Jenny | The National Arts Program Foundation

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

Mixed Media

Mixed media on cardboard
20 x 20

Based off of a photo from the Horner family archives.

Michelle Hawran

Artist Michelle Hawran sitting on the ground with her black cat smiling up at the camera. There is a plant behind her.

Classification: Adult Professional

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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)

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

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

Basement Still Life

An acrylic painting of a historic house and garden from Hartford, CT. There are tons of beautiful flowers everywhere and there is a rose arch around the edges.

Butler McCook House

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.

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.

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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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)

A young boy in a yellow shirt with clown makeup. He's bald and is missing teeth. The paint is chunky and colorful.

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.

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

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

A white dog sculpture painted with dozens of tiny little objects, such as hearts, fruit, plants, logos, toys, etc.

"I Spy" West Hartford Dog Project

A couple from the 1980s on their wedding day. They are in front of a beautiful lake with lots of greenery. The paint is chunky and colorful oil paint.

Porter Wedding (commission)

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

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.

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

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.

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.