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 (26)
cameraobscura2
Greetings Gun, Is it not good to try new things in order to express ones creativity. Your title suits the illustration perfectly. Thank you for sharing. egmont
koosievantutte
makes me think of charleston dresses.
vlaaitje
wow, wonderful balance in colours, real magic
ledwolorz
Excellent work.
niek
I like the shape, colour harmony and backgroundcolours. Playing with shapes gives always great fun!
mansco
Oh Gun, you are creating lovely works with your Apos. So nice and creative ;O)
Littlejock
Very artistic. very special mood and colour here.
Bossie_Boots
Wow i love this one superb work hugs lou x
huismus
A beautiful fractal, lovely!
JaneEden
Excellent and beautiful fractal and my eyes see a lady under an ornate umbrella - fabulous - hugs Jane xx
Valerie-Ducom
Oh yes, creativ and original ! Excellent work and very nice form and color ! Good day :)
ontar1
Beautiful design and colors, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HannaK
LOve the soft color transition and the fragile shapes Beautiful artwork Gun
pteb
Another nice use of flames.
algra
Great design, but the woman disappeared behind the clothes.
magichild2
The design and style of what you were trying to achieve is amazing. I love it. I love earth colors. Beautiful.
danob
A flowing abstract and so delicate... I get a sense of the dress shrouding a cityscape!
NekhbetSun
Far out !!! :o)
romanceworks
Yes, it does look like a woman in a dress. Very creative and wonderful colors. CC
kansas
I see what you mean. Perfect! Beautiful!
tizjezzme
Like a fancy chandelier. Beautiful!
Juliette.Gribnau
delightful !
acquilon
fantastic
Electralena
Great imagination. Awesome design!!!
three_grrr
What a marvelous dress she has! Beautifully pleated, yes, a 20th century woman, for certain!
suignard
very nice ,well done!