Life:

Continued from Page 1 professional athletes, author, publisher and philanthropist.

The art itself is vibrant, often composed of red and orange hues. The paintings depict Carroll, his family and community, as well as more abstract concepts. Each piece is paired with a story written by Carroll.

Carroll approaches his art through “words and images.” As a storyteller, he said the stories sometimes relate to his thoughts while he painted a piece and sometimes are simply what he wants to say.

“It’s never intended to instruct someone on what a painting is, its just there as a conversational piece,” Carroll said.

Conversation is key to Carroll’s art. He said he wants the art to encourage a “mutual exchange” between him and the people who view it.

“I spend a lot of time thinking about our shared humanity,” Carroll said. “I don’t think we’re just talking about Joe here; we’re talking about experiences I had that can relate to your life as well.”

Carroll knows his name is on the situations, but he said everyone deals with what he discusses.

Those situations include his