Caroline and her family have lived in London, Jersey, The Isle of Man, Frome and in 2024 moved to Pathlow in Warwickshire. Her children having left home, (so she thought) the move to Warwickshire with her husband, two dogs and a cat was prompted by a desire for a smaller house and larger garden where she could build a large studio.
Caroline Walsh-Waring has developed her own utterly unique style through constant practice and allowing herself to be inspired by what she sees and feels. Her images are enigmatic reactions to the world around her, scenes, shapes, current events and experiences all provide sustenance to her surreal imagination.
She strives to depict these thoughts with elements from the natural world, nature is a master surrealist, showing us the beauty and beast of life.
She is uplifted by the simple pleasure of the beauty and wonder of a sky, a tree, a landscape, to demonstrate her true feelings she often depicts these with symbols. Exaggerating the curve of a hill, colour of a sky or tree to enhance the mood.
Caroline finds oil paint is the most flexible medium to express these emotions, It has fluidity, and vibrancy of colour. In addition, she uses watercolour, pen and ink and pencil to explore and develop her ideas.
She becomes completely involved in each image she creates leading her to a strong emotional attachment. She goes to painstaking efforts to ensure the sensation she is conveying is produced to her complete satisfaction no matter how significant or seemingly simple the initial idea.
Art Below Poster at Hyde Park Corner Underground
AdLib Gallery, Wimbledon.
Autumn Show Oct 25
Women's United Art Movement
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Experience
Caroline has drawn and created all her life, as a child, encouraged and supported by her architect father who died when she was 17.
She studied at Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design, but unease at home convinced her to initially turn her back on art through a need to support herself independantly. Eventually working in London she took further art studies where she was encouraged to undertake courses in France. Her aim to become a full-time artist.
Caroline works predominantly with oil paint and also enjoys working with watercolour, ink, pen and pencil.
She was selected for a solo exhibition at the Bruton Art Factory in 2016 and has requests for further solo exhibitions in 2026.
She is a member of the Visual Artists Association, was selected for Curators Choice in the VAA Online Exhibition 2021 and a finalist in the VAA Professional Artists Awards 2022 and was long listed in the VAA Artists of the Year Competition 2024.
Exhibitions
Caroline has exhibited and sold work across the UK, including London, America, Australia, Germany, Poland and Ukraine.
For several years she exhibited in and organised Frome Open Art Trail, in Somerset, and ran the Frome Artists Cafe for 11 years. She also curated venues in The Cloth Road, Wylye Valley Art trail, Totterdown Arts Trail and Peacock Arts Trail during this time. She has taken part in group exhibitions in galleries such as Gagliardi Gallery in London, Adlib Gallery, Wimbledon and Black Swan Arts, Frome, Bath Art Fair, Contemporary Art Fairs Epsom and Newmarket and Art Surrey.
While living in Somerset she was an associate with 44AD, Bath, a member of The Old Bakery Artists, Radstock and Frome Art Society.
Since moving to Pathlow in Warwickshire she has joined and exhibited with the Leamington Studio Artists, Stratford Art Society, The Association of Midland Artists, and become a Friend of the RBSA.
Jephson Gallery Mini Open
26 November- 21 December
Jephson Gallery, Jephson Gardens, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA
The Art Room
2 December 2025 - 3 January 2026 "Through a Childs Eyes"
Leamington Studio Artists, Lower Mall, Royal Priors, Leamington Spa, CV32 4XT
Birmingham Midland Institute
Solo Exhibition 20 April - 30 May 2026
9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS
Art Surrey
20-22 March 2026
Sandown Park Racecourse
Warwickshire Open Studios
With Howard Lucas Designer Craftsman
20 June-5 July 2026
Gospel Oak Cottage, Gospel Oak Lane, Pathlow, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 0JA
Ad Lib Gallery
Autumn Show 9-19th October 2025
10 Church Street, Wimbledon, London SW19 5DL
Art Below
October 2025
Hyde Park Corner Underground, London
Birmingham Midland Institute
18 August-27 September
Association of Midland Artists
9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS
Contact
Caroline is very happy to be contacted to arrange a visit to her studio. So she is not tied to opening times just send an email or telephone her to arrange your visit. Her timings are very flexible. Parking is opposite the house and there is plenty of room.
Should you wish have a query about prices Caroline is very open to discuss options. She also has some prints of her images and a selection of greetings cards.
Gospel Oak Cottage
Gospel Oak Lane, Pathlow, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Warwickshire, CV37 0JA United Kingdom
Caroline has two bouncy dogs who will greet you noisily and enthusiastically! They are very friendly but if you would rather not meet them just let her know, not everyone is a dog lover. She also has a cat but he is very shy and unlikely to be seen unless it’s supper time. They have their own Instagram page @fatjakeandthehounddogs.
Location
Whilst here you can enjoy her lovely garden which borders on Oak Wood, containing some 30 fully grown trees, numerous plums, damson, apples and a burgeoning cherry! She and her husband are not the best gardeners but the spot is so lovely it doesn’t really matter! They are doing their best to encourage as many indigenous wild flowers as they can.
