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)
hipps13
As I look a dance smiles warm hugs, Linda
lyron
Excellent work!!
geoffwoods
A beautiful piece of art my friend, love the colours Geoff.
Feliciti
i like the natural colortones and textures !! great capture !
romanceworks
So creative with wonderful textures and colors. CC
Bossie_Boots
Superb work my friend !!
fallen21
Awesome work.
Faemike55
Fantastic image and wonderful news Looking forward to the photos
tofi
A fantastic concept, Dear Gun! Congratulations to Emma... it must be wonderful to finally be finished! :) Such a beautiful rain dance you have... very special and personalized to an individual perception... and that's what makes it even more special. I really do like the colour tones here... how natural and refreshing....The green to me, is symbolic of what can be expected after the rain :)
odile
Beautiful texture.
helanker
Wonderful image, Gun! Love the texture too.
cvrad
nice abstract
jocko500
cool looking
ia-du-lin
impressive work, great structure
kansas
Very creative. I like it.
lonely_wolf
Just a touch of color and a hint of shape - even she dances! Great image!
emmecielle
great image! Excellent work! :)
Le_Chat
Excellent texture!
tizjezzme
You never seem to run out of ideas, or ways of expressing. This is just so amazing. ♥
m_j_s
You have managed to communicate a graceful sense of movement in this one Gun! I agree with Geoff, the colours are beautiful!
ontar1
It emits joy, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
three_grrr
just the minimal hints at a dancing figure, and yet it causes the eyes to fill in all the missing details .. so I see a totally joyous figure dancing in the rain! And it did work, LOL, went for our walk and it sprinkled .. and changed it's mind about a full rain, the sprinkles went somewhere else!! so see? it worked!!
Pewter7
Looking forward to seeing Emma's joy, know it will be lovely!