CONTEMPLATION by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors Size:28 x 20 Artist Proof and visited by President Eisenhower

and visited by President Eisenhower in 1953

The Mountain Bluebird is one of the first signs of Spring

Painted in 1989

The Filmore Mine is located in the Northern Black Hills near Iron Creek Lake

He particularly appreciates the initial snowstorms of autumn for the distinctive way in which snow adheres to the vegetation

CONTEMPLATION by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors Size:28 x 20 Artist Proof and visited by President EisenhowerThis striking scene is the barn at the Meeker Ranch near Custer, South Dakota, framed by a majestic pine tree in the foreground. This is a location on public land that has informed Jons paintings since 2008, and there are probably more to come. Jon loves the place so much that he donates part of his proceeds on the sale of the prints to help restore the buildings through the Black Hills Historic Preservation Trust.