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)
dantescanto
Very atmospheric. Nice.
danob
Powerful imagery.. Bravo Gun
MrsLubner
Astonishing. Fabulous!
Littlejock
Very artistic and emotiv shot my friend. Very creative
doarte
Very distinctive and wonderful concept.
npauling
Very creative idea and beautifully done.
romanceworks
Oh, this one's quite fascinating. CC
three_grrr
staying safe within her bubble .. untouched by the world .. but is that a good thing to be so sheltered? to not experience the joys as well as the hurts?
ARTWITHIN
Incredible concept for the theme, Gun. I think there comes a time in the lives of some people when the bubble is peace, security, and a way to live happy. Many have difficult periods in their live which they don't wish to revisit. They do not wish to be hardened cynics, so the alternative is the protective bubble. Each of us eventually does what we know to be best for us, if it is possible to do so. Hugs and love, sis. Suzanne
nongo
excellent imagery!!!!!
JillianElf
Fantastic concept Gun, and your skills really shine through. Excellent image and true of us all at different periods.
nikolais
dramatic and recognizable. really appealing, Gun
NekhbetSun
Boy, don't we all fee like that at times...wonderful image Gun S ~ Hugs ~
kansas
Very nice. We all need our private place of safety.
magichild2
You've found another planet. Great job.
kimariehere
wonderfully done Gun!! pure magic ...!
alhak
superb art work, dramatic
pteb
Nice image. I keep seeing a crystal ball. So for me it has a nice ambiguity.
Valerie-Ducom
Nice one ! Good day :)