A BRILLIANT BEGINNING by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors Size:5 x 7 Mini and beckoning like a memory

and beckoning like a memory of shore

as Jon contributes a portion of the print sales to a historical fund for the preservation of these beautiful buildings

near the Mystic Trailhead here in the Black Hills of South Dakota

“Prairie Home” was painted in 1978 and released as a print 30 years later to compliment Jon’s coffee table book written by Gail

Delicate brushstrokes evoke the play of light on layered rock formations

A BRILLIANT BEGINNING by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors Size:5 x 7 Mini and beckoning like a memoryAVAILABLE IN MINI PRINT ONLY Limited Edition sold out Jons son Adam attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins. When Jon and Gail visited, they would sometimes camp on Patti and Randy Hockings property on the Cache la Poudre River near Windsor. On the day of Adams graduation in May, they awoke to a gorgeous morning that was the inspiration of A Brilliant Beginning. All numbered prints are now sold out.