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)
anahata.c
another of your rapturous images, Gun. Your backgrounds heave and swirl and pull everyone in. It's sumptuous. You may have been silent, but everyone else has been basking in your work. Welcome back, my dear! And thank you for all the beauty you give to this site.
MOODYBLUE92954
WONDERFUL PIECE I REALLY LIKE IT
DarkStormCrow
Excellent work and image, well done..
Tutte
Dear Gun, I can so relate to your image and your message since I am on the cusp of having to make some major changes myself. It's quite frightening but at the same has a level of anticipation when we realize it's time to move forward and shed our cocoon. A big hug Tutte
koosievantutte
very fine image, gun.
Bossie_Boots
A superb scene fantastic artwork and welcome back hugs lou x
ledwolorz
Wonderful artwork.
tetsu-pino
Fantastic!!!
timtripp
beautiful!
jgmart
Beautiful work - always a pleasure to see :)
Pewter7
Welcome back and what a way to enter again, with such a deliciously pleasing image so lovely to behold. God bless!
huismus
Beautiful artwork again Gun!
helanker
OH yeah! What a wonderful "comeback to active mode again" image, dear Gun :))) I have been drooling for having the opertunity to comments your lovely art again. Thank you for opening that again. She really looks like she is not really sure, that she dares to stick her toe into the life. :)))
magichild2
Oh this is so beautiful...love the dreamy lover look
romanceworks
So glad you are feeling enough enengy to become active again. A very lovely image, as though she is suspended in a dream. CC
tofi
Indeed friend, sometimes you need to push yourself to get back into the swing of things in order to start “normally” functioning again, whatever that may mean for each of us, is of course different. A teriffic image, with great purpose and meaning. It’s delightful when you can express the way you feel through the expression of a composition, which is superbly presented and created. The blending of the images and colours is so soft and beautiful; and the lovely young lady reminds me of a Goddess. Masterful creation!
avalonfaayre
A tentative beauty! Well done! Good to see you writing something again. I love your stuff, but I like to comment on it, too.
odie
This is just fabulous. She does seem hesitant to face what is next. Very well done.
kimariehere
glorious mood and brilliant creation gun!!!! love the feel to this divine!!!!
npauling
A beautiful image and I hope your testing the waters of communication goes well. It is so hard to keep up with the comments though so I understand. It is just lovely to be able to see your work.
Kelena
beautiful work:)
waldodessa
What a Beauty...excellent!
Littlejock
Very special mood and colours
NekhbetSun
Such lovely work and nice to see you getting back into the swing of things S
danob
Beautiful and happy to hear you are feeling more active
three_grrr
Ah how beautiful Dear Gun! I am so glad I can comment again on your deeply delightful images. You are not to even try to catch up, or comment on everything, just be genlte to yourself and allow us to express our thougths and feelings. I've felt deprived, LOL, and now I'm happy again! Such a lovely image to take the plunge with!