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
Oh that's nice! Lovely and dark and deep. A+!!!
Faemike55
Very nice and ultra creepy! Well done
anahata.c
another of your mysterious & sensuous visions, and you've transformed molly's beautiful stark & eloquent drawing into a deep vision of the reclusive side of the soul. I saw the face only after a few looks, and it makes the original image a veil of the soul that this face peers through. Very soft & sensuous, and dark, and still beautiful at the same time. Such a creative use of an original image that is so white. Beautiful work.
beatoangelico
FANTASTIC AND BEAUTIFUL IMAGE...SUPERB STYLE...WELL DONE..!!!!
thevolunteer
Wonderful creation. Great tones and depth. Nice piece of work. Aloha
groegnitram
such a wonderful play with mollys branches, gun! those eyes really grab my attention, i would like to investigate into them :)
KatesFriend
Very good work.
mss
Wow Gun! The branches seem to be a forest of memories that those deep eyes are contemplating. Or possibly the branching of causes and effects. Maybe the calligraphy that one's past leaves on the soul. You have given them such meaning! The texture and coloration add much depth. The highlights in the eyes give them life and penetration.I am very pleased that the branches became part of this powerful image.
Realm_Of_Illusion
Haunting and powerful! Beautiful work.
magichild2
Ohh this one is really good, eerie and scary like.
timtripp
Marvelous!
miashadows
Really wonderful,makes you think.Very excellent work !
schonee
Love this! Excellent work!
ARTWITHIN
Superb image that captures the imagination. It is a wonderful use of Molly's branches. You made it your own and share a vision with us all.
allisonbender
AWESOME ..... I got nothin else Just ........... AWESOME!!! tom
koosievantutte
very fine metamorphosis.
helanker
It is really gorgeous Gun. A beautiful metamorphosis.
rudiruth
fantastic!!!
romanceworks
I like the double meaning of this, as if the character is hiding and so are the little creatures in the branches. CC
kansas
Splendid!
Pewter7
Cool image, Gun, well done!
nikolais
hope your mood was higher, Gun. wonderful work!
ascrazy
amazing and mysterious mood, super work
cvrad
Very dark and moody look like a movie poster image!
ontar1
Wow, fantastic idea and presentation, awesome work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
emmecielle
A fantastic portrait! Congratulations, your works are exceptional! :)