STANDING WATCH by Jon Crane--Fine Art Watercolors sage This striking scene is the

This striking scene is the barn at the Meeker Ranch near Custer

When the Miners went to town they always had to save a dollar for the toll

and swore he could almost smell the cowboy coffee brewing

When painting “Chores Can Wait”

while walking along Castle Creek near his residence

STANDING WATCH by Jon Crane--Fine Art Watercolors sage This striking scene is theThree images in this series feature the fire tower at the top of Black Elk Peak, but this is the primary close up. It features the main entrance that most hikers see on approach, including the stairs that lead to the top. In the foreground, this view also captures the memorial to Valentine McGillycuddy, a topographer and surgeon for the US Boundary Service Commission, whose ashes are interred there. The memorial includes a small sign that reads,