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 (19)
koosievantutte
fine image and of course i add my thanks to suzanne!
helanker
SO lovely Gun and i love the texture too. And I add my thanks to Suzanne too.:)
ARTWITHIN_III
Gun, that is so beautiful. It looks like a watercolor creation. Thank you so much for this special painting and for you loving words. I appreciate them so much, my dear sis. Koosie, thank you also. It was a pure pleasure working with you all and sharing a wonderful friendship.
NekhbetSun
Beautiful !!!
schonee
Yes Beautiful !!!
ErisX
Reminds me of O'Keefe!
mansco
A very beautiful gift for our friend ;O)
romanceworks
A lovely flower for Suzanne. It has such a warm inner glow. CC
MrsLubner
A wonderful tribute and a stunning creation.
november22
Very pretty work, colors are so warming [it's raining here at the moment, so this helps].
ontar1
Beautiful flower and colors, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kansas
This is very soft and beautiful.
jgmart
This is a beauty! Caught my eye right away :)
magichild2
Soft, romantic and beautiful
kimariehere
so soft and beautiful !!! lovely Gun!
three_grrr
I thought O'Keefe too! Beautiful flower for Suzanne!!
Pewter7
Lovely image, Gun, very nicely crafted :)
anahata.c
more catching up...this is so much more than a flower, it's a massive view into the center of the soul, the convolutions leading to a great yet partially hidden light, though hidden only while we're outside, because your painting tells us that when we get there, it will reveal everything...Your rust-pinkish hues are luscious, the bold and rough-surfaced petals are like flowers carved-in-rock, and the light in the center is quite beautiful. A powerful tribute to your dear friend & spiritual sister, and a beautiful image in its own right. Quite powerful.
lorandbartho
Very fine work!