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)
vlaaitje
A real must to ZOOM in, wonderful expression, very powerful
ErisX
Oh... w o w.... that is absolutely stunning! I would hang this on my wall, I could look at it every day it's that lovely... thank you again for sharing your vision!
PSDuck
Beautiful! It is thought provoking, in a good way.
lizzibell
Beautiful work...
MrsLubner
I really fall into this and feel it. Sheilding the light because of shyness of the light is what I'd say. Either word is good - or both. Love it.
anahata.c
it's a very mysterious image, almost prophetic, and it's very spiritual. It's like a deep soul receiving a big revelation; but, like all of us, he/she needs to shield themselves from its intensity. And then, maybe this soul is producing the light themselves, as if from a deep trance...It's really spiritual, Gun, like someone communing at a very deep level; and your light here has many textures, and the blue could be sky, soul or even stained glass. (You even have what looks like prayer-beads circling your figure: an amazing touch.) Ancient & quite mysterious, it's a beautiful, powerful image. A definite fav.
lyron
Fantastic scene!!
helanker
Gun, it is a wonderful image. Such a lovely light and colors. I can only agree what Mark wrote. A fav.
Prematos
Great work...
ARTWITHIN
Beautiful colors and effects in this very mystical image. I love it. A fav.
NekhbetSun
Wonderful textures and colors....great theme too....excellent !
huismus
Beautiful!
romanceworks
A powerful artwork with a spiritual beauty and message. Sometimes we are resistive to the light of our own higher power. CC
nikolais
wonder how you sense the source of your inspiration. seems like you tap it from beyond.
magichild2
At first I thought it as religious spirit...a beautiful piece with deep meaning. I really love this. More than a 5 it's a 10 and then some.
Margana
I don't know how you do what you do... but you sure do it mind-bogglingly well. A brilliant and powerful image, Gun, both literally and figuratively. I just adore the color palette and the way you've handled the light in this. Excellent!!!! -M :^)
Pewter7
This is such a gorgeously colored image, full of hope and light, beautifully created! 5+
ontar1
Gorgeous composition, love the lighting and colors, awesome work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kobaltkween
i have an unreasonable penchant for the colors you've used in the background. the pose and composition are interesting.
odie
Oh yes... sometimes this light is too much for one so young. She seems open to it since she is facing it, and it does penetrate - but it is very bright on her cloak. Well done.
novelist
I love the textures in this! Gorgeous emotional work.
ledwolorz
Wonderful textures and colors.
ElizaB
spiritual image ....very thought provoking
kimariehere
stunning creation gun just love this!!!
HADCANCER
Sorry, way behind the bots again so I am forced to cut and paste to let you know I viewed your work. However I have come to a decision to resolve this. Since the majority of my favorite artist do not view or take the time to comment on my work I am going to be selfish and respond in kind or in this case not respond. All of you that I post this comment to are great artist in my humble opinion. Please do not hate me too much. Sorry sis
schonee
Yes I agree stunning work!