The Loft, Santa Cruz presents: Mermaids in the Basement, new works by synesthete artist Brandy Gale. June 7-July 31, 2019.

Opening Reception Friday, June 7, 5:30-8:30pm. The artist and her Swedish Lapphund will be present to share with you her latest underwater photography and intertidal paintings. A catalogue will be available.

This new body of work is comprised of oil and beeswax abstract paintings accompanied by intertidal/underwater photographs, all made in Hawaii, Fiji and California. "Mermaids in the Basement" is a reference to one of my favorite Emily Dickinson poems. Her phrases manifest some of my own experiences when creating beside and in the sea; the sensual undertones especially speak to me. And the dog, of course. Oddly, Dickinson never actually visited the seaside. I hope my synesthetic renderings and impressions do her perspicacious words an equal compliment. - Brandy Gale 

The Loft, 402 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, California. (831) 420-1000