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 (19)
Mondwin
Merry Christmas You tooooo My dear!!!!Mystical and splendid Xmas image!!brava as usual!V:DDD
claridad
Beautiful card Gun and lovely words. Congratulations on first place. You deserve it. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too.
titta
Congrats, Gun, for the first prize! You really deserved it. hugs Beautiful card - thanks for that and your lovely words. Happy & magical holidays to you too! :-)
ModestyB
Love & peace 2 U Gunsan!! A magical X-mas & a Happy New Year!!!!!! Puss & Kram ;) Jaaa, surt..h var aldeles vitt i frg..nu har ntan allt regnat bort och det snor-halt :(..men det kanske snr imorgon :)
odie
Simply beautiful and so fitting. Congrats to you!! :0)
cindyx
Congratulations on winning first place! Well deserved. This is a wonderful image. Rain can always turn to snow... here's hoping!!!
camera2
You never fail to surprise us with your creativity. Sorry to hear about the ISP troubles. Hope this one will be better for you. Happy Holidays my friend. Egmont
kenwas
Best to you as well an may 2006 be a wondrous year for you.
Digimon
Happy holidays to you and yours Gun! The Swedish blood in me wishes you a special time, in a special place!!
Synapse
Welcome back online Gun, and may you and your family have the best of times this holiday! Nice bit of verse you included here hugs
parb1194
Beautiful work in the holiday spirit.
bevchiron
Such a beautiful card Gun & most deserving of the first prize in the contest, well done & thanks for sharing both your art & your words with us ; ) I wish you a wonderful Christmas & all the very best for 2006, may all your wishes come true too!
martingeorg
Congrats for the first price Gun ;o) Wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year!!!
kansas
Wonderful picture. Glad to have you back. Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year.
zoozee
Beautiful picture :)) Understand why it won :)) .. Big Congratsss .... Kann du nu ha en rigtig God Jul og et Gott Nytt :)) .. Hugss zoozee :)))
wildfire2003
Big congrats Gun, this is beautiful and you deserved the honor!
borsy
Magnificent!!
cynlee
a super entry!! & a winner for sure!!.. hope your Christmas was merry!! :]
tibet2004uk
I too had troubles with my internet connections and had to change supplier! We only had it back this morning, after a month without it! A beautiful creation here, perfect for the holidays. I hope u had a great time despite the rain! :)