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Beneath the Surface: How Marie McKenzie Found Beauty, Purpose and a New Life in California's Kelp Forests
What happens when an artist follows curiosity so completely that it changes not only her work — but her life?
In this episode of Ojai: Talk of the Town, host Bret Bradigan sits down with acclaimed Ojai artist Marie McKenzie, whose breathtaking underwater paintings are inspired by firsthand encounters with California's disappearing kelp forests. After learning of the dramatic decline of these vital marine ecosystems, Marie did something few artists would: she learned to freedive, overcoming her fear of the ocean to immerse herself in the world she wanted to paint.
The result is Ocean Garden, a…
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