A native of Ohio, Carol moved to Texas as a teen with her family. She graduated from the University of Houston (Art Education/English) and worked for over twenty years in graphic arts and publishing before devoting full-time to pet portraits in 2000.

Having to date painted over 1,500 portraits in watercolor, Carol now divides her time between animal paintings, writing, and nature photography. She enjoys gardening with native plants, and volunteers with The Texas Wildlife Center, learning to care for injured and orphaned wildlife.