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October 2024 by Susan Sigl
on our way back to Austin from a day in Houston we decided to take a late detour and introduce ourselves to Round Top. The only place we stopped was the Humble Donkey and what an amazing treat! It was meant to be. The owners are as nice and as talented as shop owners can be. Their intro to RT was extraordinary and so is their store. We'll be back!
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October 2024 by The Ferns Texas
Pop in for a visual delight! We love to grab a couple of postcard prints as souvenirs. Definitely check out the furnishings and clothing while you’re there. The owners are most hospitable!
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September 2024 by ELISA R HERNANDEZ
Love this store. I love it when you walk in and are greeted by happy people. They make you feel like family. The art work is stunning!
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September 2024 by N Platt
maybe i am biased but i think the Lowery’s have the best curated art and collectibles anywhere
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July 2024 by Amanda N
I live in Houston and about a year ago I was looking for something different to do one weekend. I took a look at the map and looked for a place I’d never been and found myself in Round Top a few hours later. When I got to Henkel Square, I saw a big red barn called the Humble Donkey and was immediately drawn inside.
I had no idea I was about to walk into a place that I would visit over and over and over again. Or that I would soon have so many pictures of donkeys in my home.
This two-story shop is filled with whimsy. I don’t think it’s possible to turn in any direction and not find something that makes me smile.
The shop has a curated selection of clothing and home goods (they have some vintage-style juicers that I’ve had my eye on for a while), but the star is the art, all by proprietor John R. Lowery.
Much of the art is focused on donkeys (often of his own donkeys, Willie, Waylon and Pablo Picasso), but there are also cows, owls, fish, raccoons, moose and even a jackalopes, frogs and iguanas. There’s lots of Texas landscapes and landmarks and some portraits of people. There’s a story behind every piece. Ask him or his wife, Laurie, about the painting of a cow drinking out of a pool. John puts his imagination on canvas with bright colors and precise brushstrokes that make everything come to life.
Be sure to check out the back room — it’s where all the available original paintings are. Each piece is beautifully spotlighted.
The hospitality is top-notch. Leslie and Debbie work with the Lowerys; everyone is genuinely welcoming, kind and helpful, and they always offer a beverage to wet your whistle!
There’s only one problem I ever have at the Humble Donkey: Deciding which piece(s) to take home. I want all of them but am quickly running out of wall space.
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May 2024 by Patrick N
Great knick-knacks and curios ?
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March 2024 by Lauren Gasaway
Very neat place, met tge artist and purchased prints for my living room.
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February 2024 by Ray Rodriguez
Absolutely friendly people that work there. Just a great shopping experience. Will be back.
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February 2024 by lauren tengler
Very neat place, met tge artist and purchased prints for my living room.
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February 2024 by Derek Olander
Great artwork, knick knacks and trinkets. The owner was very friendly. I'll definitely go back.
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November 2023 by Stuart Royal
Fun and quirky.
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November 2023 by Lolly Arevalo
John was a super cool dude! His place had a variety of items along with some really neat paintings! ??
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November 2023 by Elvis The Horse
Nice art and gifts. The owners are usually on site and always very friendly
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September 2023 by Tabitha Schrock
I love this painting I just got.
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July 2023 by Robby
Very cool shop, and the art work displayed on the walls were all pretty cool. I particularly liked the one showing a raccoon perched on top of a Dairy Queen sign and holding an ice cream cone with its paw. You can check out stuff upstairs too. Very nice place.
