WILDERNESS RIDER by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors pleasures The Barn at the Meeker

The Barn at the Meeker Ranch was the last building to be built in relatively modern times (the early 1970s

an icon of rural life

The “Mystic Chapel” is a charming

while walking along Castle Creek near his residence

Mexico from Jon and Gails extensive travels to southern warmth every year

WILDERNESS RIDER by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors pleasures The Barn at the MeekerThis lone rider on horseback in the Badlands of South Dakota depicts one of Jon's good friends riding on his family ranch. In the vast expanse, horse and rider become part of the lands enduring story, their passage a gentle reminder of the connection between people and the wilderness they cherish.