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 (20)
Mondwin
Just ......Magical, Dear Gun!!!!!!!!!!!Bravo!V:DDDD.Hugs Whylma.
ModestyB
WOW Gun!!!!!!! OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!! P&K
addiek
wonderful... just like an aurora.
parb1194
Beautiful northern lights impression. Fantastic work. Bravo!!!!!
kansas
Oh my! This is exceptionally beautiful! Very dramatic scene with the lights and village.
cindyx
How original and exquisite! Great concept!
Lost_Child
beautiful work here. have you seen the northern lights? i love seeing them. i love the surreal dipiction here. very well done!!!
lak
a beautiful interpretation~
claridad
Exquisite! Your colors are soooo beautiful Gun. The Aurora has long been a dream of mine, I mean to see it. In Las Vegas, with all the light, I can barely see stars. The other night I actually counted my all time high here...31 stars visible. I would probably faint if I saw the Aurora! ;) V
wildfire2003
I have never seen it either but I bet it looks just as beautiful and wonderous as this!
sossy
pure beauty of wonder that shows its face at the sky and over all the children like a promise! ;o)
2Loose2Trek
Beautiful shot ... are those tipis (teepees)? Outstanding image.
Digimon
Oh Gun!!........Wow!! O.O That is stunning!! Inspirational, an instant favorite!How ethereal and spiritual! So vibrant with the mysterious vale of exsistance! Simply stunning!!
fractalinda
Very beautiuful. I love the illuminated colors. An inspiring interpretation.
Egmont
Interesting to see if this is going to become a series since we have American Indian theme and it does go nicly with the earlier art piece you did. Thank you for sharing.
tibet2004uk
Oh yes!!! Gorgeous!! Totally!! Surreal, dreamy and SO beautiful!!! Love this one Gun!! The colors, the softness, like veils delicately covering the night sky!! Superb!
cynlee
i hope to see it someday.. beautiful cloud of color & light .. ;]
kimariehere
incredible !! awesome lighting !! what a dream northern lights are something i have always wanted to see!! !!! FANTASTIC!! V!
bevchiron
You give us a magnificent impression of what this must be like Gun, I love your compositon, the colours & sense of scale are so evocative. I'd love to see the real thing one day but this will do me fine for now ; )
borsy
Beautifully done!!