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 (20)
anahata.c
even a simple peeling wall...and you've turned it into a highly textured, delicate image, Gun. This is a kaleidoscope, but it's delicate, very finely conceived, and it has the most delicate lighting...I think this is beautiful. I hope you create forever (truly) because you always produce beauty, even in playful images. And this is better than easter-eggs decorations. It's quite delicate...another fav.
ARTWITHIN
Very beautiful. I love the colors and the ornate design. The misty fade is gorgeous too.
Faemike55
Outstanding work. of course if you were to be celebrating the Greek Orthodox Time, that would be next Sunday and therefore you would be early. Well done
mss
You made the peeling paint very beautiful!
koosievantutte
a beautiful image, gun.
3dsync
Excellent 2D!!
romanceworks
Delicate and wonderfully imaginative. CC
3x3
lovely done Gun x 5+
helanker
Such a lovely easter kaleidoscope indeed. :-)
vintorix
I had been looking forward to Gun's painting after the superlong weekend and then only this? I protest!
magichild2
Excellently done Gun...love how you did this design.
miashadows
Really beautiful.wonderful work.
three_grrr
What does he (vintorix) mean, "only this"??? This is magnificent! that from a wall with peeling paint, you can find such a beautiful design! Such subtle colors, such a gorgeous Celtic Cross design, awesome! I adore "only this"!!
npauling
Beautiful textures.
Pewter7
Very pretty!
durleybeachbum
Beautiful!
anaber
Great image and the way you did this is fantastic!This is a very elegant and delicate image.fav.
beatoangelico
marveolus design...excellent art..!!!
kasalin
This is a very beautiful artwork, dear Gun !!! Thanks for sharing :) 5*
ontar1
Fantastic and beautiful, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!