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)
rmichaeux
I feel ya...excellent!! We all have to remember the tragedy that has occured two years ago. This definitely brings it forth.
wizardangel1
A wonderfull blend - and maby those Angels one day will find a reason to smile and rejoice at our world again.Those arms around the main angel seem to be attemting to help this Angel in despair.Truly wonderfull work you've done.
thinkingoriginal
Odious
beautiful work of art .. when i got to work today i found out that a man was murdered 1 half block from where i work only hours before i got here.. not a town known for violence but it seems to be everywhere these days.. wish we could all just get along...
malanda
So touching - I wanted to send you a short not, when I heard about the death of the >Swedish foreign minister, expressing how much it made me sad - and then you post this angel and you said everything I could have said with good words and with a a great painting. Lets be proud on having a "genuine heart of sadness" Chgyam Trungpa, Rinpoche
Aeneas
I heard it on the radio that she died...made me kind of sad as she was trying to be a good and human politician. The others don't ever get the international attention, yet their death is a tragedy too. Death is bizarre. Many people speak of God etc yet see death as an insurpassable loss and defeat. And every day thousands of people die of malnutrition and a lack of healthcare. We accept that as it's far from our beds. But when it comes close, we hide our fear behind worn-out philosophies that give us the "we together" feeling. Presuming that might help... The world is changing. The ones that are left behind are we. Now it's our time to change. Not to change the world, but the way we perceive it. Going to a broader view of humanity... Sorry, Gun, my text took a bizarre turn when writing it. I can't help that. I do feel your image a lot, and, of course, this wasn't meant against you. Of course not.
PapaGuru
Nahh... the "painting" is beautifull! The angels will not be freezing (they're up for the job)and the light is not ours! It's us, it's in our genes you know, except in mine I think.
mysnapz
Super image Gun and full of so much feeling. :0 )
borsy
Absolutely beautiful!!!!!
Briggie
Beautiful image. The words make it even more touching.
BowOnix
Lovely work.. bravo!
Tanialmeida
the gentle wind does move silently, invisibly Gun, beautiful artwork!!!
frogman
A very impacting image when combined with what you have written...I have to say, this struck me very deeply and emotionally.....!!..It's a beautiful piece......!!!
cynlee
without the angels the world would be thrown in complete & total chaos, instead of being sweet & sour, it would be rotten, beautiful image
group hugz
gallimel
Violence is indeed freezing the soul of everyone. I wonder if it can stop, and at days I am hopeless, like many others I guess. Your image tells perfectly about the pain. I hope that contrariwise to Olof Palme, they'll find the murderer this time.
brainworks
sweeettttt!!!!!!
SirJohn
Words escape me. 'Powerful' is the only one left.
FrenchTish
Pretty image! You have my vote.
abmlober
A wonderfully touching work.