John Carroll Doyle was born December 22, 1942 in Charleston, SC and is internationally recognized for his energetic, light filled paintings. His subject matter ranged from blues musicians to blue marlins to blue hydrangeas. John's sport fishing paintings gained popularity as they began to grace the covers of many sport fishing magazines in the 1980’s. He continued to build momentum throughout the 1980’s and the 1990’s with his large scale paintings that can be seen in many Charleston restaurants, historic homes, clubs, resorts, and restaurants as far afield as Illinois, California, Virginia, and Australia. Over the course of his four decade long career, John became a seasoned American Impressionist whose muse was always Charleston and the surrounding Lowcountry. From wildlife to still life, John painted with a passion and understanding that makes it hard to believe he was self-taught. Doyle's "teachers," as he claimed, were the wooden boats at the Charleston Yacht Basin, lavender shadows on Charleston stucco, and the coastal sunlight that floods this city year-round. In 1997, he completed an autobiography titled John Carroll Doyle: Portrait of a Charleston Artist, which was illustrated with color reproductions of his work and vintage black and white photographs of Charleston from the 1940’s and 1950’s. At the age of 71, John Doyle passed on November 12, 2014, leaving behind a incredible legacy. His paintings continue to be coveted by collectors today.