Art and telephone numbers

Arnold W. Hansen named winner of the WVT directory cover art named Warwick - Arnold W. Hansen was named the winner of the 28th annual WVT Communications (Warwick Valley Telephone) Directory cover competition for his photograph of the Railroad Green in Warwick. The winners were announced Nov. 2. Arnold, a Warwick native and lifelong area resident, became interested in photography during his service in the U.S. Air Force. Arnie, as he is known to his friends, draws inspiration for his photography from his local surroundings, preferring landscapes, wildlife, historic buildings, air shows and classic cars as subjects. View more of Arnie’s work at www.picture.com (enter his name on the Web site where indicated). Second place went to Johnston Williams of Vernon, N.J., for his painting in the gouache medium titled “Barn Splendor.” Johnston entered the commercial art field after completion of his military service. He has been self-employed as a commercial artist for over 35 years, working in Michigan and New Jersey. Much of the inspiration for his work came from his living on the Michigan lakefront. Johnston’s winning painting depicts a rural scene in the local New Jersey area. Winnie O’Dougherty, a long-time resident of Highland Lakes, N.J., won third place with her painting of a “Rainy Day in Warwick,” which depicts a scene on Church Street in the village.A graduate of the Pratt Institute, her diversified art career has included working as a commercial illustrator and teaching art in private schools. She approaches painting with the feel of realism often found when working directly from nature. Her paintings have graced three previous covers of the Warwick directory. The winning artwork will be on display in the lobby of WVT, 47 Main St., Warwick, during regular business hours until Dec. 8. The 2007 WVT Yellow Page Directory will be mailed in May. Paintings from past phone book covers may be viewed and downloaded as computer desktop backgrounds from the company’s Web site, www.wvtc.com/covers.