Diane Oser’s Sound Visions

Well, I’m winning the battle of infection from my last surgery, slowly. The second reconstructive surgery didn’t heal well so it’s been a hard go, and I’m still on the antibiotics and still needing dressing changes daily. I’m so tired of being under the weather, fatigued, and fearing illness. I was so delighted to be [...]

What Does the World Define as an Artist I don’t know what the rest of the world defines as an artist. I only know what I define as an artist. As an artist, my definition of myself is someone who passionately wants to share what I see. To communicate, sometimes verbally, but most often in [...]

I am so grateful for the gift of vision after being nearly blind for so long. Every day, I’m surprised with what I can see, like flutterbyes and birds and buds and insects and and and…I am so grateful. Having new eyes has opened my eyes, in every way. I can’t believe I painted without [...]

Hello All – I have been working hard on painting and teaching these days. I found out recently that a painting I had submitted for the Federation of Canadian Artists exhibition in June in Nelson, was accepted, and I won the Gold Award! I am tickled every colour of the rainbow, and am even more [...]

I let my [tag]status[/tag] lapse several years back, and re-applied yesterday, and was [tag]approved[/tag], much to my delight! I received some [tag]valued critiquing[/tag], and hope to improve and bestow you with new works in the near future. We all need some perks….. Love ya. No tags for this post.

Thankfully, I began with a new student today.  I’m delighted.  She’s an accomplished pianist and will keep me challenged, which I am grateful for. I find summers difficult.  Too hot for my liking, and I miss my students.  My [tag]creative juices[/tag] seem to dry up with the heat and I look forward to the Autumn [...]

You have probably noticed the change in name of my website. This was done to facilitate my being found by searchers, as Google recognizes ‘Diane Oser’, but not my Hebrew name [tag]‘Malcha’[/tag]. Ah well, a rose by any other name… as the saying goes. The heat is getting the better of me, rather enervating I [...]

Sorry I haven’t written anything lately. Life has been extremely hectic, which is sometimes good, and sometimes not. I attempted to translate a web site for someone in Quebec, and unfortunately I failed. Both at accomplishing it at the speed he needed, and also because my bilingualism is not up to snuff. It hurt, and [...]

The workshop using [tag]Julia Cameron[/tag]‘s ‘[tag]The Artist’s Way[/tag]‘ will be postponed a couple of weeks to allow everyone to obtain a copy of her book. Please e-mail me at; malcha@soundvisions.ca to confirm your participation. It is truly a wonderful experience, and doesn’t require an intrusive time commitment. No tags for this post.

Several years ago, I stumbled onto [tag]Julia Cameron[/tag]‘s book titled [tag]‘The Artist’s Way’.[/tag] It is a 12 week course directed at those who wish to open their creative abilities on many levels. It is not just for artists per se, but for everyone searching to expand their world from a creative perspective. I enjoyed it [...]