Born in the heartland of America, Carolyne Hawley was raised on a rural farm outside Chicago, Illinois. Horses in particular captured her artistic interest at an early age.


Beginning with sketches and progressing to oils, Carolyne began establishing her future as a renowned equine artist.


With her young family, Carolyne migrated to Southern California, to settle in the magnificent desert surrounding the Palm Springs area. She continued to pursue her artistic talents, honing in on the powerful interpretations of horses for which she is known, and accumulating an acclaimed collection of Western influence paintings.


Carolyne attributes a major artistic influence to the late Burt Proctor, a founder of the Laguna Arts Pageant, and has also studied under the tutelage of Emily Touraine, Donald ‘Putt’ Puttman, Martha Sauduk, Neil Boyle and Ron McKee.


While raising her family, Carolyne focused her artistic attention locally and through venues allowing flexibility, resulting in:

• Palm Springs City Hall; commissioned paintings of Ronald Reagan and Sonny Bono
• Commissioned murals at Indian Wells City Hall and Darr Eye Clinic in Palm Desert
• Leanin’ Tree Greeting Cards, Boulder, CO
• McGaw Graphics poster reproductions (www.bmcgaw.com)

Carolyne began showing annually in the local Southwest Arts Festival and International Date Festival competition in Indio, CA and the Palm Springs Museum, achieving Best of Show and People’s Choice awards. Since 1990, Carolyne’s art has shown professionally in galleries throughout California; Scottsdale and Sedona, Arizona; Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is a member of Oil Painters of America and Women Artists of the West. Carolyne has shown with the Richard Danskin Galleries in Palm Desert, California since 1990.

Carolyne resides on a small ranch in the high desert near Palm Springs where she paints in her studio, rides her horse, and teaches workshops in the area.