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Jamie Lam

@jamielamart.bsky.social

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Southern California-based bird and nature artist 🐦 Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JamieLamArt 🐦 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamielam_art 🐦 Website: https://byjamielam.wixsite.com/jamie-lam-art

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 4h

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 11h

that eye is super funky! never seen anything like it lol

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 18h

Day 9. White-crested helmetshrike

Such a unique-looking bird for today’s #birdtober 🐦 I’ve really been enjoying the prompts this year. So many species I’ve never seen or heard of before! 🪶

#birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #watercolor #natureart #birdsofafrica #sciart

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 1d

thank you! yes that would be amazing haha

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 1d

Day 8. Diamond fire-tailed finch

A neat finch for today’s #birdtober prompt! Australia has some pretty cool birds. I hope to visit there someday 🦘

#birdtober2025 #artchallenge #watercolor #birdart #birds #birding #sketchbook #scientificilustration #nature

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 2d

Day 7. Common loon

Made it through one week of #birdtober 😄 I finally got to see a loon irl this summer when I visited Newfoundland. We heard them well before we spotted them lol

#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #northamericanbirds #birdart #watercolor #natureillustration #scientificilustration

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 3d

Day 6. Green pigeon

Just a quick sketch today for #birdtober 🐦 I love Columbids. They are so derpy and cute

@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #artchallenge2025 #sketch #natureart #baturelovers #scientificillustration

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 4d

Sharing another assignment from my scientific illustration class! A passion fruit vine from my garden 🌱

#SIDP #sidp2025 #sciart #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #botanicalart #natureart #biology #botany

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 4d

Oooo cool! Can’t wait to see yours!

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 4d

Day 5. Javan green magpie

Here’s today’s #birdtober prompt! Such a colorful and goofy looking bird 💚

#birdtober2025 #birdart #natureart #sciart #scientificillustration #birds #artchallenges

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 5d

Day 4. Wyandotte chicken

Another one down for #birdtober 🐓 This is a cool-looking chicken. My dream is to have my own flock of chickens one day.

#birdtober2025 #birdart #birds #sketching #graphite #scientificillustration #natureart

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 6d

thank you!

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 6d

Day 3. Boreal chickadee

Squeezing in today #birdtober entry before I go to bed lol. A cute lil borb 🐣

@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #birding #birdart #natureart #birds #watercolor #scientificillustration

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 7d

Day 2. Venezuelan troupial

Made it to day 2 of #birdtober 🦜 I haven’t heard of this species before, but what a cool looking bird! Reminds me of the hooded orioles we get in Southern California 🧡

#birdtober2025 #birdart #birding #natureart #scientificillustration #birds #artchallenge

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 8d

Day 1. Banded penguin 🐧

Squeezing in my entry for the first day of #birdtober 🪶This is a Magellanic penguin I saw during my trip to Ushuaia, Argentina last year 🤍🖤

#birdtober2025 #scientificillustration #birdart #birding #sciart #natureart #penguin #birds

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 16d

Week 2 of SIDP with @gretchen.halpert ! We’re focusing on light and shadow this week. I’ve always struggled with cast shadows and shading confidently, so this was a helpful exercise

#sidp #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sciart #botanicalart #stilllife

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 28d

So excited to be starting the Scientific Illustration Distance Program with @gretchenhalpert.bsky.social !🔬🎨 Here is my first assignment 🍅

#sciart #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #sidp #gnsi #natureart

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · 29d

My friend wrote a book!! Definitely go check it out! Perfect if you love dark fantasy 🐺🧿

PURCHASE LINK: www.ann-yihyang-kim.com/purchase/

#booksky #books #newauthor #asianamerican #aapi #booklaunch #darkfantasy

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · Aug 15

aww thanks so much!!

Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · Aug 15

It’s getting there…surprisingly, I’m not upset with how this is turning out so far, a rare occurrence 😅

#birds #workinprogress #birdart #oilpainting #natureart #birding #birdlovers

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · Jul 27

Made a little bit more progress and mapped out the values. I like how it’s turning out so far!

#art #wip #oilpainting #birds #birding #natureart #naturelovers

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · Jul 22

Making progress 🎨

#art #birdart #birds #birding #natureart #naturelover #oilpainting

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · Jul 21

Haven’t been painting as much as I would like, but it’s nice to finally have something on the easel again

#wip #oilpainting #birds #birdart #naturelovers #birdlovers #art

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Jamie Lam @jamielamart.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thank you!!