The group of works on exhibit at HACC represents a continuation of the artist's Lancaster County landscapes as well as new conceptions of landscape she developed after a move to Vermont. The oils focus on color relationships, texture, depth in space, tranquility, light, and a sense of moving beyond normal perceptions of landscape in our daily lives. "Hopefully, these images will move the viewer to see familiar landscapes with an expanded and enriched vision and perception," said the artist.
"The charcoals represent a continued love for drawing with charcoal, pastel, oil pastel and frequently a mixture of all of these mediums," she said. "An interest in water, reflections, and movement are thoughts associated with the charcoal water drawings."
Martha Nichols van der Does holds an MFA from Bard College and was trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She has taught art at University of the Arts and Community College of Philadelphia and at the Community College of Vermont at Springfield. Her work is in both private and public collections including the State Museum of Pennsylvania and Temple University, Harrisburg campus. Her work was selected for a fellowship purchase award by the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and she has exhibited in Art of the State 2002 in Harrisburg as well as in juried and invitational exhibits and numerous group shows.
Exhibit hours at HACC during July are 8am to 8pm Monday through Thursday, and Fridays 8am to noon. In August, Friday hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm. The HACC-Gettysburg campus is located at the North Gettysburg Center, 731 Old Harrisburg Road, near Weis Markets and Adams County National Bank. For information, call 717-337-3855.
