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 (18)
thevolunteer
Nice texture and flow of lines. Kind of oriental looking. Aloha
odie
I love the muted red tones. (My living room wall is this color!) The etched design has a certain femininity about it. It also has the look of leftover tracks of something pulled gently across the sand in a warm and sacred place.
koosievantutte
beautiful colours and pattern.
romanceworks
Really beautiful! CC
ledwolorz
Fantastic work./
ekatz
wonferful textures
Bossie_Boots
Beautiful tones superb work hugs lou x
anahata.c
I agree with everyone, especially Odie. It's sensuous and warm and has that always-present, beautiful Gun light. Quite touching & beautiful.
NekhbetSun
Good one Gun ! reminds me of squiggles in the sand :o)
timtripp
excellent
mansco
Splendid tones and textures. I like it ;O)
huismus
Beautiful artwork Gun!
helanker
Very beautiful and gentle flowing colors in this image.
Pewter7
Nice design work, looks good!
magichild2
LOve this design...a tree branches in the moonlight...
hipps13
this is cool warm hug, Linda
danob
Beautifully done a lacey feel to the textures ! Delightful work
three_grrr
this is gorgeous. But for once I disagree with you, LOL. I like it better a quarter turn to the right. I have no idea why, but I like the lightness at the bottom and flowing towards the left bottom. Perhaps because then it has the impression of a deep forest, late evening sun just coming through the lowest branches, which are dead. I'm seeing a pine forest. Just my little opinion.