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 (22)
geoffwoods
What a wonderful piece of art Gun. Absolutely gorgeous. Geoff.
Bossie_Boots
Amazing Gun and what a wonderful dedi superb work !!
anaber
Wonderful textures, in your image Gun! Very evocative and significante. Whitness as a meaning of purity and the dream is present too with all the fluttering ribbons. Chaotic but beatiful. Lovely tribut, Gun!
knupps
This is so creative. You did a fantastic job with this great image.
Faemike55
Very beautiful and moving work, Gun
kansas
A very moving artwork. Makes me think of all the lost little souls due to certain laws in various countries.
npauling
A very emotional work and a super dedication. The effects are superb and very symbolic.
5391151
Whoa.
jocko500
very touching here
odile
This is stunning and beautiful. It touches the soul.
fallen21
Fantastic work.
HeavensBlonde
very cool
SIGMAWORLD
Interesting.
citcat
Hi Gun, Great! Something I can relate to. Very very special. There is so much in it....
emmecielle
Great work and lovely dedi!
magichild2
Fantastic piece of art ...nicely done
stolta
Great work!!!
tizjezzme
Excellent work Gun ... !!
m_j_s
Makes me remember seeing Pollock's work for the first time, stunning work! The eye and the mind simply rove over it trying to take it all in!! An image I intend to come back to and just sit and lose myself in it for a time. WOW, simply WOW!!
romanceworks
An amazing image. CC
cvrad
interesting work
three_grrr
Sigh .. there are so many ways to be denied your children, including having them take away at birth, I'm thinking of the black market babies, of places where lives have little value outside of what money they can generate .. so much sadness imbued in this beautiful work ..