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 (24)
koosievantutte
beautiful image, gun
ARTWITHIN
So many possible meanings fill this image. I will pick one. It is a message of hope, restoration, transformation, freedom from all that would keep us imprisioned within, without, by ourselves, by others. We just need to cooperate and let change happen. Beautiful image Gun!
Tutte
Beautiful Image. ARTWITHIN expressed it better than I could.
gattone_blu
Splendid job.. Excellent atmosphere.. it surely deserves 5 (highest) (I have seen, appreciated and voted your job. I hope that you do the same)
Zacko
Gun! Nu har du verkligen gjort det...suck!!! Vilken fantastisk bild det h . Lagerblandningarna helt fenomenala, och det verkar som om du hade en toppen-bild att utgifr. Verkligen imponerande! Ha en trevlig dag och helg!!! #:o)
jimw1
Superb work...agree with all above+++++++5
Rorsdors
Powerful stuff.
creanum
Great expression of your talent......
mansco
I love this Gun, it has a lovely human message in it. Wonderful mood. You are really great my friend. Hugs!
Surama
Absolutely great!!!!
NekhbetSun
In the depths of despair, there's always always hope ....beautiful inspiring image S
Denger
Great composition, color and light. Very moody piece!
nikolais
....especially these gradient hues!
magichild2
The effects given to this image enhance the mood. Great job.
kansas
High emotional impact in this wonderful composition.
seothan
Exceptional expression of empathy.Which often and more strongly comes with having been in similar circumsatnce and pain.This way our words are in direct response to anothers soul.We know and regardless of the abuse we have instincually grown to feel that in another.Exceptional work again Gunsun.As I have said before you are a gifted healer.Even though while going through the deep trauma,it did not feel like a gift,but it is only through sharing pain that we grow and heal others.And they us.Rare but a wonderful safe place to be heard and to listen.Colours are expresive of the depth of history.
caviedes
Well done!!!
danob
Well I would agree with seothan I think those are words that express my own feelings for your artwork, whilst I have never had to endure abuse other than as one who spent a great deal of my life helping others who have.. There is always some feeling of hope and love without which no person can or should be without..
krominegray
I am really touched by the light that comes from within... Beautiful
angel_dust
nice image!
pixart1
well done gun - i love this style !!!
cindyx
What a heartfelt and skilled image! I can feel despair and hope all at once. Your talent overflows. Exquisite artwork!
Margana
Sigh...This is so profoundly moving. Gorgeous work,Gun.I'm speechless.
ascrazy
superb effect of light, i like this feeling:-)