William Kroll

Houston, TX, United States

About William Kroll

Born a sixth generation Texan to a working-class family in 1958, Mr. Kroll’s passion for art was evident at an early age. By age four, Mr. Kroll had absconded with his mother’s Christmas gift, an oil painting set. He was found, hours later, having dutifully copied several of the family’s holiday greeting cards. His paintings are expressions of honesty about our world, and that is not always pretty or flattering. True beauty, for his work, lies in the masterful execution of the painted surface. He believes that the portrayal of his subjects, with artistic license and realistic detail, allows them to reach beyond their, often humble, origins. For the past thirty years he has also been a business owner and holds multiple patents on his work. To some, his day-to-day executive duties, worldwide travel and all-night painting binges might seem a bit overwhelming, but Mr. Kroll always has another horizon to reach. Stemming from his previous involvement with the commercialization of super-conductor technology, he is currently developing new processes and products in the field of nanotechnology as well as a new bio-medical device. Mr. Kroll knows he is a fortunate man. He lives in Houston, Texas with his wife of thirty+ years. They have two children together, both attending university and pursuing advanced degrees. He, unlike many others around the world, has the privilege of not only creating art, but also the luxury of producing whatsoever he chooses. His paintings provide a personal insight about the society we live in and its values for this and future generations to come. The constant internal drive to create is Mr. Kroll’s daily bread. Like the water we drink and the air we breathe, art for him is necessary for life.

Education:

Dropped out of the University of Houston, as a senior majoring in physics, to pursue business goals. Partially a necessity, after his father had suffered a major heart attack...but also a conscious self-determined decision.

In his words..."I was bored with curriculum, I could have graduated in two years quite easily had I followed a conventional path. Instead I studied art (teaching masters level graduate painting as a freshman during the summer term), changed my major to architecture (but discovered that I preferred engineering), created my own pathway (aka cheated) into medical school physical anatomy class and finally wanted a mentally challenging course by becoming a physics major (yawn)"

It was only after leaving university that university life became interesting. Academia then reached out to me for my "outsider" perspective and opinion.

I really disdain a formal construct.

William Kroll

About William Kroll

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