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
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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