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 (21)
cameraobscura2
The art work has an aire of mystery to it and what is more beautiful than a woman of mystery . . . Thank youo for sharing and wishing you a wonderful day. egmont
MrsLubner
ooooooooo, how interesting!
magichild2
Mysterious yet so beautiful.
collinbabcock
Moody and veiled - nice piece
visionart
Very Moody...Love It!!!!
danob
Sombre and thought provoking
npauling
Very mysterious looking. Just the right amount of the face showing to make you wonder.
ARTWITHIN
A look of sleeplessness. This is a subtle image of someone haunted by the shadows, like she is unable to come into the light while tied to the shadows of the past. A wonderful and expressive image, Gun. Hugs Sis, Susanne
JillianElf
Very dark and moody Gun! Reminds me of the old movies where someone is in the corner hiding or watching..Excellent!
nongo
And there lies the secrets... excellent mood Gunsan!!!!!!
vlaaitje
an image wih a lot hidden feelngs....excellent
HADCANCER
very good... moody and dark
Nurzu
...made by lights :)
martingeorg
:'( very moody
nikolais
enchanting, like every work of yours. hugs.
NekhbetSun
Evocative image and I love reading all the different interpretations...brilliant S ~ Hugs ~
romanceworks
She is showing us only one little side of herself. Does she also want us to see what's hidden? CC
mysnapz
Love the idea of someone waiting in the shadows adds a great mood of secrecy to the image.
Margana
This fits my mood today...a bit on the dark side. Excellent work, Gunsan. It's beautiful and mysterious at the same time. Have a wonderful evening.-M :^)
alhak
i do love your work very much...this one is excellent
amirapsp
~ Wonderful Original Work ---> WOW ~