Framed autumn watercolor, 8x10 inches
Description
I found a small framed watercolor this afternoon around 3:15 pm behind the Tamarack Marketplace in Beckley, near the sculpture garden at the main entrance. It's an 8x10 inch piece in a black wood frame with a glass front, and the painting shows a misty autumn ridge with orange and olive trees. On the back there's a blue sticker with 'Autumn Ridge - M. Hale' and a faint coffee ring on the white mat. The frame has a couple of light scuffs along the bottom edge, but the painting itself looks fine. I picked it up because I figured someone might be worried and I want to help reunite it with its owner; if this sounds like yours, describe a distinguishing feature and we can arrange pickup in Beckley.
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