Historic home a haven for entreprenurial couple

  • Pablo and Beverly Solomon’s 1856 stone ranch house was built by Moses Hughes, one of the early settlers of the area. COURTESY PHOTO
    Pablo and Beverly Solomon’s 1856 stone ranch house was built by Moses Hughes, one of the early settlers of the area. COURTESY PHOTO
  • Pablo and Beverly Solomon pose with “Summer,” one of Pablo’s life-size sculptures in limestone. TK DESIGN AUSTIN
    Pablo and Beverly Solomon pose with “Summer,” one of Pablo’s life-size sculptures in limestone. TK DESIGN AUSTIN
  • Seen here is the historic underground spring behind the 1850s-era house the Solomons bought in 1988. This also illustrates Pablo’s outdoor design style. COURTESY PHOTO
    Seen here is the historic underground spring behind the 1850s-era house the Solomons bought in 1988. This also illustrates Pablo’s outdoor design style. COURTESY PHOTO
  • This is the print of one of Pablo’s 1973 pen-and-ink drawings Beverly first was attracted to and bought. Called “Willie,” it was inspired by a photo for a civil rights group. COURTESY PHOTO
    This is the print of one of Pablo’s 1973 pen-and-ink drawings Beverly first was attracted to and bought. Called “Willie,” it was inspired by a photo for a civil rights group. COURTESY PHOTO
  • A more recent painting by Pablo named “Woman dancing in the Sea” offers quite a change from the early days of his art, he said. This is painted on a canvas stretched over a repurposed, salvaged window screen. Pablo said he tries to be as Earth-friendly as possible in his work. COURTESY PHOTO
    A more recent painting by Pablo named “Woman dancing in the Sea” offers quite a change from the early days of his art, he said. This is painted on a canvas stretched over a repurposed, salvaged window screen. Pablo said he tries to be as Earth-friendly as possible in his work. COURTESY PHOTO
Bob Dylan has been quoted as saying, “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” This is Al “Pablo” Solomon’s mantra, and for good reason. Pablo, 73, and his wife Beverly, 67, have spent their lives multitasking at things they love to do. The Lampasas residents live on the historic Moses Hughes ranch, where they are focused…

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