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TRENTON, N.J. - The annual Mercer County Senior Art Show culminated recently with the naming of prize winners in about a dozen categories.

The exhibit, held July 18 through Aug. 3 at the Meadow Lakes Retirement Community in East Windsor, featured original works of art created within the last three years, from drawings to paintings to crafts, by Mercer County residents age 60 or older. Winners move on to the statewide competition, the New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show, in October.

Following is a list of the prize-winning artists by category:

• Acrylics – Non-professional
  First place, Beth K. Wham of Hightstown, “2011’s Hot Models,” Acrylic
  Second place, Frank M. Scarpati of Lawrence, “Roses,” Acrylic
  
• Craft – Non-Professional
  First place, Sue S. Chiu of Lawrence, “Lidded Basket Jar,” Clay-Craft
  Second place, Kathryn Deguire of East Windsor, “Homage to Judy Stein,” Stained Glass
  
• Mixed Media – Non-Professional
  First place, Ahuva Arie of West Windsor, “The Balcony,” Collage
  Second place, Mary S. Johnson of East Windsor, “The Crocodile,” Mixed Media
  
• Oils – Non-Professional
  First place, Richard Snarski of Hamilton, “Peter’s Pool,” Oil
  Second place, Norman Fesmire of Pennington, “Sam,” Oil
  
• Photography – Non-Professional
  First place, Judy Filipponi of Robbinsville, “Biding Time in the Village,” Digital Photography
  Second place, Anne Benedict of East Windsor, “The Great Egret is Landing,” Photography
  
• Photography – Professional
  First place, Gerald P. Sternberg of Pennington, “Tree of Life,” Photography
  Second place, Walter Varan of Ewing, Untitled, Photography
• Watercolors – Non-Professional
  First place, Terry Goldstein of East Windsor, “Village on the Hill,” Watercolor/Gouache
  Second place, Huiyi Huang of East Windsor, “Longlife & Happiness,” Watercolor
  
• Watercolors – Professional
  First place, Suzanne M. Hunt of Princeton, “It’s a Hoot,” Watercolor
  Second place, Margaret Rosen of East Windsor, “Prism,” Watercolor & Ink
  
• Works on Paper – Non-Professional
  First place, David T. Potts of Hamilton, “The Sea Maiden,” Pen & Ink
  Second place, Ming Ji of Princeton, “Lakeside,” Chinese Ink
  
• Works on Paper – Professional
  First place, Victoria Chu Moy of Princeton, “Caryatid,” Conte Pencil
  Second place, Robert Allard of Hamilton, “West Creek Chair House,” Pencil
  
• Best in Show
  David T. Potts of Hamilton, “The Sea Maiden,” Pen & Ink
  
• County Intern Award
  David T. Potts of Hamilton for “The Sea Maiden”
  
• County Special Mention
  Manfred Peil of Robbinsville for his untitled work, an intricate drawing of three trees