What's that lurking in the woods?

“A View from Behind Me” (oil on canvas), by Brad Archambault, in the show “The Great Outdoors,’’ at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass.The gallery says:“The past year has shown us how great ‘The Great Outdoors’ really is! The visual interest, the psychological and emotional connection, the freedom and also the safety it allowed. In this group exhibition, BAA members examine and interpret the outdoors from every angle: landscapes (natural and built), sea, sky, earth, weather.… Perspective is everything; even a window box or a bird feeder are ‘the great outdoors’ to a cat sitting at a closed window.’’

A View from Behind Me” (oil on canvas), by Brad Archambault, in the show “The Great Outdoors,’’ at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass.

The gallery says:

“The past year has shown us how great ‘The Great Outdoors’ really is! The visual interest, the psychological and emotional connection, the freedom and also the safety it allowed. In this group exhibition, BAA members examine and interpret the outdoors from every angle: landscapes (natural and built), sea, sky, earth, weather.… Perspective is everything; even a window box or a bird feeder are ‘the great outdoors’ to a cat sitting at a closed window.’’