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)
ontar1
Cool, very interesting style, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
koosievantutte
very fine image - i especially like the way you incorporated the branch with the bird.
helanker
A very beautiful artwork. I like very much the color and texture.
cameraobscura2
Greetings Gun, What draws me to this image is the fact that it has the feel of a drawing. Another element I find perfect is the bird as it adds a personal symbolism or mythology to your art work. Thank you for sharing. egmont
romanceworks
Fascinating image. CC
pteb
Very interesting. You get a lot out of the one color.
mansco
This is splendid Gun, in your best style ;O)
michbehar
This is just beautiful Gunsan!!
JaneEden
Original and creative Gun, and like the colour tone - hugs Jane xx
doarte
Impressive work. +5
huismus
Beautiful!
NekhbetSun
Yes, good one !!!!
HannaK
Interesting - powerful image, love those shadows and textures
ARTWITHIN
Beautiful theme image, Gun! Hugs and love, sis. Suzanne
kansas
A splendid one color composition. Great texture. A thoughtful picture.
Valerie-Ducom
Oh yes, this work is incredible for this texture and composition ! Excellent ! Good day :)
npauling
How lovely and original and the little bird looks so cute singing in his tree.
MrsLubner
Rich composition. Great texture.
tizjezzme
the darkness, the shadows ... all make for such an awesome work of art.
stolta
Great work!!!!!!!!!!
nikolais
very impressive work. stunning capture, Gun!
Bossie_Boots
Really fantastic amazing artwork hugs lou x
acquilon
interesting artwork
three_grrr
I very much like this one, Gun. A dark mood. The person seems somewhat lost, a little dazed, as if after a cataclysmic event, or a war. Beautifully done.
delaorden_ojeda
splendid composition, beautiful details and color, bravo !