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 (22)
alhak
superbly done! love it!
koosievantutte
very fine image again, gun.
JillianElf
Great colors and texture Gun. This is excellent. The burgandy tones really set off the feelings and the flower.
romanceworks
Two beauties, blossoming with life. This is simply bursting with energy. CC
kimariehere
beautiful girl and flower so full of expression !! i like the wood grain look of this !!....
titta
I hope the power of flower take s over the threatening darkness there. Impressive and beautiful, thoughprovoking image you've created, Gun. Once again. Great one!!!!!
mansco
Really a beautiful painting ;O)
vlaaitje
gorgeous..love the dark tones
NekhbetSun
Love the texture and the whole image simply rocks !!! ~ Hugs ~
Valerie-Ducom
Fantastic ! Good day :)
thecytron
Interesting style of composition!
hipps13
WOW I really like this Sweet day to you
kansas
Wonderful and expressive. She seems to be caught in it's power.
Nurzu
powerful and beautiful!
philuf
Amazing work! gorgeous texture worked there!
MrsLubner
Excellent and with a fabulous mood. Great work here!
koogie
Wow! She appears to be burned into the wood. What a fantastic picture! She is beautiful, powerful and the flower brings such a gentle spirt to her.
shemosus
excellent, and touchy.
nikolais
perfectly expressive as ever... amazed at how you use textures
Margana
What a moody and romantic. I love how mysterious and enigmatic this is. Well done, Gun!
magichild2
Nicely done image. Magnetic looking...
unstrung65
...love the hair flying against the (wood ) grain ---very bold and strong work.