‘Names discovered, stories told’ through paintings at Pioneer Bar in Sitka

‘Names discovered, stories told’ through paintings at Pioneer Bar in Sitka

Stephen Lawrie smiles in front of one of his paintings in the Pioneer Bar. (KCAW/Salemo) Stephen Lawrie sits at a booth in the Pioneer Bar in Sitka and points to a painting behind the counter. It’s a portrait of Art Petraborg, whose windswept white hair whisks across a canvas filled with dark clouds. “He’s got braided sideburns,” Lawrie points out. “Are you kidding me? I mean, that was the coolest thing I’d ever seen.” The two met nearly 50 year…