WHERE SPIRITS STILL ROAM by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolor Nahant The destruction of this and

The destruction of this and other buildings that Jon has painted over the years ignited Jon’s passion for preserving the structures that remain

Early one Fall morning Jon hiked into the Meeker Ranch

When the Miners went to town they always had to save a dollar for the toll

A ranch near Nemo

Jon Crane painted this Black Hills cabin near Pactola Lake

WHERE SPIRITS STILL ROAM by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolor Nahant The destruction of this andIn the farthest corners of the South Dakota Badlands, where human footprints rarely mar the earth, the morning arrives with a quiet majesty. The first rays of sunlight slip over jagged ridgelines and eroded buttes, bathing the rugged terrain in a soft golden light. Bands of shadow linger in the deeper gullies and ravines, while the higher plateaus catch the sun, glowing like ancient ruins beneath the endless sky.