Painting the perceptual landscapes of New England from direct observation and memory.
My circular paintings explore my visionary approach to human perception. They investigate how we see and experience the world. Painting from life is not replication but relationship—a dialogue between the artist and the living world. In an age of artificial vision, it reminds us that seeing remains a deeply human act. I make this work entirely by eye, without mechanical devices.
~ Karen Bartone
My circular paintings explore my visionary approach to human perception. They investigate how we see and experience the world. Painting from life is not replication but relationship—a dialogue between the artist and the living world. In an age of artificial vision, it reminds us that seeing remains a deeply human act. I make this work entirely by eye, without mechanical devices.
~ Karen Bartone
Pondering How We See the Cosmos at Ice Pond, Monhegan Island
From my home pond to Ice Pond on Monhegan, the landscapes reveal that everyday spaces can open onto the infinite.
~ Karen Bartone
On July 21, 2025 — twenty years after my father’s passing — I painted this 30" circular panel at Ice Pond on Monhegan Island. Created in his honor and in reflection of the path his life opened for me as a painter, the work explores how memory and light converge in a particular place. This painting was made possible through a Connecticut State Colleges and Universities research grant from the university where I have taught studio art for over fifteen years.
From my home pond to Ice Pond on Monhegan, the landscapes reveal that everyday spaces can open onto the infinite.
~ Karen Bartone
On July 21, 2025 — twenty years after my father’s passing — I painted this 30" circular panel at Ice Pond on Monhegan Island. Created in his honor and in reflection of the path his life opened for me as a painter, the work explores how memory and light converge in a particular place. This painting was made possible through a Connecticut State Colleges and Universities research grant from the university where I have taught studio art for over fifteen years.