Jamie Lam
@jamielamart.bsky.social
Southern California-based bird and nature artist
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My latest assignment from my scientific illustration class! Trying out crow-quill for the first time. Feeling inspired for next year’s #inktober 🖋️
Nerite snail, graphite, pen and ink on Bristol board
#penandink #scientificillustration #sciart #nature #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp
Nerite snail, graphite, pen and ink on Bristol board
#penandink #scientificillustration #sciart #nature #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My latest assignment from my scientific illustration class! Trying out crow-quill for the first time. Feeling inspired for next year’s #inktober 🖋️
Nerite snail, graphite, pen and ink on Bristol board
#penandink #scientificillustration #sciart #nature #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp
Nerite snail, graphite, pen and ink on Bristol board
#penandink #scientificillustration #sciart #nature #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp
Day 16. Pygmy nuthatch
Still doing #birdtober in November😅 I didn’t finish all 31 prompts, but this is the farthest I’ve gotten so far. I might call it a wrap though to work on some other projects, but can’t wait til next year!
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #birdart #artchallenge #sandiegoartist
Still doing #birdtober in November😅 I didn’t finish all 31 prompts, but this is the farthest I’ve gotten so far. I might call it a wrap though to work on some other projects, but can’t wait til next year!
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #birdart #artchallenge #sandiegoartist
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Day 16. Pygmy nuthatch
Still doing #birdtober in November😅 I didn’t finish all 31 prompts, but this is the farthest I’ve gotten so far. I might call it a wrap though to work on some other projects, but can’t wait til next year!
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #birdart #artchallenge #sandiegoartist
Still doing #birdtober in November😅 I didn’t finish all 31 prompts, but this is the farthest I’ve gotten so far. I might call it a wrap though to work on some other projects, but can’t wait til next year!
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #birdart #artchallenge #sandiegoartist
New piece! “Sungold”, oil on canvas, 20x16 in
Hooded orioles are one of my favorite birds to spot in my backyard. Now that autumn is in full swing, they’ve made their way south, but I look forward to seeing them again next year☀️
#oilpainting #birdart #birds #birding #sandiegoartist #sdartist
Hooded orioles are one of my favorite birds to spot in my backyard. Now that autumn is in full swing, they’ve made their way south, but I look forward to seeing them again next year☀️
#oilpainting #birdart #birds #birding #sandiegoartist #sdartist
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New piece! “Sungold”, oil on canvas, 20x16 in
Hooded orioles are one of my favorite birds to spot in my backyard. Now that autumn is in full swing, they’ve made their way south, but I look forward to seeing them again next year☀️
#oilpainting #birdart #birds #birding #sandiegoartist #sdartist
Hooded orioles are one of my favorite birds to spot in my backyard. Now that autumn is in full swing, they’ve made their way south, but I look forward to seeing them again next year☀️
#oilpainting #birdart #birds #birding #sandiegoartist #sdartist
Happy Halloween 🎃👻🦇 Have a spooky one, y’all!
Throwback from a couple years ago. Death’s head moth and nightshade, 9x12 oil on canvas
#halloween #2spooky4me #spoopyseason #oilpainting #bugart #bugs #mothart #natureart #sciart
Throwback from a couple years ago. Death’s head moth and nightshade, 9x12 oil on canvas
#halloween #2spooky4me #spoopyseason #oilpainting #bugart #bugs #mothart #natureart #sciart
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃👻🦇 Have a spooky one, y’all!
