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 (29)
vlaaitje
nice to see you Gun !!!! Nothing special ????? You kidding....sure it is...your work is outstanding......enjoy your time with your laser printer....hopefully it makes some extra money
firestorm
a wonderful image, love the colours and textures :)
kimariehere
HI GUN!! SO good to see you i have missed you and your beautiful work so much !!... this a beuatiful work one to be proud of !! V!
cbender
a big hug back, dear gun... :) sounds good what you tell about the printer and you ;)) have fun!!! a great pic here... love her face here... very expressive...! and great colours! :)
mizoli
Wonderful work!
ARTWITHIN
Gun, this is so beautiful and so timely. I will remember it as a little sign of hope for the future. I am about to take time off as well. I have lost the light and am in darkness. Can't catch a vision. Guess everything came crashing down for me. Off to search for the light.
cildes
Travail superbe!
NekhbetSun
Beautiful work S
snowcrow1
Wonderful image!!! Beautiful warm colors, you must be thinking of SPRING or even SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2Loose2Trek
Glad that you've popped out of hibernation Gun! :-) Beautifully accomplished image! V
kansas
:) What a pleasant surprise to see a "gunsan" post! This is truly lovely.
froznlife42
Oh honey, I've been wondering about you!!! I understand about the hibernation thing. Sometimes I feel like I also get into that stage too. Probably just the 'winter' blahs!! I really love this image! W O W!!!! Honey... this is definitally not 'Nothing Special'. Gorgeous is what I call it!! {{VOTE}}
devineydesignsllc
this is kick ass!!!!!lov-it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
odie
Butterflies are sybolic of so much. If we could feel the freedom a butterfly feels it would be marvelous! For now, we'll wait for them as it gives us hope! :0)
Fidelity2
Superb image. It seems you are great. I would love to see more new ones from you.
cynlee
beautiful work.. the buttys are her & warm.. send some your way (& the kitty.. hehe).. was out a bit myself.. :]
titta
Beautiful image with so lovely colours. I'm happy to see a butterfly, it makes me feel so good! The whole picture is filled with warmth, promising something great to come soon... maybe the spring? :-)
danob
Well this is another wonderful image Gun I hope you dont stay away long
royc8
Love the warmth in this one Gun, lovely work. Hope you are having fun with the pet pictures ; )
Kropot
Youre signature is all over the place, super work again. I think I saw a mail of you beeing washed with the spam :( I was a fraction of a second to late to save it:( will ya repost it please, for me, P&K
ModestyB
Lovley :) e de Liza?? Puss & Kram
visionart
Perfection To The Extreme! Always A Pleasure To See Such Wonderful Artwork...Brilliant Gun!borsy
Excellent image!!
nongo
You're a brilliant artist Gun, it's always a pleasure to see your new works!!!! Glad you're keeping busy, sounds like you need a break from the cold?? We all have spring fever over here too!!! Excellent image!!!!!!!
addiek
So great that you got Liza Minelli out of mothballs to model for you! LOL. Super composition... as always!
gunsan
Oh no...it's not Liza Minelli at all, if you saw what I started with you would agree:-)
humdinger
very beautiful image
CameraObscura
Not only seeing your work again but the beauty of it brings not only a smile across my face, it comforts me in a very special way. Thank you for sharing my dear friend. Egmont
mysnapz
Love the warm, tones in this Gun I can tell the cold is on your mind, fingers crossed Spring will be with you soon.