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)
Faemike55
Very cool image
odile
Superb!I like this great color palette and pose.
stolta
Wow, This is very fantastic artwork!!!
5391151
Very nice.
titta
Beautiful! And great flow all over the painting... nice opposite movements. I love this artwork of yours Gun! xoxox --- there are monhly themes again in forum? Have to come over and check!!! :)
geoffwoods
this is lovely gun as usual, love it geoff.
Feliciti
wonderful work for represent this Element !!
lyron
Marvelous image!!
fallen21
Wonderful picture.
m_j_s
wonderful interpretation of this theme!
jclP
very fantastic artwork!!!
caviedes
Well done!!!!
tofi
A fantastic image, Gun! Something so sad and solemn about it... so very moody and created with such a talent, as always! She seems to be wanting to hide away from something or someone... a very powerful image, my Friend!
thecytron
Stunning artwork!
MrsLubner
An image of lovely enticement from behind the waterfall's mist... that's how it makes me feel. Like a Siren from a distant dimension urging to be followed, protected, loved...
ia-du-lin
wonderful artwork, great style
helanker
A very beautiful example for the 2 D graphic :-)
kansas
Stunning!
emmecielle
fantastic image and splendid colours! :)
npauling
Another super addition to the Elementals. A beautiful misty atmosphere.
magichild2
Very lovely effect. Stunning piece of work
Pewter7
Very pleasing effects. I like it. A lot!
Marinette
Very nice artwork! :)
romanceworks
Marvelous image and perfect for the theme. CC
cvrad
nice work