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 (19)
gunsan
Meli, this was the best I could do with that low resolution image you sent me. But I hope you will see the loving thought with which it is made, instead of the quality of the image
gallimel
oh dear.. :) I just sent you 3 seconds ago the other picture in 350 dpi resolution BUT... THIS already for me is the greatest thing, and the loveliest thought you could have gifted me with. It's awesome, and there's all your grace within. Then those words you said, just warmenes me so infinitely... Thank you, so, so much, for the loveliness you always gift me and us with. thank you :), to be part of your sublime art, it's the bet I could have hoped for :) Kisses :)
Antoonio
Beutiful image Gun. And what a beauty you are Meli.
Tanialmeida
... like the sun she shines so bright!
xzllent portrait of a beautiful person!
crrunchyfrog
Oh yes, she is such a ray of sunshine. Lovely image Gun :D
Aeneas
See? Everyone calles you a Sun Woman. Indeed: you radiate from within.
borsy
Beautiful image of a beautiful and talented artist!!!!!
mooncat
Isn't it ironic how we choose warm golden colors to express Meli. She is definitely the sunshine girl, this is beautifully expressed here.
Legion-Khan
Pure Gold indeed ;) Cool image.
Barbarellany
A perfect tribute to Meli. Well done gun.
bevchiron
Meli's radiance captured perfectly! Thank you both for all your wonderful contributions ; )
the_pumpkin_king
Wow. These things I find are true. ^_^ Heather
AxoNe.FLuX
wonderful work...warm and tender ^,,^
MadameCurie
Outstanding.Your dreamalike kind of art captures her essence perfectly.
Synapse
I can't add any more but just reiterate the above ;-)
ladynimue
Gun, your images inspire us all to be reach into ourselves and view the world through your gentle soul!
Sunster
Beautiful tribute to such a warm-hearted soul! Excellent job. :)
BOSS_Of_Bosses
Whats This ?
LaureG
Too bad the troll of "someone" has affected this which is such a wonderful image of a totally special human being.Bad people can hate her, but people who knows, could do anything but love her. Your image shows her glance preciously.