The animals you see on the watercolor prints were made by one of the owners of APFK. She started them about eight years ago for her first grandchild, and the set you will view was done for grandchild number three.
Some of the prints were taken from the artist’s personal cache of photos and some were done from photos in the public domain. Most are done with watercolors and a few are executed with watercolor and colored pencil. We hope you enjoy them all. We know we have our favorites!
A wetlands water bird, found along shorelines because of its long legs. Wades to find food.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include white, greens, blues, dark raisin brown.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic
Copyright: Created in 2007
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include white, bright blue, green, and coral.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic, with artist discretion on background
Copyright: Created in 2007
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is the larvae stage of a Monarch butterfly.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include yellow, black, orange, greens.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic
Copyright: Created in 2007
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
Lydia the Donkey, inspired by a real donkey living with other donkeys on a farm in Northern Michigan.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include warm browns, lavender, white, pink.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic, with artistic discretion on background detail.
Copyright: Created in 2007
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
An Egret is a water bird who walks along shorelines in search of food, which they can spear with their long beaks.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include white, blue and lavender, green, dark yellow.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic, with artistic discretion on background.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is a Rainbow Darter, a small fish found in freshwater streams and rivers in North America, specifically Michigan and Minnesota.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include magenta, warm yellow, aqua, green, cobalt blue and pink.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsical, although the actual male fish of this species is very highly colored.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This goose is a Canada goose, found anywhere in the continental United States. They are typically found in large flocks, and migrate flying in a V formation. Very social.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include warm brown, white, black, green.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is a Palomino horse, which is not a breed but a color describing a light colored horse.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include cream, golden brown, white and green.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is a relatively newly found breed of iguana, the Fiji Crested Iguana. It was discovered on the islands of Fiji in 1979.
Artist: Michele M.
Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include browns, blues, and a small bit of yellow.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor
paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsical, as the artist boosted the color to a more brilliant hue.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be
signed by the artist. Shipped flat in
protective sleeve with firm backing.
Ready for matting. Watermark
“ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
A Jack Rabbit is really not a rabbit. It is a hare. That means it is larger than a rabbit, with much larger ears, and longer hind legs for bigger jumps.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include gray, brown, white, coral pink and green.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is a female Belted Kingfisher. She is unusual for a female bird in that she has brighter coloring than the male. Found around water, dives for fish.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include white, pumpkin orange, blue/gray, cool brown.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is one of over 5,000 species of ladybugs.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is a mammal in the mongoose family. Meerkats live in South Africa. They are very social and live in groups.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include ice blue, dark gray, brown and white.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
An ocean living mammal, related to the porpoise. Often called the Unicorn of the Sea, because of its one long tusk.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include ultramarine blue, light blue, white.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
North American River Otter, also found in lakes throughout U.S.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include golden brown, medium to dark brown, gray and magenta.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
Also called a sow bug, potato bug, roly-poly, or sewer bug. It is actually a wood louse.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include burnt sienna, raw sienna, yellow, blue, green, lavendar.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This animal is a marsupial mammal of Australia. In temperament, it is quite similar to a Tasmanian devil.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include pink, sienna brown, golden brown to dark brown, gray and white.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
The animal pictured is a White Rhinoceros. There are two kinds, this one and the Black Rhinoceros. The real difference is in their mouths, not their coloring.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This handsome fellow was seen in the artist’s yard, sunning himself in early April of 2008. He is your garden variety Garter Snake.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include warm black, orange, white, brown and blue.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
Here is a Siberian Tiger. It is the largest in the Tiger family, and lives in Northern Asia and Russia, or Siberia.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include orange, white, light blue and black.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
An unusual bird that lives in the South and Central American rain forests.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include indigo blue, ultramarine blue, phalo blue, gray, green, lavender.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This is one happy looking little critter, flying through the night air.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include cobalt blue, rose, and raw sienna.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically Realistic
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
This animal is a cousin to the kangaroo, but smaller. It also lives in Australia.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include warm browns, pink, blue and green.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically Realistic
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
The artist chose an Ox because you can hear the sound of X as well as see it. And of course, it does not begin with X as the rest of this alphabet does.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include orange, raw sienna, brown, and green.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
The Yellow warbler is a very common bird of the United States, found in every state.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include yellow, brown, gray, black.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically Realistic
Copyright: Created in 2009
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
Everyone knows a Zebra, the horse-like animal of Africa.
Artist: Michele M. Beesley
Medium: Watercolor. Colors include darkened blues, brown, white and cream.
Ground: Originally painted on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, image printed on archival linen paper, acid free and lignin free.
Style: Whimsically realistic.
Copyright: Created in 2008
Each print will be signed by the artist. Shipped flat in protective sleeve with firm backing. Ready for matting. Watermark “ArtPrintsForKidz.com” will not be on actual print. All images printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
