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)
Kropot
Yeah, and what a warms is splattering out of my Monitor. Beautiful work, I adore.
malanda
Hiding does not help! - Where one can hide - there one can find. - Glad to find your beautiful work again and again.
titta
Not hiding - those flowers and colors belong to that model! Beautiful, and so delicate and tender, and strong portrait, Gun! And I can easily recognize her:-) Wonderful textures, wonderful picture!
creanum
very good colors and ambiance....
cynlee
peek-a-boo... i see you! :D beautiful work & texture... & such a sweetheart of a flower! :]
cbender
gun, this is wonderful.... :) those light and warm colors - remebers me of the first sunrays here... together with some comfortable temperatures... :)^
Ardiva
Very beautiful work!
logiloglu
a wonderful and very romantic image. i really love this work. !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
sittingblue
Lovely artwork! It reminds me of a dream. The colors are amazing.
Varian
Ah! Very lovely, Gun! The oranges and golds are so soft on her, and the face emerges gently like another blossom. Well done!
borsy
Beautifully done!!
janlabes
a very beautiful and moving image!!! thank you!!!
jocko500
great job love yellow
tibet2004uk
Oh!! Beautiful!! So beautiful! Love this! :)
chucksiebuhr
Gun, you did it again! Be proud! (And keep it up)
Barbarellany
Beautiful. So soft and golden. I really love this one.
Lissa_lei
This is quite lovely. The netting effect really shows the centre piece off. A golden wonder. Great,
JC_73
excellent trompe l'oeil
SoulEatar
A study in contrast - Much more than meets the eye !
bevchiron
You've woven yourself into your work & blossomed Gun! The colours & textures well chosen, great feeling of gentle warmth ; )
i-popba
excellent colours......i love golden tone...!!!!!
Synapse
To me, rough dirty textures combined with warm welcoming colours is always a winning combination :-)
ShadowWind
Wonderful work as always...
MOOOW
To me,she is not just hiding among flowers, she is a sign of woman in history with different effect of what is around her.she is always in our life, she is effective in our life,she shine like gold in our life. very nice work,nice golden tone ,I like texture Ecellent ,like your other works,you have great talent,Well down
pgregorio
I hide behind flowers while others see the beautiful flowers hide behind me. Thanks!