Norman Lowell Art Gallery & Salty Dawg Saloon in Homer
Today, our big adventure was visiting the Norman Lowell Art Gallery in Homer.
As luck would have it, Norman himself, was there. He talked to us and invited us to visit his home, old homestead and studio that were right on the premises. Norman is in his 80's now. His poetry and paintings are all over the world. He specializes in paintings of beautiful Alaska. It's mountains, waterfalls, lakes and wintery scenes. We couldn't even afford a "print", but we thoroughly enjoyed his work. Norman is still actively painting even though he is blind in one eye and only has 10% in the other. Nice man.
Norman lives just a few feet away from the gallery. They were original "homesteaders" back in 1959. They were given 160 acres.
This was their original homestead. The home they now live in, is a few feet away.
This is Norman's art studio. He no longer uses this, but still paints where he has an abundance of light due to his near blindness.
Next stop--------The Salty Dawg Saloon. A must visit in Homer.
There are thousands of dollar bills hand signed and tacked everywhere. It's not uncommon to find bras, panties, caps or just about anything hanging.
Here we all are. Bob is enjoying his $4.50 Bud Lite. Joe had a Salty Dog. Our next stop is McDonald's. Sue wanted to visit the winery, but we couldn't find it. I was looking forward to the free samples of crackers and cheese.
Today, our big adventure was visiting the Norman Lowell Art Gallery in Homer.
As luck would have it, Norman himself, was there. He talked to us and invited us to visit his home, old homestead and studio that were right on the premises. Norman is in his 80's now. His poetry and paintings are all over the world. He specializes in paintings of beautiful Alaska. It's mountains, waterfalls, lakes and wintery scenes. We couldn't even afford a "print", but we thoroughly enjoyed his work. Norman is still actively painting even though he is blind in one eye and only has 10% in the other. Nice man.
Norman lives just a few feet away from the gallery. They were original "homesteaders" back in 1959. They were given 160 acres. 
This was their original homestead. The home they now live in, is a few feet away.
This is Norman's art studio. He no longer uses this, but still paints where he has an abundance of light due to his near blindness.
Next stop--------The Salty Dawg Saloon. A must visit in Homer.
There are thousands of dollar bills hand signed and tacked everywhere. It's not uncommon to find bras, panties, caps or just about anything hanging.
Here we all are. Bob is enjoying his $4.50 Bud Lite. Joe had a Salty Dog. Our next stop is McDonald's. Sue wanted to visit the winery, but we couldn't find it. I was looking forward to the free samples of crackers and cheese.
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