Sean Carroll

As he was born into a family of artists, art has always been an integral part of Sean’s life. At age 15 he was apprenticed to the potter Dwight Graves. In later years he studied watercolor techniques with Byron Carr, who subsequently introduced him to oil painting. Although he still works in watercolors at times, in recent years Sean’s primary focus has been with painting in oils.

The New Hampshire landscape, with which he has been intimately connected since boyhood, is his most frequently visited theme. But he also ranges farther afield in New England, to favorite sites in the White Mountains, along rivers and streams in Vermont, and the coast of Maine. He is a dedicated plein aire artist, with his evocative landscapes being done almost exclusively directly from nature. His bond with his natural surroundings and the immediacy with which he works are readily apparent in his paintings.

An artist with carpentry as well, he is adept at restoring old houses, or building additions or extensions in total harmony with the existing architecture, as can be seen in our studio-gallery, created in an outbuilding across from our 1790 colonial in Warner Lower Village. Sean has built his own family’s house, and recently added a studio, in which he has returned to working as potter and sculptor while continuing with his painting.