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 (23)
idiot_sphinx
Quite stunning,,,I love this :)
cynlee
like Gabriel's Angel... beautiful vision :]
Varian
Beautiful. He looks like some kind of god floating within a dream. :)
titta
You have a magical touch to every photo you take to your desk, Gun. The face is so beautiful, the colors are from a universal dream... partly the image looks like painted with aquarelles...:-D
Kropot
:) Roar, lovely. Beautifull work Gun :)
tibet2004uk
Oh my god!!! This is stunning Gun!! What a fantastic idea and how beautifuly done!! Astonishing colors! And yes, his expression is, indeed, very "floating"! Very dreamy image! Fantastic work my dear Gun! :) Hugs, Pascale.
SoulEatar
LOL - I have started to have that same feeling as I have just finished viewing K's post today :) - I like what you did in your inturpretation here ! ditto t2004uk -
tatooedravengirl
GUn this is truely beautiful^v^Julia
jyriviuhko
It really haves it's place in this application!! Very nice!
borsy
Beautifully done!!
mysnapz
Varian said it, like some kind of sleeping god, nice one Gun. :0 )
wildfire2003
Lovely atmosphere here.
Synapse
Quintessential gunsan :-)
ascrazy
oh my!!! wonderful artimage Gun, absolutely wanderful, i like it!!v
Tammy
Simple but really beautiful very magical and dreamy feeling to it.
Sunster
The first thing I thought of was Gabriel's Angel. Stunning work...simply devine! :)
Tommy3D
Fantastic work, Gun!! I love it!! V
Tanialmeida
oh my Gun, as soon i saw justin pic i IM kro permition to use it as well, u have done wonders on this, i love it!!!
Serious
And Justin seen it? He must know what other people doing to his face... even if we all here think it's a wonderful work... :-)
cbender
this is really floating... :) i like the colors and the blending... very soft and gentle...
gallimel
very beautiful face. It reminds me of Ganimede in Greeks legend :)
RubyLips
Reminds me of the song "Starry, Starry Night"...I`m fasinated with your art work...each and everyone is so magical with such an array of colors.She is beautiful....so dreamy~
internel
Nice dream in floatation...