Born in 1951 at CHOP where his mom taught Pediatrics. His dad was a famous dermatologist seeing NFL, MLB, and NBA superstars, etc. etc.

RAW & UNDILUTED

"I began drawing meticulously as an autodidactic 4½ y/o in Conshohocken,

near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I collected insects and postage stamps, had

a compound microscope, camera and grew up watching Cow Town Rodeo. My pal went to MIT at 10 y/o (Optical Physics) - I barely got out of college (Bio) but was a Principal Investigator at The Academy of Natural Sciences (1812, pre-dating the Smithsonian and The Franklin Institute). I had birthday parties at the Philadelphia Zoo (1859) and ran past Boathouse Row (1860) on the 8-mile River Drive loop. I saw 'Rocky' being filmed on the Art Museum steps. I loved Philly cheese steaks and hoagies on hearth-baked Amaroso rolls. I was named in honor of our Maryland neighbor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776). We landed in the Colonies (1740) from Burgundy, France.

In 1984, 'On a Lark' at age 43 y/o I took up watercolor painting in Cowboy Country.

"Fort Worth is where the West begins and Dallas is where the East peters out."

- Will Rogers

"I didn't go to art school. We dined at a nice restaurant on Cedar Springs in Dallas. I showed Alcaraz my finished Purple Thistles. 'Come to Spain and I'll teach you to do what I do.' I sat in seat 22A next to a lovely gal from Highland Park Village on my flight to Madrid, a neat Scotch in hand - Highland Park was originally bought by Philadelphia land investors in 1889.

"My cell phone, water and electricity were shut off. I slept in my car, on people's sofas, and a homeless shelter. I was a starving artist.

It took me 25 years to conquer my past.

"I trust the flow and keep Him 1st.

Ergo, I am not nuts like Vincent van Gogh, my favorite artist. Vincent Van Gogh Visits the Gallery | Vincent and the Doctor | Doctor Who (Genius can coexist with sanity.)

My favorite art museums?

The Amon Carter and the Barnes Foundation.

I saw the Audubon exhibit at the Academy.

"My most rewarding evening was dining with 40 Medal of Honors (MOH) at a small black tie -

I donated a painting to the MOH Museum Foundation in Arlington, TX.

"I self-published Ode to Joy (2013),

an illustrated therapeutic journal with a Foreword by Four-star General Tommy Franks

and donated all 2,500 First Editions.

"A DFW businessman told me,

'This [Carroll] will hang between my 2 Picassos and a Chagall on my cattle ranch.' "

"I have a steadfast heart for those who served.

I'm here because of UDT-14 (Navy SEALs)."