I’m an artist in Oakland, California. My primary medium is drawing, and my current focus is on wildlife, their lives, and our shared reality. I see the natural world which is diverse, complex, vivid & exuberant, which reflects my lived experience and inner world.
My main medium is graphite, and I almost always used gouache as a minimal color accent. I use color minimally to reflect the emotion of the piece. I often also add ink and sometime collage, depending on what will be work to convey the feeling of the work.
I work standing up; it’s important to me to use my whole body even when doing small detail work.
![Artemis Laura Schatzkin drawing in her studio.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.schatzkin.com/wp-content/yrupload1/2021/08/me-at-art-desk-1200x902.jpeg)
Please feel free to read my artist’s statement, bio and exhibitions. In October 2021, I won a Juror’s Choice Award for my drawing in the ArtSpan SFOS Exhibition Showcase.
You can contact me here .
You can view my artwork from my last four series below: