Anyone who visits The Farmacy Santa Barbara is greeted by a large, beautiful painting of the greenhouse at Glasshouse Farms, the local cannabis farm where the idea of The Farmacy Santa Barbara was first born—and which supplies many of the products that line The Farmacy SB’s shelves.
The rich, bold colors of the painting are courtesy of Chris Potter, a Santa Barbara local, full-time artist, and cannabis enthusiast whose paintings of natural landscapes have helped him develop an impressive reputation in SoCal and beyond.
We had the chance to speak with Chris one breezy afternoon about art, dreams, and cannabis as he worked on one of his paintings in the Santa Barbara sunshine. According to Chris, he always longed to be an artist but was initially discouraged by the attitudes of friends and family members.