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 (16)
koosievantutte
beautiful image, gun.
NekhbetSun
Yes, sad to grow old, but I think it was Maurice Chevalier who said : "Growing old isn't so bad....consider the alternative" Beautiful work S
A_Sunbeam
Good image. Captures the essence of aging. And I have a couple of arthritic knuckles like that ...
creanum
Great image.......
martingeorg
Sorry Gun that I dont give you the feedback wich you deserve but I am jumping between an internet cafe, home and enjoying autumn ;o) Please forgive me! Everything is coming and going, that is what these hands and autumn tell me. I like your idea very much to associate these things and gives me hope that the beauty and warmth of autumn is something what we will find in our own aging. Hugs Gun!!
vlaaitje
very impressive and full of love......gorgeous work once again
ARTWITHIN
A beautiful, sensitive portrait of the autumn of life, still part of a cycle that goes on and on.
Denger
Classical beauty. FIVE STARS
mansco
Wonderful way to take a season to real life, really a lovely idea. And I bet it's the same feeling that when something changes. Like when leaves fall down but the tree is yet gorgeuos. Remarkable interpretation and real pleasure to view Gun ;O)
ascrazy
wow, absolutely superb work:-)
caviedes
Exctraordinary, to make hands is a very complicated thing. But your work is about thiese kind of complications. Excellent, i like it a lot!!!!!
Margana
What age,beauty and grace in those hands.Lovingly done,sotnos.It's beautiful...(harlig?sigh...I'm trying,:^/ )-M :^)
pixart1
With this image you hit the mark for october theme! Great done ;)
kansas
A very touching composition. Ahhh, the things these lovely hands have done over the years. They would have a wonderful story to tell. Thanks for sharing this moving picture.
nongo
This is a very touching image Gunsan, you're really have the touch yourself!!!!! excellent work!!!!!
SirJohn
This is so very touching. It truly speaks. Thank you for sharing this my friend... I have truly missed your work and your friendship. I hope all is well and that life is good for you.