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 (15)
Hawk23
Very moody and sensual Gun. One area (amongst others) that I pay attention to on a woman is the nape of the neck. Beautiful work !
ARTWITHIN
I love those curls, Gun. Very Victorian feel to this. I like the textural overlay as well, it gives such wonderful aging and interest. This is really filled with deep sentiment and beauty. Hugs and love sis, Suzanne
seothan
One of the strong symbolism of hair is shown here and the hands also indicate a strong meaning in the way they are held.One is hidden in the same way one learns to hide/find refuge from the reality of a traumatic past.
cameraobscura2
I like the abstract and mysterious qulities you have achieved with this piece of wonderful art work. Thank you for sharing. egmont
MrsLubner
Ahhh, like a light shines from behind making it radiate with warmth. Excellent
mysnapz
Enjoying this hair series Gun they feel a little dark, I like that : )
xxancroft
Nice to see something that isn't immediately obvious. The rich colours and tones alone are enough to hold your attention.
Littlejock
Very artistic textures and colours. Hugs my friend
nikolais
this one looks less obvious to me and less erotic than the previous one.more mystery to me. great work again!
huismus
I like the dark quality in it, marvelous.
Valerie-Ducom
So beautiful and excellent composition ! Good day :)
magichild2
Mysterious and eerie looking, yet a great composition.
acquilon
very interesting artwork brava
romanceworks
Fascinating and I love the colors. CC
three_grrr
The colors and the abstraction of the lines draws me in. I see a lot more then hair here. It leaves me feeling sad for some reason. But the colors suggest warmth. Strange. I need to stare at this a bit longer ...