PIONEER GARDEN by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors telluride Mary’s Front Porch lends a

Mary’s Front Porch lends a view of Ford Mountain along the Hill City/Keystone Road near Hill City

this Stave (large pillars) Church offers a quiet retreat built of Douglas Fir

A wetlands scene from the midwest with a distinct absence of any waterfowl to be seen

Animal tracks cross the powder

Abandoned homestead in Nebraska sandhills

PIONEER GARDEN by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors telluride Mary’s Front Porch lends aIts fun to speculate about how long ago these iris were planted, and by whom. The property is the Hooks Ranch near Buckhorn, Wyoming, a homestead painted by Jon three times before. With each visit to this property, Jon finds more treasures to inspire his brush, including this pioneer garden planted with hope and tenderness many years ago. Untended, but not unloved, the flowers keep their vigil faithfully every spring.