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)
Erynn
She reminds me a bit of the girl in the film "the ring" :)
stolta
Wonderful and beautiful work very well done!!!!!!!!
alhak
yes i too thought of the girl from The Ring! dramatic image! excellent
Vanadis11
Dramatic image. I thought of the girl from The Ring too. Very well done!
ARTWITHIN
I have found when I have light I see that things aren't so scary after all. My heart is heavy and sorrowful looking at this image. Still it is beautiful and expressive. Excellent work, sis. Hugs and love, Gun, Suzanne
NekhbetSun
Ditto on the girl from The Ring movie....this is a touching and lovely image regardless of the meaning...love the texture ~ Hugs ~
HannaK
Love the colors and textures -
helanker
OH yes, it looks very beautiful and dramatic. Something sad about it too. Beautiful colors and taxture. Well done, Gun.
Valerie-Ducom
As always, an impressiv work ! Good day :)
JaneEden
A complete change from your previous image, and an enlightening one. The brightness of it reminds me that once the sun shone - hugs Jane xx
huismus
Wonderful image! Lovely!
MrsLubner
I love the repetition with the gradual fade in this. Good strong colors.
niek
As MrsLubner said, I love the repetition. This gives something mysterious to the image.
pteb
nice blending.
Mousson
Suberbe creation, belle, originale et pleine de poesie!
Bossie_Boots
Wow i really like this one superb work !!!!
npauling
Beautiful and imaginative work with super tonings.
kansas
Wonderful artwork. Something very sad about it.
ledwolorz
Fantastic work.
koosievantutte
great idea and beautiful realisation, gun.
nikolais
striking work, Gun.
DivineRAiN
striking image, Gun. The girl puts me in mind of the Ring,.. glad I'm not the only one.
odie
She is so young to be afraid to face the light. Sometimes growing up is so hard. (?) She is fading almost as if becoming the light - so maybe she accepts it. I can see why you had not much to say. Very thought provoking...
three_grrr
Bathed in sunlight, drowning in darkness .. A disturbing image, beautifully done!
Nurzu
excellent work!