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 (22)
abmlober
Wow! That's great! Although some look very strange - I don't think one must fear them :-)
Synapse
I think I already told you I like this Gun :-D
Very strange and somewhat creepy. What particularly works for me is the "floor" at the bottom, it's a definite grounding for the image, making the faces constitute the rock walls. The floor even seems to have a natural "stairway" into the eye-pit of the lowest face. And to complement the floor, a ceiling too... both serve to give the image a place in space, an "up and down", and for me this strengthens it. The eye doesn't quite know where to settle in this piece... this is something I usually regard negatively but in this case I don't think it matters at all :-)
As usual, love your colour sense too. And... hey, I haven't commented on the chiaroscuro here... well, I am able to perceive depth from the light and shadow, so it works :-)
Kropot
You now there is a song that starts with these lines? I can hear the music, its creepy. Love this, its superb. Man, youre gifted.
DawnStar
I love your creation, Gun, but I wouldn't walk in your woods at night! :) Very imaginative and perfect for the forum's theme. :)
Sardine
We have got woods at the back of our house - but I'm not going out in them after dark now ;) I like the pic very much, it reminds me of that opera "Where The Wild Things Are."
Artzy
Very Interesting...
Well Done!
borsy
Excellent artwork!!!!
redbeard
Very scary and strange. Gnarled roots, rocks, trunks, branches...they are all alive. The worst part is that your interpretation is all true! Just because they have no thoughts or feelings doesn't mean that they aren't out to get you.
wildfire2003
This is put together very well and your blending is perfect! I don't think I'll walk your woods either!
Tommy3D
So much mystery and things that go bump in the night!! Scary and very beautiful!! You have so much talent, Gun!!
Mercytoo
Wow... this is fantastic. Wow, amazing work.
tibet2004uk
This is so cute! I don't find them scary at all! U gave them very sad eyes...they seem more hurt than dangerous to me! Makes me want to help them...they really seem to be in pain, trapped, realising they're trees and gonna have to wait until they die (which can take a hell of a long time for a tree!) before they can be released! I really like this image Gun! It's a very moving one to me!
ascrazy
ho.. very crazy fantastic mood,i like one!
Odious
it's almost as though this image is in motion.. i can view this for hours... very sureal and moody.. Excellent work :)
cynlee
oooooh... would spook me, although i love to be out at night as long as it's not too cold & the wolves howling aren't too close... super strange forms that undulate & watch, fascinating work :]
ShadowWind
It does have that very creepy feel to it, wonderful work...
SoulEatar
Great color to set the mood as I wander into the unknown -
Tanialmeida
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, be brave my friend!!
KingPtolemy
Beautiful artwork with a great concept!!! Bravo!!!
gallimel
this is a super piece in your super gallery. I am glad you've added it :)
SirJohn
Wow! It looks like you have been walking around in Mirkwood Forrest. I absolutely love this image gun... thank you for posting this one.
Digimon
Fanatsic!!! I love the faces, and the rich texture!!!