SACRED CIRCLE OF LIFE by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors Size:9 x 13 Artist Proof Giclee on Paper at the base of the

at the base of the San Juan Mountains

The late afternoon light on an early fall day makes for some very spectacular colors as one drives across South Dakota

Jon stopped safely at a pull-out

framed by a majestic pine tree in the foreground

SACRED CIRCLE OF LIFE by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors Size:9 x 13 Artist Proof Giclee on Paper at the base of theIn a secluded patch of grassland, a solitary buffalo stands against the wind, tufts of shaggy winter fur peeling away from his massive shoulders. Each gentle breeze carries wisps of his old coat across the sunlit Badlands, revealing the sleek, dark hide beneath and marking the quiet renewal of the season.