Figure with Raised Hand Amid Abstract Field, Wonderful Large Signed Watercolor carved dark wood envelop I found this specimen slide

I found this specimen slide and another similar at a favorite New Hampshire stop the other day

(See detail photos) Otherwise

5 3/4" t x 5" w x 1 3/8" d and in very good condition with a brass hanger on the back of the case

and some wear to the label

Cards measure 3 1/4" x 2 1/8"

Figure with Raised Hand Amid Abstract Field, Wonderful Large Signed Watercolor carved dark wood envelop I found this specimen slideI don't know the artist here but find this large watercolor completely wonderful. Makes me think a bit of the work of Francisco Clemente, but with a sense of gentle wonder to it that feels very much its own. Wide open eyes and large open hand, and with this figure seeming very much one with the field of energy (as I see it) humming all around them. A good one to live with I'd say, feeling like a sort of touchstone, grounding and hopeful both. I would