Emily Schwartzman
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Emily Schwartzman
@emilyschwartzman.bsky.social
Artist, Designer, Rockhound
San Francisco

Website: oddowl.com
Proud of this piece, She Knows. At 22” x 30”, it’s my largest painting yet, done in gouache.

Working at this scale has me excited to keep exploring larger work. Finishing it brought me back to my time in Naples.
August 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Plein air sketch at the high point of my hike at Mammoth Crest, done in watercolor.
July 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’ve been working on an app / art project for generating collages. This is a personal project that I want to share, so I’ve just made it available for beta. Please check it out! assemblage.rocks
July 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New painting, a pet portrait of Snacks, commissioned by some dear friends. Gouache, 16 x 20 in. The inspiration—“paint me like one of your French girls.”

Being able to create something meaningful for others is such an honor ♥️
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Undisturbed, 2024, gouache, 18 x 24 in
March 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’m giving a talk tonight to the San Francisco Gem & Mineral society about lapidary / geological inspirations from my residency in Naples, and sharing some of the art I made there.

Here’s a watercolor sketch from Ischia, one that explicitly captures the geological beauty in the environment.
March 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Night ride, 2024, gouache, 14” x 11”
March 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A plein air sketch (watercolor and ink) from my time in Paris this past November. It was the end of my artist residency in Naples and I wanted a few days in one of my favorite cities before heading home. Now that time all feels like it was a dream.
March 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Resist greed. Resist fascism.

systemerrors.neocities.org
March 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Spent the weekend exploring the low Sonoran desert. Got a quick sketch in from the car looking at some beautiful cliffs in the Kofa wilderness. Done in about 15 minutes using watercolor.
February 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Power Pose, 2024, gouache, 14” x 11”
February 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Night Walk, gouache, 2024, 20” x 14”
February 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Club Napoli, 2025, gouache, 20” x 16”
February 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Woman in kissaten, 2024, gouache, 14” x 20”
February 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I’ve always loved rocks and last year I joined the San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society. I’ve been going once a week to work on turning rocks I find into cabochons and silver jewelry. Last May I went on a field trip to Nevada to mine for turquoise. I’m still working my way through this material!
February 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Wanderer (rooster) and The Watcher (cat), both done in gouache, 11” x 15”
February 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
There is so much to be angry about right now. I feel it. And I don’t know where I want to channel it yet. For now, I will keep sharing my art.

Here’s one of my favorite paintings from 2023.

Floating, 16 x 12, gouache
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Looking for a safe space to share and connect with creative community.

Here’s a recent painting I did, inspired by my artist residency in Naples, Italy.

At peace, gouache, 14” x 10”
February 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM