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 (25)
Rorsdors
Very, very nice, a great mix of ancient with the figure and new with the fire. Really this is inspiring.
NekhbetSun
Ok Gun, this is just too darn cool for words...you've heard of "instant karma"...well, this is "instant fave" :o) Oh, did I mention I LOVE IT ! ~ Hugs ~
rudiruth
excellent!
vlaaitje
wow, this is a masterpiece......excellent work so as always
mansco
Splendid work ;O)
martingeorg
Impacting and very interesting composition Gun, as I wrote onto Suzannes image, I myself experienced fire as a child. I was the last one who woke up in that night and still smell the burned air. Love it!!
koosievantutte
very fine image indeed.
magichild2
Excellent composition...very well done..
MrsLubner
Fantastic! Incredibly creative and intriguing!
Allenox
Cool image, I like it.
nongo
The willful or malicious burning of property is a shameful thing!!!!!! Excellent depiction of this Gunsan!!!!!! beautifully done!!!!!
visionart
Excellent Gun!!
kurtsart
A beautiful abstract Gun! Yes, Suzannes work is marvelous :)
ARTWITHIN
This is great Gun! You won't believe what came to my mind. The vandals burning the Christmas Goat in Stockholm! Your really communicated the malice related to this fire. Hugs, x:)
bpclarke
Very primitive looking. Excellent image! Superbly done. Bunny
kansas
Wonderful. Could be an arsonist, but I seem to see a tribal dance around a fire.
titta
This image has great power, it's magical! There are many ways to see it but I see somebody dancing around bonfire; the spirits talk to him very clearly. they've got lots to tell. This is so beautiful and so inspiraitional; that almost graphical look gives it timeless depth. I really love this! Thanks Gun!
amirapsp
Oh WOW this is just awesome work...Love it!
Valerie-Ducom
So beautiful and very nice color :)
kimariehere
love the Indian rock art tribal mood this has !!! awesome work of art!!
logiloglu
very mystical and fascinating, reminds me on cave paintings in mystic light and colours. an expressive artwork,Gun ! #:O) ^^^^^^^^
three_grrr
I too thought of something tribal. Southwestern Indian, Hopi perhaps. It looks to me like a dance around ceremonial fire.
nikolais
looks like a piece of cave art, save for the body lines. wonderful.
Nurzu
very magic
Talt
Wow, extremely excellent. Wish I had created it! :-) Glad I found it in Titta's favorite images. Soon it will be in mine too!