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The Fourth Wall
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North Korea
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because the military itself is made
up of the people. Therefore,
conflict or ineffectual sanctions,
the United States must find a way
to encourage the people to bring
about change in their own
governments.
By Ryan Kelly
Staff’ Writer
On February 28, local artist Kay
Etheridge, who is a biology
professor at Gettysburg College,
opened an exhibit of her paintings
at the Penn State Mont Alto
campus library.
The paintings themselves are
divided into three groups, each
representing a different location.
The first group encountered upon
entering the exhibit area concerns
itself with various canal and water
second group is a set of three
paintings which examine at various
scales trees on the Shenandoah
River and their reflections. The
third group is a view of the tree
tops from the artist’s home in
Carroll Valley, PA, and includes a
pair of paintings which form a
diptych, or double panel, of sorts.
The paintings are all
landscapes, and many of them are
concerned with the reflections that
the buildings and the flora make.
off of the water. The artist says that
she is “especially interested in
how water reflects the work of
nature and of humans, and how
this interaction changes with the
time of day, season, and scale.”
This brings up an interesting point,
namely that the artist continually
zooms in on each scene closer and
closer, painting each variable level
of closeness, to produce more-and
more abstraction. Abstraction by
scaling is characteristic of famous
artist Georgia O’Keefe, and
Etheridge’s work, though different
in subject, is captivating in a
similar way.
very mellow, and the colors are
pleasing to the eye. The scenes
themselves possess limited action,
and they appear very calm. Painted
with acrylic on canvas, the artist
has much latitude in her work and
the quick drying time allows for
any changes to be made promptly.
The mood and aspect of the
paintings is a result of what
Etheridge feels, namely that “the
world is harsh enough” and that
there is no need to paint harsh or
painful looking pictures.
The paintings themselves are
from photographs the artist has
taken, though that is not to say
they are true to life. The paintings
capture what originally captured
the artist’s eye, rather than what
was taken in through the lens. For
example, one of the scenes from
the Venice series possesses more
blue and pink than it originally did,
though not to the detriment of the
painting. Etheridge takes many,
many photographs, and
occasionally video, and ends up
discarding most in the search of
an image more perfect for painting.
The paintings will be on display
on display through March 30, and
all are welcome to view the
paintings. For, in the words of
Etheridge, “art should speak for
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A Moment in Penn’s Woods:
By Tony Arnold
Staff Writer
The onset of spring is a
controversial time for
outdoorsmen. Small game and
trapping seasons end in the middle
of February, beginning what can
only be dubbed as an intermission
in the seasons of an outdoorsman’s
life. : ;
Late February through April
amounts to what is likely the most
inactive period of the sportsman’s
year. With hunting and trapping
seasons ending in mid-February,
most hunters and anglers slowly
slip into madness until April, when
anglers are again able to pursue
trout, and hunters can try their luck
on wild turkey gobblers. Though
this span does not seem long to
most people, it seems all but
interminable to the outdoorsman
who has just wrapped up a season
of fun, chasing creatures of all sorts
through Pennsylvania’s woods
and waters.
This intermission is more
unbearable because the weather
improves dramatically during its
tenure. - With winter ending, spring
brings in warmer temperatures and
begs the avid sportsman to explore
the richness of the Keystone
State’s outdoor resources.
However, few incentives exist to
satisfy this urge. Few areas allow
not if one plans to fill his creel—
and unless one is hunting crows
or coyotes, hunting is mostly a
bust.
But one may ask, “Is summer not
the most boring part of an
outdoorsman’s year?” True, there
are no hunting seasons that run
through summer’s long tenure, but
the fisherman can enjoy virtually
inextinguishable opportunities at
fish of every size and species. In
favorite) does not even enter its
apex—not to mention its legality—
until the month of June. Some of
the best opportunities at Keystone
stripers exist during the warm-
weather months and I know I will
never forget summer nights spent
reeling in catfish and carp.
To be fair, one could say that
there is always an opportunity to
do something outdoors. Whether
it be hiking, biking, or any other
sport, our woods and waters
always provide some form of
entertainment. But, to be sure, the
intermission remains unbearable,
as it is just short enough for a well-
earned respite between fine
hunting and fishing seasons, but
just long enough to tug at our
heartstrings and beg us to return
to field and stream.
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