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 (4)
ladynimue
We too often drown our sorrows within ourselves fearful of the helping hands that wish to bring us to a brighter shore. Another beautiful and thought-provoking image.
bevchiron
Beautiful image Gun, overflowing with emotion & meaning. I can't help feeling that if the water line receded or faded out just a little around or behind the face the depth would increase dramatically... Just my thoughts ; )
gallimel
It's peculiar to watch your amazing works especially when I am just awake, like I am now.. the texture, the colours you use, so blurred, untoucheable almost, carry me on like I am still into dreaming Land. But your delicacy and sensitivity is real indeed, it belongs to this world and honestly, it's what makes your art this communicative. I shall grown tired of givin you always 10, but what can I do? It's what I think when I see what you make. Lovely.... and lovely even more what was pushed you in creating it. :)
Varian
The emotion in this is so strong, it almost hurts...which is to say it's a good job!