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)
ErisX
A beautiful sentiment, bittersweet and deep. Lovely, like the image.
neoexcello
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
lyron
Marvellous work!
Chipka
Superb, and a wonderfully poetic sentiment to boot! This is fantastic
odie
She looks radiant in this light as if the dove has brought her a wonderful message on the wings of a zephyr. Her face is upturned to view the dove or just absorb the sensation of warmth and something soft, perhaps rose petals?, swirling around. It is beautiful, hopeful and very peaceful.
helanker
A very sweet and Lovely peace of art. I love the symbol, and the texture.
JuliaKretsch
Great piece of work and nice texture!
anahata.c
I agree with every comment on this page. This is gorgeous Gun. It's steeped in a beautiful inward reddish pink, kind of a dream or inward color. Your background texture harmonizes with the woman, who looks like she's carved in stone. But the woman also has great heart, and like Jodie says she's looking up to the promise of great light & warmth. And the dove seems to be bringing it...But I can write & write and I only get a portion of what you do: Above all, you capture mystery of the heart & soul, and this is flowing with it. Beautiful. A fav. I hope it brings you peace too...
NekhbetSun
Love the message and the image is awesome Gun ~
ontar1
Impressive scene, just love it, awesome work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARTWITHIN_II
Gorgeous! Love the title, and still an image of grace & hope. Inspired.
romanceworks
A very thought provoking image and theme. CC
Margana
Wonderfully evocative. Such a lovely color palette and I love what you wrote, as well. May it always be so.... All my very best to you, sotnos. Ha en trevlig helg! -M :^)
Flint_Hawk
Exceptionally well done! Lovely work!
novelist
Wise and wonderful.
junge1
Gorgeous image!
kansas
Very nice.
magichild2
Great effect on this one...nice them..great work
Georgy
Lovely texturing, has a lovely feel to it.
Fidelity2
So sweet. 5+.
Pewter7
Oh, this is beautiful! Wonderfully made artwork :)
ledwolorz
Wonderful artwork.
skynyrd57
Very nice work!
amota99517
Wonderful work!!! I love how you blends you forms in the image into the background.
Realm_Of_Illusion
This is so very beautiful Gun, she looks like she is singing to Spirit, it's so well done :)
three_grrr
She may be stone, but she is all heart, she glows in the light of the Dove, peace reigns for the moment .. You've captured a moment of pureness and beauty!