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)
cbender
there may be just some pixels inbetween... well - life is full of contrasts... and goodn and bad - joy and greif - they wouldnt exist without their contrast... could we get a feeling of love without knowing the opposite...?!? your pictures reflect those different "stages" of life... that's why i like them - they're visualized facettes of life... thanks for sharing!
vlaaitje
O my, this is exactly where I went through, this is really touching for me, your work is outstanding, I always loved your work, it express so much, that's why I love it to use some of your work for my poetry.
titta
...and there are moments for sorrow and depression too. Great idea the contrast between this and the previous picture. Beautiful work again, Gun. :-)
parb1194
A wonderful and thoughtful work....she looks so sad, perhaps of how it could have been. Great title and presentation. Accolades!!!!
ModestyB
Oh, I love this!!!!! & as Ilona says...your work is allways Outstanding, sweetie :)
IO4
Wonderful image!
camera2
I will contemplate upon this thought for the day and see what the results are. Thank you for sharing. Egmont
froznlife42
I can't tell you how many times I've felt like this before. Such a thought provoking image. Excellent!!! V
Tutte
A very powerful image and one I am sure many of us can relate to.
royc8
Very moody and powerful image Gunsan.
tibet2004uk
Perfect blending. I love the mood of this one and all the stories that it tells...
Mikan
I prefer this one for being more mysterious...the difference lies in the eyes of the viewer - each of us look at an image and tells about the personal feelings through personal experience. so, there's no difference..ot there are many; it depends on what you want to see! great image anyway with a powerful story!
catmandennis
Your pix evoke many comments and it is because your images comment so eloquently on life. Excellent.
martingeorg
I agree with dennis and I would like to be able to express all these contrasts of life as you can. Maybe one day ;o)
addiek
Love the text and texture with models... Looks real snazzy!
borsy
Beautifully done!!
odie
Absolutely fabulous image!! :0)
wildfire2003
Both are powerful and beautiful Gun, love them both!
cynlee
luv the idea! :] words, like art, a part of self..