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 (26)
claude19
This dragonfly which tries to be posed on a flower of water lily, this small invaluable table, could be that carried out by Turner or Monet. Very beautiful realization!
SPIRESMEDIA
beautiful work! ;o)
titta
What a beautiful, and atmospheric image you've done, Gun with a golden heart! Really gorgeously painted. the colours and tones are so deep, and glowing. Wonderul! - And I have to agree totally with you - Kimarie deserves AOM, I deeply agree too what you said about her incredible development as a photographer! Congrats Kimmers! I'm sure you'll come to see this marvellous image of Gun's. Thanks Gun for this beautiful image just before I'm going to sleep - I'm sure I'll have nice dreams. :-)
koosievantutte
beautiful image, gun, it seems to give light.
Biffowitz
Very nice indeed!!!
magichild2
Beautifully done. Love the effect.
Angelsinger
What an atmospheric piece! So very beautiful! *****
kenwas
A fine dedication Gun!
SoulSearcherr
really such pretty work..love the feel
ascrazy
very beautiful work:-)
NekhbetSun
Enchantingly gorgeous S
Margana
Beautiful work,Gunsan and a most elegant and thoughtful tribute to photography's sweet AOM.I am sure Kimmie will absolutely love this.You are a wonderful friend.All the best to you both.-M :^)
nongo
Beautiful work Gunsan, and a wonderful heartfelt dedi to Kimmers, so sure she'll love it!!!!!
Talt
Gee, this is so artful; colors, tonality, background. I always enjoy it when I am attracted to an image and only afterwards check to see who the artist is... and then find a very familiar name. Not so strange I suppose. Fine artist continually create fine works.
danob
Just wonderful she is going to be sooo pleased
Rorsdors
Beautiful, has got a luminous quality
kansas
A wonderful dedi to an excellent photographer.
Vremont
excellent combination of colors, elements and darkness ... can practically see its texture
caviedes
Excellen light!! Love the colors!
thecytron
Simple composition, but powerfull visual FX!
Vladivar
Delicate and beautiful. Love that hazy atmo. Excellent!
niek
Very impressive tension between water, dragonfly and water-lily. This gives the imagination a lot of space for wondering of what's going on. I like this one ver, very much. There's a very atmospheric tension in this picture.
Visual_Poetry_101
Like a multi-layered painting.
addiek
this is delightful... hoorah for kimmers
kimariehere
WOW!! WHAT A SUPRISE TO FIND THIS TONIGHT !!! ...i love the reflection and glow about it ... so BEAUTIFUL !!! oh gosh sorry i am late on seeing and commenting this !! i love it so much and am touched that you would think of me !!!...You know how much i have always adored your work and it means the world to me ... excellent as always Gun BIG hugs to you and THAnk you so much to faves it goes!!...
Longrider
Great image and a beautiful, beautiful mood.