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 (29)
koosievantutte
fine way of illustrating that, gun and a very good colour for it too.
efron_241
Fantastic image.. good light and shadow mix here
Mikan
a good way (if I may say) to show that! life is a mess, indeed, but only... sometimes, otherwise we'd only see the empty half of the glass and we wouldn't drink anything of this amazing gift! ;)
Trollmac
Excellent!
cameraobscura2
Greetings, Gun, THis is exceptional on more than one level. The mystery and spiritual are well balanced and the almost abstract quality with a haunting face really draws me to this art work. Thank you for sharing. egmont
Timbuk2
Very expressive.
ElizaB
You've captured the feeling behind your title...
ARTWITHIN
Wonderful image, Gun. I think everyone has felt this way at sometime in their life experience. The cause isn't really important, you title speaks to the feeling expressed in your image. Excellent work! Hugs and love sis, Suzanne.
Kartika
Very creative work!
TCopsey
Well illustrated vs. the title. I feel -n- see the emotion. Great job!
NekhbetSun
Excellent and fave !
Bossie_Boots
Amazing and outstanding artwork hugs lou x
mansco
This is splendid and so expressive. Great work ;O)
helanker
Yes, true expressive and a very beautiful artwork. Well done Gun.
huismus
Beautiful! Lovely artwork!
magichild2
This speaks volumes and boy the title is true ... Excellent piece of work.
pteb
great blending.
JaneEden
Amazing artwork Gun - hugs Jane xx
jmbwalsh
Chaos and order -- a wonderful synthesis!
danob
Well this is simply brilliant...
romanceworks
Yes, like a storm of emotions. Great work. CC
Margana
Very haunting and evocative imagery, sotnos. You show great depth and sensitivity with the way you created this. Wonderful and inspiring work as always, min van. God Jul och en underbar nu ar. -M :^) ( I'm sure I said that wrong. Sorry. :^)
kimariehere
so powerful SPIRITUAL and deeply moving !! beautifully done!!! love this!! moving!!! yes!!
stolta
Fantastik work !!!!!!!
katy555
Wonderful scene! Excellent view and light!
ontar1
Beautiful, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
odie
I love how her expression is clouded since when life is a mess we often put on the plain face without emotion. Very well done.
three_grrr
HeeHee! This is exactly how I feel right now, and probably look like, too. My life's not a mess, but my head it, my hubby kindly passed his cold on to me!! So I look a little green around the gills! Wonderful image though, I love you've made this. Looks almost like a reflection in a very old broken mirror.
amirapsp
Beautiful piece...Hugs