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 (23)
Dreamingbee
stunning artwork !
Faemike55
Very cool work Have a great week
anaber
Its fantastic Gun! I love the expression of the woman very much and the way she melts into the background. She looks very calm..to me! Wonderfully done. Love the "conversation" between both. Though provoking image.
vintorix
Very beautiful, awsome!
Bossie_Boots
This is amazing art Gun just remarkable !!
odile
Stunning scene! Very nicely done.
lonely_wolf
The two can be dangerous. Beautiful image - great composition!
emmecielle
A great composition! :)
m_j_s
The expression on her face is one some degree of trepidation, possibly even fearful respect, which is not surprising really. A very nice idea well done Gun! Martin
stolta
Great work!
npauling
A great expression on her face when she gets so close to this spider. Marvellous work.
geoffwoods
Another great piece of art Gun. Looks like an Australian red back.
5391151
Very cool.
fallen21
Fantastic work.
magichild2
This is really amazing work...
three_grrr
The look on her face says it all .. the hands also are very expressive. She is quiet for fear of disturbing the spider, yet there is a sense of panic about her .. beautiful work .. eerie ..
romanceworks
Oh, that is one very intense image. CC
cvrad
would make a great cover or poster for a movie or book. also reminds me of the paintings from the show night gallery.
tizjezzme
This is SOOOO good Gun. A fav for sure ♥♥♥
ia-du-lin
fantastic and creepy work
kansas
A wonderful composition.
arcavee
Excellent!
Pewter7
Evocative image Gun, wow!