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 (19)
Tutte
Love the concept Gun and execution. We all carry backpacks of disposable garbage. To be able to get rid of it is the challenge isn't it? The only way to find peace.
koogie
Great title! Beautiful rendition of what we carry in life weighing us down. Why do we choose to carry the invisible backpack! Thought provoking! Thanks for the image.
MrsLubner
good emotion as well as creative work.
cameraobscura2
Fells like a photograph made a century ago. This is very appealing. Thank you for s haring. egmont
janedj
Fantastic artwork!!!
cbender
really intense... i do like it a lot... good work!
martingeorg
Such a vivid melancholic mood I try to imagine what this backpack contains, wonderful work, hugs Gun :)
mansco
Splendid title and work ;O)
HannaK
Very expressive, one of those that makes you stop and ponder
alhak
this reminds me of the old paintings hanging in the old famous hotel bathrooms....wonderful image, i might hang it in mine to add some class to it (my bathroom that is)
Nurzu
a romantic climate - beautiful picture :)
romanceworks
Yes, we carry our invisible burdens on our back, in our heads, and in our hearts. It's really quite amazing how much this lovely artwork conveys. CC
ARTWITHIN
Some backpacks are heavier than others, some refuse to carry them, and some carry them as though they were not heavy at all. The last are the one's whose feet sing. Hugs, sis! Suzanne ;)
npauling
Very creative with lovely colouring.
nikolais
powerful execution of the concept of burdens we all carry...
nikolais
powerful execution of the concept of burdens we all carry...
kansas
The pain of the weight is so evident in this. Wonderful concept.
JillianElf
Wonderfully deep, emotional and intense work Gun. Superb!
HADCANCER
the backpack must be a heavy burden