After twenty-five years as a nationally recognized graphic designer, illustrator and portrait artist, Jane Barton’s paintings pay tribute to the best designer of them all -- Nature -- with images of vast landscapes and intimate still lifes. Originally from Chicago, where she studied at the American Academy of Art, Jane holds a B.A. from Boston University and an M.A. in Illustration from Syracuse University. She is the recipient of many national design awards and is featured in Print’s Best Logos and Symbols.

      Jane works both en plein air and in her Tucson studio, incorporating direct observation and imagination in her work. “I feel fortunate to live in the Sonoran Desert, where the subject matter is dramatic and varied.” Ms. Barton has enjoyed painting in many other reas of the United States and recently returned from a painting trip to the south of France. Wherever she sets up her easel, Jane’s paintings reflect the quiet, intimate moments as well as the vast space of the West and the world, to be preserved in time and enjoyed by all.

      Jane Barton is an Artist Member of Tucson Plein Air Painters Society and an Associate Member of Oil Painters of America.