Mary Siedman 

I have lived on the Bolinas mesa for over forty years and have enjoyed painting the surrounding scenery from the ocean and Mt. Tamalpais to the small flowers and tiny aspects of my garden. When I was in my early teens, I had the opportunity to study painting outdoors with Western New York watercolorist Robert Blair.  I continued to study art at the American University in Washington, D.C., under the direction and influence of professor and sculptor Alan Calfee.  I graduated in 1977. In recent years I have spent more time in my home studio producing oils on canvas and panels.  I had a back injury many years ago and appreciated using CBD salve allowing me to exert the extra effort I needed to complete large canvasses. For me the advantage of smoking cannabis is that it allows me to ignore my overly self-critical voice which interferes with the receptiveness/ open-ness and flow I experience when Im stoned.