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 (12)
gallimel
delighted you decided to add this to the gallery even if you weren't sure in full of its potential. I repeat here what I wrote in the Forum: It has a dramathic minimalism that empowers the impact so wildly one feels annhilated by the consequences of the moment you've framed. Totally perfect for the theme. And totally shattering me, cos these things hapen too often. But it's a stupid way to say this mine.. as even one single time would be too often. Thank you for this piece Gun.
Kropot
If my english was that good, I still could not write such a deep comment about this work. I can only say it in simpel words : FANTASTIC.
wildfire2003
Just sitting here with tears running down my face.You have captured the essence of a true monster.
mooncat
This definitely gives me the scaries. When I was a little girl my older brother used to put on a Gorilla mask and creep up to the side of my bed when I was sleeping. It scared me half to death. I learned right then and there that there really are such things as monsters, they are better known as older brothers.
jyriviuhko
Fabolous... I really can see my self in this image... walking thrue that dark forest back in my childhood.. Beautiful!
malanda
Good, that the spectator is behind the monsters back - we could save the child in case of serious trouble. Maybe thats why the kid is not looking scared - rather astonished.
borsy
Excellent work of art!!!!!
cynlee
yikes! scarey, that mean old witch that lives down the road! high impact image gun! :]
danob
Very emotive the picture of innocence and how trust gets screwed up!!
estevez
WOW ! Very creative and original work ! Wonderful scene ! "my vote" Congratulations !
chucksiebuhr
Excellent! Both disturbing and contemplative. Keep them coming !!
moonfish
This image really does capture all the emotions, all the situations commented upon above for me as well...scarey and disturbing, contemplative and so original!