Freshwater Wildlife Art · Rachel Stepek

Freshwater Wildlife Art From the Waterline to the Woodland

Fish, turtles, birds, salamanders, and crawfish live in the water and along the bank. Appalachian woodland animals continue into the habitat beside it.

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Canvas and paper giclées

Fish below clear water.

Branches, stone, changing light, and reflected color remain visible around the fish. Both works are available as ready-to-hang Canvas and archival paper giclées.

Smallmouth Bass in Clear Water square freshwater fish artwork
Smallmouth Bass in Clear Water. Clear water, stone, and bronze-green movement.
Rachel Stepek holding a bass while spending time on freshwater for wildlife artwork reference
The fishing days are part of the work.

Time on the water trains the eye for where a fish holds, what the light does, and what else is living along the bank.

Along the waterline

Turtle, heron, and crawfish at the bank.

Red azalea, spring-green water, copper shell, stone, and branch shadows keep each animal inside a specific setting.

Turtle beside red azaleas and reflected water in Azalea Bend in High Water
Azalea Bend in High Water. A turtle pauses where red flowers, wooded shade, and reflected water meet.
Great Blue Heron on Lake Keowee full freshwater wildlife artwork
Great Blue Heron on Lake Keowee. A spring fishing-day encounter in clear blue-green water.
Close detail of Crawfish at the Water's Edge in olive, copper, and blue-green water
Crawfish at the Water’s Edge. A close view of copper shell, stone, and broken water color.

Salamanders in moss and shade

Moss Bank, Soft Underfoot and Green Bank in Blue Shade stay close to damp roots, cool banks, and water.

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Rachel Stepek on green water

Why these places look specific

Rachel works from days on the water and close observation.

Fishing, photographs, field notes, and repeated looking inform where the animals appear, how the water moves, and what grows around them.

Lakehouse Goods

Woodland animals among roots, fungi, leaves, and stone.

Bears, wrens, chipmunks, owls, opossums, rabbits, foxes, and wildcats live in the Appalachian woodland beside the water. Each artwork is available as a Lakehouse Goods Art Print, wall tapestry, or Art Puzzle.

Black Bear Forest full Lakehouse Goods woodland artwork by Rachel Stepek
Black Bear Forest. A black bear beneath layered leaves, with moss, fungi, and warm forest color across the ground.
Close detail of an eastern chipmunk holding a nut beneath sassafras leaves
Chipmunk Under the Sassafras. Close woodland detail among leaves, ferns, and tree trunks.
Art Prints · From $19Smooth 230 gsm archival matte paper; unframed.
Tapestries · From $35Clean hemmed edges; hanging hardware not included.
Art Puzzles · From $22Multiple piece counts, depending on the exact product.
Carolina wren face in Carolina Wren in the Beech RootsCarolina Wren in the Beech Roots
Eastern chipmunk face in Chipmunk Under the SassafrasChipmunk Under the Sassafras
Virginia opossum face in Opossum on the Mossy LogOpossum on the Mossy Log
Eastern cottontail face in Rabbit in the RhododendronRabbit in the Rhododendron
Red fox face in Red Fox in the Muscadine VinesRed Fox in the Muscadine Vines
Wildcat face in Wildcat Above the GorgeWildcat Above the Gorge

Know what arrives

Artwork for your wall, your frame, or your puzzle table.

Canvas arrives ready to hang. Paper giclées and Lakehouse Goods Art Prints arrive unframed. Wall tapestries have clean hemmed edges, and Art Puzzles come in multiple piece counts.

Moss Bank, Soft Underfoot shown as a gallery-wrapped Canvas

Canvas Collection

Water- and bank-led artwork on gallery-wrapped Canvas with hanging hardware included. Eligible works are also available as archival paper giclées for your own frame.

Featured wildlife CanvasFrom $59 · ready to hang
Paper gicléeFrom $39 · unframed and unmatted
Rabbit in the Rhododendron shown as a clean-hemmed wall tapestry

Lakehouse Goods

Appalachian woodland artwork on archival matte Art Prints, clean-hemmed wall tapestries, and Art Puzzles in multiple piece counts.

Art PrintsFrom $19 · unframed
Tapestries / puzzlesFrom $35 / $22

See it at home

Make room for something wild.

See the scale and shape of Canvas and wall tapestries in real rooms. Open any image for a closer look, then shop the exact piece beneath it.

Blue Cove with Rising LightGallery-wrapped Canvas in a lakeside passage. Shop the Canvas.
Green Bank in Blue ShadeGallery-wrapped Canvas shown in a quiet cabin passage. Shop the Canvas.
Eastern Screech OwlWall tapestry in a screened porch. Clean hemmed edges; hanging hardware not included. Shop the tapestry.
Red Fox in the Muscadine VinesWall tapestry in a reading nook. Clean hemmed edges; hanging hardware not included. Shop the tapestry.
Wildcat Above the GorgeWall tapestry in a warm gathering room. Clean hemmed edges; hanging hardware not included. Shop the tapestry.

Before you order

Practical details, clearly answered.

How do the Canvas Collection and Lakehouse Goods differ?

The Canvas Collection includes water-, bank-, and place-led artwork on ready-to-hang gallery-wrapped Canvas; selected works are also available as paper giclées. Lakehouse Goods includes Appalachian woodland artwork on archival matte Art Prints, wall tapestries, and Art Puzzles.

Which wildlife artworks are available as paper giclées?

Many Canvas Collection wildlife works have an exact paper giclée product, including the bass, turtle, heron, crawfish, shaded-bank, and woodpecker works linked on this page. See the Wildlife Giclée Art Prints page for the current paper selection.

How is a Lakehouse Goods Art Print different from a paper giclée?

They belong to different artwork collections and use different paper products. Goods Art Prints use smooth 230 gsm archival matte paper and begin at $19. Canvas Collection giclées use smooth matte Hahnemühle Bamboo 290 paper with archival inks and begin at $39. Both arrive unframed.

What arrives ready to hang?

Gallery-wrapped Canvas arrives ready to hang. Paper giclées and Goods Art Prints arrive unframed. Wall tapestries have clean hemmed edges, but hanging rods, hooks, and other mounting hardware are not included.

How do I find the right size?

Use the Wall Art Size Finder for recommended sizes, exact prices, and direct shopping links based on your room and available wall space. The room images above show mood and relative scale; they are not measurements of your wall.

Are the works based on real places and observations?

Rachel's fishing days, photography, field notes, and close observation inform the work. Great Blue Heron on Lake Keowee names an exact place; other artworks bring together observed habitat details without claiming one named location.

Bring one home

Bring home the animal that caught your eye.

Shop water and bank artwork through the Canvas Collection, or shop Appalachian woodland animals through Lakehouse Goods.