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With art, presence is required, impos- sible to fully experience without taking in color, texture and shape. And so it is with food. It has always been a popular subject among painters. For all of our differences, food is a common denomi- nator. And for another thing, says artist Sherry Young, “It sits still.” Young is one of three women behind Olde Town Gallery. The partners – Al- lana Goodyear, Sandie McFarlane and Young – brought back “A Taste for Art” by popular demand. Artist Bob Wray judged this year’s entries and, on the night of the show’s opening, visitors were invited to vote for their favorites. Rose Kennedy took first place for “Mar- inara,” a lush oil of wine and tomatoes. Kathy Flood captured second place for her watercolor, “Bowl of Sunshine.” Third place went to a yummy combi- nation of asparagus and other ingre- dients to make the perfect “Quiche.” Honorable mentions were awarded to: Rose-Ann SanMartino for “Three in a Row,” Kathy Jean Moore for her wire sculpture “Pepper” and “Hot Cakes” by Merle Prewitt. And there were other favorites in- cluding Rozlyn Masley’s sassy two-part series, “Overfishing.” The first, “Over- fishing: The Problem,” was followed up by the sly “Solution.” A fisherwoman taking the easy way out uses electrical shock to catch her prey, but she soon gets her comeuppance: a giant sea serpent. “You eat my buddies,” Masley said with a husky laugh, “and I’m coming for you.” The funny thing about the top three finishers? They don’t really like to paint food. Rose Kennedy specializes in beautiful landscapes, scenes she sometimes first captures with a camera from the back of her husband’s Harley-Davidson. When I caught up with Anita Allen at Cape Fear Studios, she was standing in front of a Far left | This art is good enough to eat, including “Three in a Row,” by Rose-Ann SanMartino. Left | Alis Cruz and Naheed Kassan admire the paintings at “A Taste for Art” at Olde Town Gallery in downtown Fayetteville. Above | The show included, from top, “Quiche” by Anita Allen, “Bowl of Sunshine” by Kathy Flood and “First Fruit” by Lila Maxwell. CityViewNC.com | 21

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