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 (20)
efferre
very well expressed concept! Bravo!!
stolta
Excellent, very beautiful Work!!!!!!
koosievantutte
yes, i know that feeling!
jmbwalsh
Wonderfully expressive!
JaneEden
That is more like a migraine and it is an excellent expressive artwork!!!
Kartika
Gorgeous composition! Superb artwork!
tizjezzme
Wow .. you are so good at these.... Excellent work!
Bossie_Boots
Wonderful artwork hugs lou x
acquilon
inusual artwork brava
npauling
Very creative and original work.
kansas
Oh my! This temptation can lead to death! Excellent artistic expression.
ARTWITHIN
Most can relate to the headache, and some can relate to the thought provoking message. Excellent composition, Gun. The colors are perfect. Hugs and love, sis! Suzanne
MrsLubner
Yup...been there and done that. :-)
NekhbetSun
More than meets the eye....excellent !
huismus
Lovely scene about a nasty subject. Marvelous image.
lady975
Great image, excellent work!!!!!!!!
kimariehere
my daughter ( the 16 year old Annie) , she always gets these terrible migranes -she has to darken her room have quiet and take pills ... its been a real problem in our home ... i just showed her this and she said its awesome ... always your are so creative !!... EXCELLENT!
magichild2
Great piece...nicely put together...love the colors too
Synari
Oh I can so relate to this...I am a migraine sufferer. And pills are the only thing that work for me. Its wonderful when someone else is able to express in art what one cannot even in words.
seothan
Exactly!!!Another migraine sufferer and weather witch(headache with pressure changes)The colours/the light(yikes when you have a strong sensitivity to light)is symbolized in my mind by the reflection of the left eye etc.etc.The pain is very well expressed!.What a FABULOUS piece of art!!!!