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)
thecytron
AmaZZZZZZZZZzzzzzing illumination FX!
danob
Good to see you out and about!! Great image..
helanker
OH I Just love that eye ! It is like mother earth is looking out from one of the vulcan craters. Take care of her. :-) FAV !
koosievantutte
very fine eye - great colour.
jmcgstp
Amazing work :)
Faemike55
Eye see that things are getting better for you! great work!
allisonbender
very Interesting work!!! tom
groegnitram
i love the title, gun! mama earth seems to be a bit surprised by what she sees?! i love the green in there quite a lot, its a wonderful idea and image :)
Ash888
Impressive! Likje the colors. Thank you for your comment on Azatoth!
rudiruth
WOWWWWWWW!!!fantastic dear Gun
schonee
Very cool!
ARTWITHIN
Fantastic eye, Gun. Not exactly how I see Mother Earth, but the implications are very good.
nongo
Looks like you can dive right in and have a look around... LOL!!! Nice to see you back!!! allowing comments that is!!
three_grrr
Yippeeeee! Comments on open!! Hooray! Love the eye peering back at me .. is it really Mother Earth? Or is it you looking out before you open the door? Love your eyes!
gunsan
Whatever, Rita LOL
verod
Nice work!
romanceworks
Been enjoying your eye series. And this one is wonderful. CC
durleybeachbum
SO beautiful!
anahata.c
beautiful, it's almost 3D, Gun, the power of the eye is quite tangible. I agree with helle about an eye looking out from vulcan craters, and the eye rim is wonderfully complex, just as the area behind it is like a molten glass & is very smooth. Beautiful...Your textures are deeply intuitive; they feel like the bubble up from your depths without any interference. A gorgeous harbinger of spring, and a fav.
magichild2
Oh man this is soooooo coool looking...phenomenal work.
ascrazy
nice conception, magic working and super colour:-)
cvrad
Great to see you again Gun, hope you leave your comments on! enjoyed the pictures of your new little cat friend! this is simple yet awesome and powerful image! Great work!
Pewter7
A good one Gun ...
DimitriElevit
this is beautiful =)
ontar1
Wow, that is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!