BIO Hi, I am Gun Legler from Sweden. I live together with my cat Simon in a little village near Gothenburg On the outside I am old, but young inside :-) For so long I can remember, I have enjoyed expressing myself through any kind of art or craft. Until I was 40 I worked as a child psychologist and pre-school teacher, but after that I said goodbye to my profession and began studying at an art school. There I stayed for four years, mainly learning Graphic art (etching, dry needle and linoleum cut). I was a lousy oil painter, that medium did not fit me at all, watercolor I liked better. For many years I made collages of different kind, watercolor and textile. I grew up with a mother that sewed and a father that built violins, so I early fell in love with textures of many kinds. I have now abandoned making textile collages, but I realize that I work much in the same way with my computer art. I take a piece here and a piece there and try to make a whole of it. And I am madly in love with textures of all kinds, I can sit for hours just playing with different colors, textures and filters, making backgrounds just for fun (and for upcoming images). I work very much by intuition when I make an image, experimenting wildly with layers, textures, color and light. But the form is equally important, that�s what Graphic school taught me. I have seldom a clear inner image when I start creating, it is more a feeling I want to express. The process can be quite unconscious to me for a long time. The image gradually takes form, and become clearer to me. What I want with my images is to reach the feelings of the viewers, to make them look into their own inner being and respond in any way, regardless of which feeling is evoked.
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I am Gun's daughter Lena (zitalena@gmail.com). I am so, so sorry to tell you all that mom passed Tuesday morning, Feb 8 2022, Swedish time. No panic, no pain, no regrets. So peaceful. I tried to get a message about this on my moms latest picture, but now I can't find it. But now I have her computer and can log in. Please email me if you want. Thanks to all. Mom really loved the community!! Her gallery will live on. I have changed the address to mine, because me and my brother really would LOVE to keep her gallery open. Love to all.
Comments (24)
vlaaitje
gorgeous colours and thohught behind this wonderful touching creation....
Digimon
Very lovely! Reminds me of a documentary on Japan we watched. The japanese women were constantly playing with thier hair! I love the colors you used, though it make me a bit said to know this is just around the corner...wonderful piece Gun!
Mondwin
Lovely and romantic look!!Excellent as usual!!bravo!!V:DDD
Fractelaar
Gun you have a great eye for colorbalance this in my eye sublime Fantastic Atumn atmosphere and the exprresion in the eyes from the lady is also top
Egmont
It feels as the artwork was executed upon Japanese rice paper. It has a very translucent quality and tenderness to it. Most beautiful in every aspect. You are at you best here Gun.
Eroticartist
Love the colors and textures...your work is always so creative and done with amazing skill!
Kropot
Yes, I agree on the speaker before me, so Gun, so fine.
kansas
Lovely autumn composition. A pleasure to look at.
dragonfly2000
Outstanding use of the leaves as texture - also how you've used squares to break the image.
addiek
Can almost smell these lovely autumn leaves' scent in the wind. Great work Gun.
Synapse
Very tranquil feeling of security I get from this, for some reason :-)
diomedes66
Almost a feeling of melancholy here even with the bright colours - superbly done!
tibet2004uk
Again, outstanding colors on this one and perfect blending of the background!! Beautiful work Gun and what a gorgeous model u found there!
cynlee
looking forward to it! nicely done gun :]
visionart
~Very well composed Gun! Perfect blend of colour tones that sets in the wonderful mood of Autumn to come~
parb1194
Great fall image and presentstion, a wonderful work here.....Accolades!!!!
logiloglu
gorgeous image. magic colours and light. i feel the wind.great mood and atmosphere. expressive artwork,Gun. #:O)
catmandennis
It is almost superfluous to say that you create such art, seemingly effortlessly, day after day. You're an amazingly talented artist and you do bring joy to all of us. Thanks!
kimariehere
oh gun your getting me in the fall moodd love your colors and the warm glwoing mood to this HUGE VOTE AND WOW!!
odie
Interesting that Ilona was the first to comment as I saw HER eyes when I opened this art work of yours. Brilliant, rusty colors of Fall. :0)
Lledeline
Very beautiful collage.
niek
I agree with the former writers and I love the invisible character: the wind.
mysnapz
Yes soon to be here, the trees are turning already in some places in the UK, looking forward to the colour before another dark winter.
ModestyB
LOL!!!! Im backtracking U..eh or viseversa :)forwardtracking? eh...nu dummare :) det blir en massa WOW, praken!!!! You're so incredibly talented!!! Bravo!!!!! P&K