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)
angelbearzs
that is beatiful!!!:)
ontar1
Beautifully done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LeChatDesigns
Stunning colors and textures! Takes my breath away. Thanks for sharing with us here.
delaorden_ojeda
it is really a piece of art, superb job. merry xmas !
blankfrancine
Extraordinary colors, a forest at dawn or the birth of the world? Excellent.
vlaaitje
awesome golden glow, I really love that
ARTWITHIN
Thank you so much, sis. I have to tell you that here in the desert we have the sun, and the trees are up on the mountain, so this isn't far off from my locale. Holiday hugs and love, Suzanne
nosawayne
Love it!
tofi
A magical and uplifting image. Such beautiful colours that are expressive and warm, with the tiny little insect amidst the atmosphere. This is superb! Like something out of a fairy tale! Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Gun!
Timbuk2
Beautiful stuff.
mansco
Wow this is really beautiful ;O)
npauling
Beautiful tonings, I like your counter-move.
RobyHermida
Excellent!!!!!!--------------------;O) ROBY ;o)
kansas
Beautiful. I've been in the woods when it looked like this. Enchanting.
stolta
Wonderful work!!!!!!!!!
SubstanceArtwork
Awesome artwork!
koosievantutte
fine image, gun
pteb
nice composition.
NekhbetSun
Ohhh this is wonderful !!! love it
romanceworks
Nature, the seasons,and your lovely art, are gifts to us all. Merry Xmas to you, Gun. CC
three_grrr
It is cold and snowy here tonight, the wind is howling through the pines behind around the house, blustering around the doors and windows as if it were looking for a way in. This is such a nice warm and inviting image by contrast! A touch of golden autumn, when the dragonflies were still flying!
nikolais
your creativity is striking, Gun. Merry Xmas and a Most Posperous New 2008!
magichild2
Beatifully done...nice colors ...
byron7
Lovely synthesis The colours are superb..
amirapsp
Super Work on this!!! Happy 2008...Hugs
mayuan
well I'm only 5 months late (!), but I'm trying to see all your works...Gun, this is gorgeous. It's warm and un-christmas-like, yes, but it also has these golden flurries rushing across the frame, and they're just luscious and they are christmas-like. The tree seems like it's glowing from within, and in the upper left corner, everything is consumed in glorious light. This picture drips, it literally spills down the frame. What a deep heart you must have to make this for christmas—it could be for any day, anywhere. It's like seeing the world through the windshield of an angel, it's just beautiful...