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)
Pupattola
Happy new year! BUON ANNO!
Angelwave
heappy new year, love ur image
philuf
Happy New year to you. Bonne Ann 2007.
danob
Simply superb.. Happy New Year Gun.... Hugz
Fidelity2
Excellent image. 5+. Happy new year my dear friend.
MrsLubner
Very Excellent. Love the feel to this. A good new year to you too!
magichild2
Nicely done. Happy New Year to you as well.
koosievantutte
great idea to use pierot, gun
niek
Happy New Year !
graemeb
It's 2.30am amd I'm drunk happey new year
mooreno
I am also wishing you a great new year. Love the image.
vlaaitje
this express so much...really awesome.....the same for your sweet Gunsan
kansas
:) Great composition. Happy New Year to you!
titta
Wonderful card, Gun! Here we are, moving towards a new year once again. I hope the year 2007 will bring you lots of happy moments and sunshine and inspiration and.... all the best! Huge hugs, dear friend!!!!
Woormius
Great interpretation, nice artwork. Bravo....and Happy 2007 for you too :)
Mondwin
Spectacoular compo Dear Gunsan!!!Bravissima!V:DDD.Hugsxx.Happy 2007 TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mansco
Happy New Year my dear friend, I wish you all the best. This picture is really wonderful. My compliments ;O)
odie
A wonderfully artistic capture of time in a capsule! Happy New Year to you as well, Gun. :0)
xxancroft
Excellent image Gunsan. By coincidence we watched the Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean/Jim Henson movie MIRRORMASK last night. The image looks like it jumped out of the movie. Do you have any tutorials? I would love to see how you put these together. Hope 2007 is a good year for you.
ARTWITHIN
That is so cool Gun. I think you conveyed the transition beautifully in this imaginative creation. Happiest of New Year's for you, my dear. May you receive all the blessings and love that you extend to others, and more.
ascrazy
wonderful idea, fantastic work:-) Happy New Year!!
martingeorg
Happy I am Gun ;o) Same to you !!!
logiloglu
it`s a pleasure to see your touching artwork again,Gun !i love your magic touch ! wish you and your family a Happy New Year 2007 ! #:O)^^^^^^^^
Rorsdors
Really lovely design, what an eye you have. Happy 2007.
amirapsp
Great art piece my friend...Happy New Year!
seothan
Exceptional,I am speachless.The concept is perfection and the execution of this image is gorgeous!
Margana
Simply stunning. I love the way you have expressed this concept. As always, I'm in awe of what you do. Hope you are having a wonderfl new year,Gun. Thank you for always inspiring me, sotnos. -M :^)