Framed snowy pine forest painting, signed
Description
I found a framed watercolor painting of a snowy pine forest this afternoon around 3:15 PM behind The Northland Market on Main Street in Ashland, Northern Wisconsin. It's an 18x24 inch piece in a black frame with a slim gold inner edge, and the scene is done in cool blues with a tiny silver signature in the bottom-right corner that reads 'K. Mendez'. The frame has a minor scuff on the bottom left, but the painting itself is clean and lovely. It felt like a personal keepsake, maybe a gift from someone to a cabin or lake house—if this belongs to you, I’d be glad to help get it back.
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