Hello, everyone.

Just posting a brief update. (EDIT: OK, not so brief!)

Third Time's a Charm at Tonic Artspace in Bridgehampton, NY was a success. I enjoyed the show immensely and I'm sorry to see this temporary space close for the year.

The show included the newest pieces, plus some older work, going as far back as 2006.

"My Hero" at Elisa Contemporary in Riverdale, Bronx, NY should be down now after a sweet two-month run.

The show got great press and I sold a piece (Prince of Thieves). Lisa Cooper is a great gallerist who worked very hard to get us excellent coverage/press and she really busted her ass trying to make sales, which I appreciate.

Here's a video Lisa shot of me talking about my work in the show:   [link]

On February 25, as part of "My Hero," I did a collage workshop at the gallery for kids age 5-7 and 8-12 years old. The kids were super cool and they were really into it. Funny, a couple even asked for my autograph on the show card/invite at the end. That was really cute. I used a sharpie a drew them their favorite superheroes on the cards.

In other news, Liz Cohn ("Lizole" on DA) has a show of her Artist Trading Card mail collaborations opening on May 3 at 12x16 Gallery in Portland, OR and, among MANY MANY other talented artists, it includes a few cards with work by me and my wife Colleen Peterson.

Liz undertook an incredibly ambitious and amazing project with this and she totally pulled it off. The sheer number of cards is astounding. All of them are on playing cards and the work varies greatly depending on the artists involved.

Here's a link to her site with all the info on the show and project, including all participating artists: [link]

In the menu at the top of the page, you'll see links to all her playing card collaborations. There are so many it's crazy, something like 1,500!! Cards with my and Colleen's contributions are on the first page: PLAYING CARD COLLABS-1. Take the time to look at all her work, not just the collaborations, if you have the time. She's fantastic and worth a Deviant Watch, if you don't watch her already.

Anyway, I'm grateful to be part of her project.

Meanwhile, I'm working on the new kind of poppy looking stuff, like my most recently posted paintings. I'm pleased with the direction and my progress with this stuff, but I haven't given up creating new work for the previous series either. Thanks for all your faves and comments on the new work.

Finally, I'm working on a 5x6-foot commission and it's very exciting. This is the biggest piece I've done to date, at least since I began working seriously as a painter. I may post some progress pics as I go. We'll see.

I also recently, in January, took a job as Associate Editor for LONG ISLAND PULSE magazine and I'm handling pretty much all the visual arts coverage. I'm also writing most of it.

It's a cool mag. Check it out: www.lipulse.com

Thanks for all your interest and support. I hope this wasn't too long.

-Oliver