WHERE SPIRITS STILL ROAM by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolor black hills They still raise everything they

They still raise everything they eat

it is our collective spirit that keeps us afloat and moving forward

It has inspired several of Jon’s paintings that capture both its beauty and its place in local history

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

The Crystal Mill is located near Marble

WHERE SPIRITS STILL ROAM by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolor black hills They still raise everything theyIn 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.