Caroline Atkinson was born in Exmouth in Devon in 1965. Encouraged by her family and Art teacher, she embarked on a painting career from an early age, focusing on Cornish Landscape.

After studying Fine Art at Bristol she travelled the UK and overseas, finally settling in the artistic community in St Ives, Cornwall. Against the backdrop of spectacular scenery and world renowned light of this area, Caroline creates vivid and poignant paintings, expressing her understanding of and experiences within her surroundings, conveying the visual and emotional relationship to the viewer.