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Chantelle James
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Canadian. Sometime artist. Love flowers, bees and other pollinators, birds, and wildlife. Active on Reddit's SketchDaily as OldestSisterAIiMH.
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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.
September 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Bonus Doggust: by special request, a schnauzer. But not just any schnauzer: the late Professor KENT. www.instagram.com/kent_jp_schn...

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Charcoal portrait of a Schnauzer named KENT. Only his head is visible. He's in three quarter view turned slightly to the viewer's right, and his eyes are gazing at the viewer. I "met" this dog on Instagram. Well, my late dog Gozer did, because she had her own account there. KENT lived in Japan and was a young at heart pup (YAHP). Both he and Gozer were Branch Managers with Dogs Against Baths. KENT often gave lectures on different aspects of Japanese life which were always informative. He died in 2021, and I still miss him.
September 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Doggust Day 31: Cairn Terrier. Fineliners on Strathmore 74gsm sketch paper.

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Fineliner portrait of a Cairn Terrier standing with its front facing the viewer, head turned slightly to the viewer's right, and its hind legs on the viewer's right. What does it see? The end of Doggust, maybe.
August 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Doggust Day 30: Finnish Spitz. Soft pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes toned sanded paper.

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Soft pastel portrait of a Finnish Spitz standing with its right side in three-quarter profile to the viewer and its head turned to face the viewer directly. The light reddish-brown is standing on an indistinct grey tree trunk against a light blue background.
August 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Doggust Day 29: Black Russian Terrier. Soft pastel on black Canson Mi-Teintes Touch sanded paper.

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Soft pastel portrait of a Black Russian Terrier standing on a yellowish green field against a swirling blue sky. The dog is standing with its right side facing the viewer and is looking off in the distance. We assume the dog is looking off in the distance but its hair covers its eyes so we don't actually know. The tail is standing up so maybe the dog sees or smells something interesting.
August 29, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Doggust Day 28: Basset Fauve de Bretagne. Derwent Inktense pencils on Meeden 300gsm hot-pressed paper.

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Derwent Inktense pencil portrait of a Basset Fauve de Bretagne. The dog faces the viewer's left in a three-quarter profile so the body is mainly visible. It stands on a greenish ground.
August 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Doggust Day 27: Löwchen. Soft pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat sanded paper.

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Soft pastel portrait of a white Löwchen dog in its breed standard cut on an indistinct greenish-brown vaguely grassy ground. The dog has its left side mostly to the viewer and is looking directly at the viewer. The breed standard cut involves a shaved bum and back half but very full cuffs of fur on all four legs. It isn't unlike a poodle cut.
August 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Doggust Day 26: Belgian Laekenois. Fineliners on Strathmore 74gsm fine tooth sketch paper.

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Fineliner black and white portrait of a Belgian Laekenois facing the viewer, standing in tall foliage. The dog has messy fur, and it's hard to tell where the dog ends and the foliage begins. That's probably the point of the dog, to hide like that. Call that artistic license if not.
August 26, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Doggust Day 25: Azawakh. Charcoal on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper.

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Charcoal portrait of an Azawakh dog running towards the viewer's right. How does this dog not get all tangled up in those legs when running?
August 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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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.
Graphite pencil portrait of Nazgul, the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog who decided to run with the Women's Cross-country sprint skiing qualifiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Nazgul is running towards the viewer with a big smile. It goes without saying that Nazgul was and is a very good boy.
August 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Doggust Day 23: Sarplaninac, or Yugoslavian Shepherd. Watercolour on arches fine grain cold-pressed paper block.

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Watercolour portrait of a dark grey and cream Sarplaninac dog, also known as a Yugoslavian Shepherd. The dog stands with its left side facing the viewer on a slope of indistinct green and brown land.
August 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Doggust Day 22: Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka. Watercolour on arches fine grain cold-pressed paper block.

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Watercolour portrait of a cinnamon brown Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka dog with its right side in three-quarter profile to the viewer and its head tilted up. The dog is standing on an indistinct greenish-brown ground. The dog looks like an adorable teddy bear.
August 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Doggust Day 21: Caucasian Shepherd Dog, or Caucasian Ovarchka. Graphite pencil on Meeden hot-pressed paper.

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Graphite pencil portrait of a Caucasian Shepherd dog, also known as Caucasian Ovarchka. The dog faces the viewer almost head on and appears to be smiling. This kind of huge dog breed is apparently used as guard dogs in Russian prisons. Did the artist need another reason not to find herself in a Russian prison? No. But she has one now!
August 21, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Doggust Day 20: Kishu Ken. Faber Castell fountain pen with deAtramentis waterproof black ink cartridge on Meeden hot-pressed paper.

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Fountain pen portrait of a Kishu Ken dog with its left side in a three-quarter view to the viewer and its head tilted back a little. The dog has a slightly mischievous expression and is probably getting up to trouble, which is why the tail looks sort of black instead of white. Yup that's it, it's not because the artist made a mistake.
August 20, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Doggust Day 19: Manchester Terrier. Watercolour on arches cold-pressed fine grain paper block.

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Watercolour portrait of a Manchester Terrier dog with button, or folded, ears. This dog is very silly: it's standing and facing the viewer but its back legs are all splayed. Does this dog think it's Bambi the fawn?
August 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Doggust Day 18: American Staffordshire Terrier, or AmStaff. Graphite pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper.

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Graphite pencil portrait of a black and white American Staffordshire Terrier lying on grass. The dog is facing the viewer with its body to the viewer's left.
August 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Doggust Day 17: Drever. Watercolour on arches cold-pressed paper block.

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Watercolour portrait of a Drever dog with its right side facing the viewer and its head turned and tilted to the viewer, as if to say "just hurry up and finish the picture, please, I have places to be."
August 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Doggust Day 16: English Foxhound. Mechanical pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper.
Mechanical pencil portrait of the head of an English Foxhound tilted slightly to the viewer's right.
August 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Doggust Day 15: Border Terrier. Graphite pencil on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper. #Doggust #Doggust2026
Graphite pencil portrait of a Border Terrier's head facing the viewer and turned partly to its right.
August 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Doggust Day 14: Tibetan Terrier. Watercolour on arches hot-pressed paper.

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Watercolour portrait of a black and white long-haired Tibetan Terrier lying on an indistinct pink ground. The dog's right side faces the viewer and its head is turned to look at the viewer.
August 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Doggust Day 13: Briard. #Doggust #Doggust2026
Fineliner portrait of a shaggy Briard dog. The dog has its left side to the viewer and its head is turned to face the viewer.
August 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Doggust Day 12: Dunker, or Norwegian Hound.

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Graphite pencil portrait of a Dunker dog standing on a slight incline with its right side to the viewer and head turned slightly to the right.
August 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Doggust Day 11: Glen of Imaal Terrier. #Doggust #Doggust2026
Fountain pen portrait of Glen of Imaal Terrier with its right side facing the viewer and its head turned to look at the viewer.
August 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Doggust Day 10: Gordon Setter. #Doggust #Doggust2026
Loose conte sketch of a black and tan Gordon Setter dog on toned (light brown) paper. The dog has its right side to the viewer and its head faces the viewer. It's standing on an indistinct green and brown ground.
August 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Doggust Day 9: Teddy Roosevelt Terrier. #Doggust #Doggust2026
Black and white fineliner portrait of a Teddy Roosevelt Terrier on Canson 224gsm mixed media paper. The dog is in three-quarter view with the head to the viewer's right.
August 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM