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 (36)
wanderinglupa
Wow that is so cool!
anahata.c
more of your beautiful & mysterious blues & violets, and the feeling of a great 'egg' waiting for us inside, and it glows and is sensuous. It could also be a great, beautiful opening, filled with unknown lights. Whatever one sees, it's beautiful & sensuous & filled with undulating ribbons of color. It almost feels like an eye...It's beautiful, and once again you touch the secret chambers of the soul.
Tutte
Love the colors but I perceive it as the birth of an egg versus a cave. Two very different emotional responses.
timtripp
magical!
three_grrr
I see it as an open eye .. but perhaps a blind eye. It lacks an iris and a pupil. If you close your eyes, it might help sleep to find it's way to you, grins. Love this, The colors are awesome.
gunsan
Yes, maybe I should try "the usual way", go to bed and close my eyes LOL
ontar1
Interesting concept, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARTWITHIN_II
Gorgeous colors and concept, Gun. I like that there is access to that Jungian "wholeness", and it looks there has been work to create that opening. This is superb.
dvab
Fantastic.
helanker
Looks very beautiful, Gun. I cant help it, but I also see a blind eye. Maybe an eye that doeant want to face the reallity of life.?
koosievantutte
fine composition and colours.
ledwolorz
Fantastic color and work.
vlaaitje
what an fantastic artwork Gun, I can stare very long to it, it has something magical's
NekhbetSun
I see a blind eye too...excellent work....maybe you should stay up at night more often :o)
tetsu-pino
Fantastic and beautiful!!! Excellent work!!!!
romanceworks
A mesmerizing image with such glowing colors. It reminds me of the inner eye. CC
1402dandoy
Wonderful!
Smallreddog
I got an undersea impression from this. love the mysterious feeling to it
Tuggy
Beautiful....Jen
RobyHermida
Exquisite creation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stolta
Outstanding work, very beautiful colors!
Pewter7
Superb and wonderfully created imagery, VERY COOL!!!!
ekatz
excellent work for nightshift, love those blues and great textures
Margana
I didn't get any sleep, myself... ( Yawn ). Looks like a wonderful, mystical place to crawl inside and dream. I love those colors!
Littlejock
Deep aperture and magic tones of colours
tizjezzme
Lovely work Gun, this is excellent.
kasalin
wonderful glow and colours in it
virginiese
nice color and light. Stunning !
kimariehere
Stunning work love your interpretive thoughts about it !!! glorious !!!
LanieBug
i love it it looks so cool