2008 marked the first year of pairing Food and Art to the tour, with a silent auction of a major work from local artist and painter Tracy Sharp, represented locally by Linstrum + Matre Artworks. National markets include Allison Sprock Fine Art, Charleston, SC; Bennett Gallery, Nashville, TN; The Aspen Gallery, Aspen, CO; and Tracy Park Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.

Tracy Sharp pulls from a history of influences, painting abstract figurative works from a blend of pigments and mixed media. New life is created as Sharp plays with balance and form in an additive and subtractive method. A foundation of traditional elements, Tracy’s palette evokes a sense of history unveiled in each layer. The tone of her work results in an otherworldly sense of emotion.