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 (24)
cbender
great image - i like the mood transported... great capture of this typical gesture...
tibet2004uk
Oh yes and wow!! Fantastic texture, light and colors!! Love this one Gun!! :)
DoomsdayRenderer
Excellent glowing quality and very fine texture again!
cynlee
sigh... time to relax... lovely texture (i say that on all your images i think, guess cuz your just so good at it, oh & color too! :)
titta
Again this simple perfection! You really know, and understand textures! So beautiful!
Meyrink
Bellisimo lavoro sulle mani, dimostrazione di bravura!!!
creanum
Very good texture and colors in this image.
Tanialmeida
fantastic composition, beautiful textures and concept, i really love how u made thm so balanced one totally exposed to the light and the other almost hidden in the shades!!
abmlober
The colours and the balance of light and shadow are fascinating. The textures are like I like them very much :-)
rhainne
very cool, i really like this :o) i love the colors and textures...
wildfire2003
Lovely image, color and light are beautiful.
wdiniz
You're a very prolific person. I'm amazed at the amount of recent works from you I've seem lately, always with same quality standards. Superb image, that.
Tammy
I love the hand pose but the texture in this is excellent it gives it that edge I think, nice job.
chucksiebuhr
Excellent (Again!) Echoes of Michelangelo here ?
gallimel
Leo more than Mick.. but always intense :)
Kropot
Youre color/texture is of exceptional quality. Stunning. What a mood.
bevchiron
The focus & composition here is so striking & conveys a great sense of mood, lovely work Gun ; )
ascrazy
wonderful concept, fantastic textures and colouring, bravo!!
danob
Wonderful as always and once more your colours and textures add your magic!!
borsy
Excellent artwork!!!
Tommy3D
You take the things we see and do every day and transform them into beautiful art!! Magnificent work, Gun!! v
Varian
Wonderful! This is such a cool style and those hands say so much.
mysnapz
Fantastic!
NataLibera70
Wonderfullll ! excellent image!