Throwback from a couple years ago. Death’s head moth and nightshade, 9x12 oil on canvas
#halloween #2spooky4me #spoopyseason #oilpainting #bugart #bugs #mothart #natureart #sciart
Throwback from a couple years ago. Death’s head moth and nightshade, 9x12 oil on canvas
#halloween #2spooky4me #spoopyseason #oilpainting #bugart #bugs #mothart #natureart #sciart
Day 15. Ringed kingfisher
Super behind with #birdtober but at least I made it to the halfway point 😅 Kingfishers are pretty cool birds. We get belted kingfishers in my area, always exciting to spot one 🪶
#birdtober2025 #artchallenge #birdart #birds #birding #artistoninstagram #sandiegoartist
Super behind with #birdtober but at least I made it to the halfway point 😅 Kingfishers are pretty cool birds. We get belted kingfishers in my area, always exciting to spot one 🪶
#birdtober2025 #artchallenge #birdart #birds #birding #artistoninstagram #sandiegoartist
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Day 15. Ringed kingfisher
Super behind with #birdtober but at least I made it to the halfway point 😅 Kingfishers are pretty cool birds. We get belted kingfishers in my area, always exciting to spot one 🪶
#birdtober2025 #artchallenge #birdart #birds #birding #artistoninstagram #sandiegoartist
Super behind with #birdtober but at least I made it to the halfway point 😅 Kingfishers are pretty cool birds. We get belted kingfishers in my area, always exciting to spot one 🪶
#birdtober2025 #artchallenge #birdart #birds #birding #artistoninstagram #sandiegoartist
Day 14. Costa’s hummingbird
Hummingbirds are so adorable but also deceptively hard to paint 😮💨 I had such a hard time trying to capture the texture and iridescence of the feathers.
#birdtober #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #natureart #hummingbird
Hummingbirds are so adorable but also deceptively hard to paint 😮💨 I had such a hard time trying to capture the texture and iridescence of the feathers.
#birdtober #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #natureart #hummingbird
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Day 14. Costa’s hummingbird
Hummingbirds are so adorable but also deceptively hard to paint 😮💨 I had such a hard time trying to capture the texture and iridescence of the feathers.
#birdtober #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #natureart #hummingbird
Hummingbirds are so adorable but also deceptively hard to paint 😮💨 I had such a hard time trying to capture the texture and iridescence of the feathers.
#birdtober #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #natureart #hummingbird
Day 13. Grey heron
Slowly but surely making my way through #birdtober 🪶 I love herons. They are so elegant, but also look so bizarre the more you look at them 👀
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #waterfowl #artchallenge #sketch #scientificillustration
Slowly but surely making my way through #birdtober 🪶 I love herons. They are so elegant, but also look so bizarre the more you look at them 👀
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #waterfowl #artchallenge #sketch #scientificillustration
October 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Day 13. Grey heron
Slowly but surely making my way through #birdtober 🪶 I love herons. They are so elegant, but also look so bizarre the more you look at them 👀
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #waterfowl #artchallenge #sketch #scientificillustration
Slowly but surely making my way through #birdtober 🪶 I love herons. They are so elegant, but also look so bizarre the more you look at them 👀
#birdtober2025 #birds #birding #waterfowl #artchallenge #sketch #scientificillustration
Day 12. Gyrfalcon
Almost halfway through #birdtober 🪶 Such a cool bird, like the bird version of a snow leopard. I got to see one in captivity when I visited Newfoundland this summer, absolutely stunning 🤩
#birdtober2025 #birds #artchallenge #watercolor #sciart #scientificillustration
Almost halfway through #birdtober 🪶 Such a cool bird, like the bird version of a snow leopard. I got to see one in captivity when I visited Newfoundland this summer, absolutely stunning 🤩
#birdtober2025 #birds #artchallenge #watercolor #sciart #scientificillustration
October 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Day 12. Gyrfalcon
Almost halfway through #birdtober 🪶 Such a cool bird, like the bird version of a snow leopard. I got to see one in captivity when I visited Newfoundland this summer, absolutely stunning 🤩
#birdtober2025 #birds #artchallenge #watercolor #sciart #scientificillustration
Almost halfway through #birdtober 🪶 Such a cool bird, like the bird version of a snow leopard. I got to see one in captivity when I visited Newfoundland this summer, absolutely stunning 🤩
#birdtober2025 #birds #artchallenge #watercolor #sciart #scientificillustration
Day 11. Arctic tern
A few days behind, but slowly making my way through #birdtober 🪶
Terns are one of my favorite seabirds to observe. I love how sleek and streamlined they look. It’s so fun watching them dive for fish.
#birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #watercolor #artchallenge #nature
A few days behind, but slowly making my way through #birdtober 🪶
Terns are one of my favorite seabirds to observe. I love how sleek and streamlined they look. It’s so fun watching them dive for fish.
#birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #watercolor #artchallenge #nature
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Day 11. Arctic tern
A few days behind, but slowly making my way through #birdtober 🪶
Terns are one of my favorite seabirds to observe. I love how sleek and streamlined they look. It’s so fun watching them dive for fish.
#birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #watercolor #artchallenge #nature
A few days behind, but slowly making my way through #birdtober 🪶
Terns are one of my favorite seabirds to observe. I love how sleek and streamlined they look. It’s so fun watching them dive for fish.
#birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #watercolor #artchallenge #nature
Practicing textures for my scientific illustration class.
Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) shell and unknown feather from my backyard 🦪🪶 Graphite on bristol
#sceintificillustration #sciart #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp #natureart #ocean
Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) shell and unknown feather from my backyard 🦪🪶 Graphite on bristol
#sceintificillustration #sciart #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp #natureart #ocean
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Practicing textures for my scientific illustration class.
Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) shell and unknown feather from my backyard 🦪🪶 Graphite on bristol
#sceintificillustration #sciart #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp #natureart #ocean
Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) shell and unknown feather from my backyard 🦪🪶 Graphite on bristol
#sceintificillustration #sciart #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp #natureart #ocean
Day 10. Kalij pheasant
One day behind for #birdtober but hopefully I can catch up soon. I had fun drawing this bird. It reminds me of a dinosaur 🦖
@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #artchallenges #birds #birding #birdart #watercolor #wildlifeart #scientificillustration
One day behind for #birdtober but hopefully I can catch up soon. I had fun drawing this bird. It reminds me of a dinosaur 🦖
@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #artchallenges #birds #birding #birdart #watercolor #wildlifeart #scientificillustration
October 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Day 10. Kalij pheasant
One day behind for #birdtober but hopefully I can catch up soon. I had fun drawing this bird. It reminds me of a dinosaur 🦖
@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #artchallenges #birds #birding #birdart #watercolor #wildlifeart #scientificillustration
One day behind for #birdtober but hopefully I can catch up soon. I had fun drawing this bird. It reminds me of a dinosaur 🦖
@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #artchallenges #birds #birding #birdart #watercolor #wildlifeart #scientificillustration
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
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
October 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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
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
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
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
October 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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
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
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
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
October 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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
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
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
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
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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
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
Sharing another assignment from my scientific illustration class! A passion fruit vine from my garden 🌱
#SIDP #sidp2025 #sciart #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #botanicalart #natureart #biology #botany
#SIDP #sidp2025 #sciart #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #botanicalart #natureart #biology #botany
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sharing another assignment from my scientific illustration class! A passion fruit vine from my garden 🌱
#SIDP #sidp2025 #sciart #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #botanicalart #natureart #biology #botany
#SIDP #sidp2025 #sciart #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #botanicalart #natureart #biology #botany
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
Here’s today’s #birdtober prompt! Such a colorful and goofy looking bird 💚
#birdtober2025 #birdart #natureart #sciart #scientificillustration #birds #artchallenges
October 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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
Here’s today’s #birdtober prompt! Such a colorful and goofy looking bird 💚
#birdtober2025 #birdart #natureart #sciart #scientificillustration #birds #artchallenges
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
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
October 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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
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
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
Squeezing in today #birdtober entry before I go to bed lol. A cute lil borb 🐣
@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #birding #birdart #natureart #birds #watercolor #scientificillustration
October 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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
Squeezing in today #birdtober entry before I go to bed lol. A cute lil borb 🐣
@aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #birding #birdart #natureart #birds #watercolor #scientificillustration
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
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
October 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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
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
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
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
October 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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
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
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
#sidp #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sciart #botanicalart #stilllife
September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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
#sidp #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sciart #botanicalart #stilllife
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
#sciart #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #sidp #gnsi #natureart
September 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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
#sciart #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #sidp #gnsi #natureart
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
PURCHASE LINK: www.ann-yihyang-kim.com/purchase/
#booksky #books #newauthor #asianamerican #aapi #booklaunch #darkfantasy
September 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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
PURCHASE LINK: www.ann-yihyang-kim.com/purchase/
#booksky #books #newauthor #asianamerican #aapi #booklaunch #darkfantasy
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
#birds #workinprogress #birdart #oilpainting #natureart #birding #birdlovers
August 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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
#birds #workinprogress #birdart #oilpainting #natureart #birding #birdlovers