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 (25)
MUSEWORX
Fantastic image, and very true words!
Tutte
Wonderful image as always Gun. It made me think of a quote I am about to use this week in my Mailing to my subscribers "Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you were the prisoner." Max Lucado Tutte at www.portalstopeace.com
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL & SPECTACULAR IMAGE !!!!!
acquilon
excelklent work bravissima
pteb
The combination of images works well.
mansco
Splendid composition and words. Good one ;O)
JaneEden
Great composition and words
ARTWITHIN
A beautiful package of image and wisdom, sis. Your words are so very expressive, and your image makes me feel deeply that which you portray. Hugs and love, sis. Suzanne
huismus
Great words and a beautiful image.
Valerie-Ducom
Very lovely work and excellent scene ! Good day :)
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and very creative realization.....!!!!!
ontar1
Very nice!!!!
kansas
A fantastic composition. It would be nice if we could really close the door to some of the past, but it always comes creeping back to haunt us.
Littlejock
Thank you for use my pic for this exceptional and artistic composition. I like very much and admire your sense artistic. Big Hugs and so grateful Luis
cameraobscura2
Very operatic! Have a wonderful week and thank you for sharing. egmont
Margana
Very true...if we can't face our demons, we can never be rid of them...Wonderful and thoughtful work, Gun. Your art is always so inspiring...Have a beautiful evening, sotnos. -M :^)
Fidelity2
Splendid. 5+.
danob
Another wonderful image
nongo
Facing the past is the only way to be free from it!!!!!! wonderful image Gunsan!!!!!
MrsLubner
A wonderful composition. Excellent image.
kimariehere
beautiful blend and moody painting stlye that tells a story ... awesome work of art as always with your magical painterly touch!!
romanceworks
Very expressive image and words. We certainly can't change the past, only accept and learn from it. CC
NekhbetSun
Thought provoking and incredible work !
graemeb
I think I feel like that at the moment you have been very busy lately gun.
alhak
fabulous!