Carolyn Walton paints primarily in oils, capturing the landscape and architecture of the Northeast and Europe. Inspired by the rural landscape, she is well-known for her interpretation of hay bales, meadows and barns. Now living in Maine, her subjects are now often coastal.  Her style is painterly yet representational with an "atmospheric use of light and shadow." She paints en plein air as well as in the studio, where she also paints in pastels and gouache.

Major awards include awards in 2005 and 2003 at the prestigious Hudson Valley Art Association National Exhibition in New York. In 2003, Walton was invited by the Curator of the State of Vermont for a solo exhibition to help celebrate Howard Dean's tenure as Governor. Walton was commissioned twice (2003 & 1999) to provide cover art for the Vermont City Marathon.

International Artist magazine named Walton a top ten finalist in its competition "Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes" in 2001. Exhibiting regularly in group and solo shows, Walton's work represented by a number of galleries and is in hundreds of corporate and private collections worldwide.

Carolyn Walton received her BA from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts with a minor in Fine Arts. She has studied painting with various national artists including the Plein Air Painters of America and is a juried member of Oil Painters of America and the Hudson Valley Art Association. Walton presents painting workshops in Vermont and Maine.

Walton lives on the coast of Maine, maintaining a year-round gallery and studio in Freeport.