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 (25)
helanker
I am sorry you got trouble with your Vista Gun. It started so fine and now it goes the wrong way. I hope you will get it back on track very soon. What a beautiful image. It looks fantastic.
Rainastorm
Hey hang in there...keep smiling..if anything it makes people wonder:-) ~Rain :-) Cool post btw!! :-)
vlaaitje
such a moody art, and yes sometimes we have bad days, no doubts.....just look at the sunflower....
romanceworks
Sorry to hear Vista is giving you fits (that's why I'm on a Mac) but at least it inspired this emotive and lovely artwork. CC
Homus_Artistic
Sorry for your VISTA issues... However, your imagination could not be stopped. This is a very nice suggestive image.
NekhbetSun
Crossing my fingers for ya Gun XXXX Like I told you before, I switched from XP to Vista with not one whit of trouble....hope you get it straightened out And btw, this is a really cool image :o)
magichild2
Mood can be something that brings out the best in artists..I'm sorry you're having a problem with Vista...I guess that's why I don't change...Excellent piece of work by the way...
koosievantutte
fine image
novelist
I can relate. Vista drives me crazy. It works, but it crashed for me a lot. I'm so happy with my Mac. Despite your computer problems, this is a lovely work. I like the burned effect.
kansas
I can feel your pain. Hope things will get corrected for you. Very expressive image.
npauling
Sorry that you are having trouble with Vista hope tomorrow is better. This is a lovely work with great textures.
cvrad
Everythings ruined! I know quite well the heatache of working with screwed up operating systems! hope you have bettter luck tomorrow! or rather today that is! cool picture though
tizjezzme
what the heck; its Monday ... many a monday are like that ... get to bed early and rise and shine with a good cuppa Jo and have a wonderful tuesday! :) (hugs)!!
three_grrr
I think I'm one of the lucky ones, but I didn't upgrade to Vista, my laptop came with it. And so far, all my programs work. I did not try my old paintshop pro on it though, I have the new psp on it. But all my other programs seem to work okay on it. Thankfully. Did you do this with Vista or with XP? it is wonderful work, and I see it expressing your frustration .. perhaps tomorrow will bring a better outlook on the situation.
tetsu-pino
Fantastic work!!
popeslattz
Excellent color, textures and mood (the images not yours). You've created a great mystery here. Hope your problems are worked out. My Wacom tablet won't work on my new computer which has #@%&!!! Vista. I was really hoping to learn to use it on this sucker. Have a better tomorrow, JoeE
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I'm sorry for all your struggles, gun; for what it's worth, the image is mysterious & hidden & surrounded by beautiful paper & burnt textures, and there's a sense of light behind it all. I hope there's light behind your journey with Vista & the autumn. A powerful mysterious image, as always. (Next time, as some say here, consider a Mac. however, I wish you speed in solving Vista. eventually you'll be comfortable with it.)
ledwolorz
Beautiful artwork.
ekatz
wishing you a better tomorrow, and this is a wonderful image
nikolais
I am still on Windows XP but never safe either. your feelings are so well portayed, Gun. Hope soon things will get straightened. Hugs.
hipps13
beautiful work warm hug, Linda
ontar1
Vista is a pain from what I hear, but the image is fantastic, love the scorched shadow, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nurzu
excellent!
Pewter7
Lovely background texture and colors, really pretty!
lorandbartho
Excellent work!