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)
geoffwoods
Fantastic image Gun so simple but so good and I love those textures. Well done my friend. Geoff.
odile
This is absolutely stunning. I like your words as well as your picture.
Ilona-Krijgsman
You know, this is how I feel right now...lost in myself......so confrontational... wonderful art.....
Bossie_Boots
Wow i know that feeling incredible emotive scene superb Gun !!
DrCarl
yes we are all part of the greater good, I understand your thoughts... this image had nice simple lines and clever use of contrast... I would like to see art images such as this one presented with a matte or border to let my eye travel around the image rather than being distracted by the surrounding renderosity stuff. Give the image a little space to breathe in. I do realise that when I click on an image I get to see it on it's own but that is not my FIRST viewing and this is always the most important to me. cheers Carl
lonely_wolf
You're so right - I also have little contact with the environment - but they are there ... just like can be found here - friends - they are bindings to life. Great image and emotion!
5391151
True dat !!
anaber
Fabulous image Gun! Textures are wonderful.Stunning pose.And SO TRUE WORDS!Great image from you.
HeavensBlonde
very cool and true
fallen21
Excellent work.
thecytron
Stunning artwork!
helanker
So beautiful this is with the awesome texture. Well done Gun :)
tizjezzme
Fantastic work Gun .. Love this ♥
Faemike55
Fantastic work, Gun Stunning and moving scene
m_j_s
I like the tie in between the words and the texture. Another one to explore me thinks!
cvrad
very nice layering and image.
emmecielle
Your work is particularly interesting! Fantastic laying and texture! :)
magichild2
Love the way you make the effects on your work...amazing
stolta
Fantastic artwork!
jocko500
cool. just break free of them
romanceworks
A very emotive piece. We all have roots that go very deep and connect us, and life scars that mark us forever. CC
npauling
A very individual work with super posing and texture.
nikolais
fabulous!
three_grrr
Oh Gun, this is awesome. I know the picture you've used for texture here, and you've used in a most imaginative beautiful way! Roots .. yes .. we are so connected from the past to the future and to each other, in ways we don't know or understand .. just as you have said. And you've illustrated this in such an amazing fashion!
Pewter7
Superb image and insightful comments Gun, thanks for sharing your soul with us in this special way my friend :)