged 93. He's smiling at the camera in front of a white background.
Fred Sr (at 93) Painting

Fred Sr (at 93)

A technicolor up close portrait of a mid century man in his mid thirties. He's wearing a green polo and making eye contact with the camera.
Fred Sr (at 35) Painting

Fred Sr (at 35)

A prairie dog with a mid century auburn hairstyle. She's filing her nails.
Audrey Painting

Audrey

A prairie dog with Elvis hair, and glitter stars in his hair. A blue background.
Vinny Painting

Vinny

A black guinea pig with a yellow mid century hairstyle. She has a white headband, and the background is floral red.
Penelope Painting

Penelope

A mid century woman from the shoulders down, sitting. But she's not sitting on anything, it's just a seated pose. She's pink monochromatic, holding a cigarette. The background is pink with yellow flowers.
Pink Painting

Pink

A colorful, mixed media piece of a little blonde girl in front of a mid century yellow beetle car. The background is cardboard material.
Jenny Mixed Media

Jenny

A brushy, figurative pairing of a mid century family at a lake. A woman is getting out of the water, two boys are further back on rafts, and a teenager has his back to the camera and is sitting in a green folding chair.
Lake Painting

Lake

White background with a lineup of six kids from ages four to 10. They are making goofy faces and dressed from the early 2000s.
The Crew Mixed Media

The Crew

A cluttered basement with a white rocking horse thrown in the corner. The light is setting through a basement window.
Basement Still Life Painting

Basement Still Life

Two little girls from afar on white horses. And older girl is leading in the front. The landscape around them is colorful and dry, like a dessert.
Horses (Commission) Painting

Horses (Commission)

A little boy in red overalls going to pet a bunny. His back is towards us. The figure and bunny are on a separate surface than the canvas and are hanging over the edges.
Fred and the Bunny Mixed Media

Fred and the Bunny

Two mid century children playing in the snow. The girl is holding a big snow chunk while the boy in a red snow suit bends down to pick up more snow. There are trees in the background.
Winter Painting

Winter

A little mid century girl dipping her Easter egg into the dye. She is very concentrated. The painting is dark and contrasty, giving an old camera vibe.
Easter Painting

Easter

A chunky oil painting of a sad clown dressed in teal. He is seated on a little red chair, holding up a sign of a smiley face. But he's clearly sad.
Sad Clown Painting

Sad Clown

A little mid century girl wearing a bear ballet costume in preparation for a recital. She doesn't look thrilled The background is very pale green.
The Recital Painting

The Recital

A mid century looking female rodeo clown on a round canvas. Her makeup is smudged. She's not terrifying, but a little off putting. Her hair is green and she has a teal cowboy hat with a yellow flower on the brim.
Sally Painting

Sally

An oil painting of the Brady Bunch title screen, but a Furby is in the center in place of Alice.
Furby Brady Painting

Furby Brady

A chunk oil painting of a clown on a stool admiring his clown cat, which he has propped up onto a pedestal.
A Clown and his Cat Painting

A Clown and his Cat

A little girl dressed like a cowgirl, looking up to the left. The background is a simple mix of greenery and siding on a house.
Kitten Painting

Kitten

A mini painting of a mid century white woman in a purple dress close to the camera. She's looking down.
Judy Painting

Judy