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)
DoomsdayRenderer
Wonderful texture surface...
gallimel
perfect. now this is perfect. Liek a theater piece in its edging moment, captured with a filter to decode the aura around her that shows her despare and fears. superb.
cbender
wonderful - great work and idea - thanks for posting, gun
-christian
DawnStar
Nice composition of light and dark. I like the subtle coloring. :)
rudaMajka
Another masterful work!!!
DigitalAtrocity
cool. Nice to see someone else appreciate tinderstock. I did a piece using this stock a few months ago. here's the link http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=435972&Start=19&Artist=DigitalAtrocity&ByArtist=Yes Your work is very appealing. What do you think of mine?
HueterdesFeuers
Diesen Moment hast Du sehr gut eingefangen!
abmlober
Impressive use of textures!
Pliadian
Wow. what emotion this brings! Powerful.. well done:o)
PaperDoll
Get out of my head! Leave my brain alone! Looks painfuly antiqued and cracked. I feel almost as though it might be eminating waves of emotion from the cracks.Leaves me with an Edgar Allen Poe feeling. R.I.P!
Kropot
Dramatic edit, excellent work, as al ya work is.
Tammy
I really like the contrasting colors and texture in this one.
cynlee
we're our own worst enemies, luv the high contrast & cracked surface, like our own psyche
borsy
Beautifully done!! Excellent composition, color and texture!!
kiwidoc
This image gives me the feel of a woman being overwhelmed with urges she knows are dangerous. She is baring her throat against her better judgement but she can't help herself.
mysnapz
Super textures Gun, I wish I could be a s brave as this and use such high contrast burning back to the paper produces such a striking image. Nice one. :0 )
Varian
There's not much to add to what's already been said. Well done! :)
wildfire2003
This is fantastic, the ultra high contrast really accentuates that expression on her face. Great textures!
mooncat
oh wow, this is awesome gun. Beautiful, beautiful work.
Sunster
Powerfully emotive image with superb use of textures and color! Beautiful. :)
bevchiron
Great image Gun, I can really feel this one, powerful & evocative.
ascrazy
Superb textures Gun! Masterful artimage!!
crrunchyfrog
Beautiful and powerful, thank you for sharing :) hugs
mushypea
this is similar to a picture done by Larry Elmore..i think :-s
tibet2004uk
This is stunning! 0_0