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 (27)
rudiruth
thats beautiful!
koosievantutte
great colours, composition and idea.
Sivana
Wonderful work!!
vlaaitje
so true words...and again an excellent creation...so touching and full with emotion.....I love the tones.......
philuf
Wonderful composition. your work on the fractal and texture is terrific. v
mansco
This is great Gun, I love those wonderful flames ;O)
parb1194
Fantastic work and image.
odie
Truer words were never spoken. Good job! :0)
NekhbetSun
Excellent work and presentation of the theme S
hunter2006
The choices, uncertainties and questions teens have is portrayed perfectly. Fantastic..........
Margana
Beautifully done,Gunsan.I love the combination of the background and the text.Lovely font,too.Excellent work as always!
ARTWITHIN
Yes Gun, all the choices presented to us can be disorienting. Maybe the important thing is just making a choice. It is what you do with any choice that counts. Your fractal is perfect for the concept. I love that font!
catmandennis
A really beautiful image, Gun, with a great message as well. Thanks.
froznlife42
How true! How true! Beautiful image... WOW!!!
kansas
Wonderful composition. The words are so true.
Deagol
Nicely done
MichaelFaber
Awesome job! It is nice to see a fractal flame in something totaly different!
graemeb
I don't worry about the roads I took, it's the ones I didn't take that worry me. Nice image.
logiloglu
great mood and expression. i am always fascinated by your creativity,Gun. you never cease to amaze. a wonderful touching artwork. #:O)
nikolais
love it all. intricate design
BonBonish
Beutiful artwork!
Rykk
An excellent piece of artwork, Gun. I think fractals really shine when used in composition with other programs or in composition with other fractals and this is exactly "what I'm talkin' 'bout"! Well done!
strijdbijl
excellent piece, warm and tasteful
SoulSearcherr
beautiful work
danob
Many a truth are found in quotations Hugz
Cosme..D..Churruca
Totally fascinated... incredible the amount of work in this gallery. 49 pages ! ! ! In a brief look seems impressive. Congrats Gun ! I'll have a closer look little by little.
mwthunderclap
Or some times they one back to You. Well done none the less.