Chantelle James

Birdtober Day 27: Kakī (Black Stilt). Charcoal and Conte on Canson Mi-Teintes toned pastel paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 26: Splendid Fairywren (breeding male). Watercolour on Meeden 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 25: Red and Yellow Barbet. Watercolour and gouache on Meeden 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 24: Hoatzin. Watercolour and gouache on Meeden 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 23: Lesser Flamingo. Watercolour on Meeden 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 22: Scarlet Tanager (breeding male). Watercolour on Meeden 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 21: Wilson's Bird of Paradise. Watercolour on arches 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper block. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 20: Philippine Cockatoo (aka Red-vented Cockatoo). Fineliners and water-based markers on Ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 19: Blue-necked Jacamar. Watercolour and gouache on arches 300gsm cold-pressed paper block. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 18: Sunbittern. Watercolour and fineliners on arches 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour block paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 17: Andean Cock-of-the-rock. Watercolour on arches 300gsm cold-pressed paper block. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 16: Blue-capped Cordon-bleu. Soft pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat toned sanded paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 15: Long-tailed Broadbill. Watercolour on Meeden 300gsm cold-pressed paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 14: Victoria Crowned Pigeon. Soft pastel on toned sanded Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Canada has a lot of freshwater. Water wars will come as climate change wreaks havoc on stable weather and water sources, and Canada needs to be prepared. Have your say.

Birdtober Day 13: Himalayan Monal. Watercolour on Artistico 300gsm cold-pressed paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 12: Sharp-shinned Hawk. Water-based markers, Gelly Roll pen, and fineliner on Canson 224gsm mixed-media paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 11: Shoebill. Graphite pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed-media paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 10: Crimson Rosella. Water-based marker on Ohuhu marker paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 9: Rook. Charcoal and Conte on toned Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 8: Spectacled Owl. Watercolour on arches 300gsm cold-pressed paper block. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 7: Bee Hummingbird. Watercolour on arches 300gsm hot-pressed paper sheet. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 6: Paradise Tanager. Watercolour on Meeden 300gsm hot-pressed watercolour paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 5: Atlantic Canary. Derwent Inktense pencils on Meeden 300gsm hot-pressed watercolour paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 4: Gouldian Finch. Water-based markers and Gelly Roll white pen on 300gsm Meeden hot-pressed paper.

Birdtober Day 3: Resplendent Quetzal. Watercolour on Fluid 300gsm cold-pressed paper. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Birdtober Day 2: 'I'iwi, or Scarlet Honeycreeper. Watercolour on arches 300gsm cold-pressed paper block. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

It's October and that means Birdtober! Day 1: Lilac-breasted Roller. Watercolour on 300gsm arches cold-pressed paper block. #Birdtober #Birdtober2026

Project Runway season 22 is just so bad. We're watching each episode a week late because cliffhanger eliminations are annoying af. And I am so, so, so, so tired of the talking heads. I want to see the clothes, not people trying to do sound bites.

Bonus Doggust: by special request, a schnauzer. But not just any schnauzer: the late Professor KENT. www.instagram.com/kent_jp_schn... #Doggust #Doggust2026 #DogPortrait

Doggust Day 31: Cairn Terrier. Fineliners on Strathmore 74gsm sketch paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 30: Finnish Spitz. Soft pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes toned sanded paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 29: Black Russian Terrier. Soft pastel on black Canson Mi-Teintes Touch sanded paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 28: Basset Fauve de Bretagne. Derwent Inktense pencils on Meeden 300gsm hot-pressed paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 27: Löwchen. Soft pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat sanded paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 26: Belgian Laekenois. Fineliners on Strathmore 74gsm fine tooth sketch paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 25: Azawakh. Charcoal on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 24: Czechoslovakian Wolfdog. This is Nazgul, who you may remember as the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog who decided to run with the Women's Cross-country sprint skiing qualifiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Graphite pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper.

Doggust Day 23: Sarplaninac, or Yugoslavian Shepherd. Watercolour on arches fine grain cold-pressed paper block. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 22: Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka. Watercolour on arches fine grain cold-pressed paper block. #Doggust #Doggist2026

Doggust Day 21: Caucasian Shepherd Dog, or Caucasian Ovarchka. Graphite pencil on Meeden hot-pressed paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 20: Kishu Ken. Faber Castell fountain pen with deAtramentis waterproof black ink cartridge on Meeden hot-pressed paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 19: Manchester Terrier. Watercolour on arches cold-pressed fine grain paper block. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 18: American Staffordshire Terrier, or AmStaff. Graphite pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 17: Drever. Watercolour on arches cold-pressed paper block. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 16: English Foxhound. Mechanical pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper.

Doggust Day 15: Border Terrier. Graphite pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026

Doggust Day 14: Tibetan Terrier. Watercolour on arches hot-pressed paper. #Doggust #doggust2026

Doggust Day 13: Briard. #Doggust #Doggust2026