An intimate moment

“You Are My Refuge” (watercolor, collage, ink, paper), by Pauline Lim, in the show “The Great Outdoors, ‘‘ at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., July 15-Aug. 14.

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.’’

We can't to seem to find her balance

“I Live in a Balance of Hope & Fear,’’ by Pauline Lim, at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., through Jan. 16. She’s a painter and musician who lives in the Brickbottom facility.

The organization, named after the Somerville section whose clay deposits were used for brick making in the 19th Century, has become a well-known model for other artists' live/work developments around America.

‘‘I Live in a Balance of Hope & Fear,’’ by Pauline Lim, at the Brickbottom Art Association, Somerville, Mass.

Always good advice

“Leave No Trace,’’ (acrylic and gold metal leaf on canvas), by Pauline Lim, in the Brickbottom Artists Association’s (Somerville, Mass.) annual members’ exhibition, April 18-May 18.