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 (23)
koosievantutte
this is so beautiful!
huismus
Lovely piece of art. Great.
kansas
Very romantic and beautiful. Yes, so long ago.
hipps13
beautiful work
pteb
Takes you back.
ontar1
Very beautiful scene, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cameraobscura2
Greetings Gun, I see a woman leaving to follow her vision and yet she is hoping that he will hold on to her hand but he is letting her go, setting her free. Thank you for sharing. egmont
romanceworks
Just love the mood you've created - truly romantic. CC
MrsLubner
Tender and sweet. Very nicely done.
mansco
Very nice and evocative. It's tones and mood are so lovely ;O)
Bossie_Boots
Oh wow superb work hugs lou x
stolta
Very lovely and well done!!!!!!!!
JaneEden
So romantic and soft, a wonderful composition!!
Littlejock
beautiful colours and super poetic. Hugs
ARTWITHIN
So full of young love. This is a beautiful scene. I love the colors. There is such tenderness in this. Excellent work, sis. Hugs and love, Suzanne
npauling
Very romantic with a lovely misty finish. Beautiful work.
NekhbetSun
ahhh yes....superb Gun S
DivineRAiN
Beautifully done,... at first I thought this was romantic, but not so much after I kept looking at it. He doesn't look very enthused, like he doesn't want to go further with her.
magichild2
Love how you do these...beautiful
alhak
so beautiful, touching and romantic, love it
acquilon
excellent atmosphere brava
tizjezzme
omgosh, Gun, do I ever love this!!! Did you take this photo and paint it?
xxancroft
impressive brushwork and lovely wistful atmosphere