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 (24)
rudaMajka
Excellent image!!!
acej
E.x.c.e.l.l.e.n.t.
Atila-Han
excellent work : ) ) fabulous
Aeneas
Last night in a dream, I travelled for years and years...(Elysian Fields). BTW: happy birthday!!
LindaB
Excellent work!
SirJohn
Yet another wonderful work gun... really cool!
looter
really a beautiful post you have here..i knew it would be wonderful as soon as i saw the thumb.
AxoNe.FLuX
this is wonderful....glad it isnt your dreams ^,,^
mooncat
I love this, very surreal and beautiful.
Michelle A.
If not yours than whose? It's beautiful Gun!
borsy
Excellent artwork!!!
Synapse
My favourite aspect of this (though there are several I like) is the use of colour: the whole image shows great restraint and understanding and it captures the oneiric environment impressively. Very well done :-)
Sunster
Stunning....absolutely beatiful!! Everything about it is perfect! :)
yomah
...mine
cynlee
coyote dreams here -super work!
jyriviuhko
Ojojojoj!!! Den h skanonbra... snygg! Hmmm... and in english!! Yes.. this is as stunning as it's beautiful!!
gallimel
the face is like a Moon Spirit. Those ienas ridens with their eyes that reflects its light works SO incredibly well. Wow.
shemosus
the exposure of good and evil in your illustration is fabulous and very thought provoking.
dragonfly2000
Surreal and beautiful, yes, but a nightmare I like to pass on. Really good image.
Caithream
I am a typical Canadian of mixed heritage.My paternal great grandmother was Algonkin(Native).In their tribal medicine(Animal guide gained through dreamstate or to encounter a raven, represents the Grandfather and is extremely powerful and very good sign)So this has an dual meaning to me.Beautiful work....!!
Tommy3D
Beautiful and haunting image!! A true work of art. Bravo!!!
ascrazy
Wow Gunsan!!!Beautiful artimage!!!Fantastic Mood!!! I like one!!!
Tanialmeida
... another brilliant work from your warped and wonderful imagination ... powerful in meaning and atmosphere!
AzraMedea
This is sweet! Hauntingly atmospheric. Excellent work!