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)
danob
So classically you Gun just Beautiful!!
Ardiva
Very nice profile! Bravo!
Kropot
Yep, you do it again :) Lovely, you know how to move people.
wildfire2003
Very beautiful and dreamy. Lovely image, wonerful job.
creanum
Very nice
i-popba
oh....i love texture...beautiful image...
borsy
Beautifully done!!
bevchiron
The memory appears so vivid yet tenuous as though it may just slip away, lovely wistful feeling Gun.
Varian
Great texturing and colors. Such a strong image overall.
tatooedravengirl
I jsut love the colours used here wonderfully done Gun...love and respect..Julia
cynlee
luv the colors & squiggley lines... beautifully conceived! :]
tibet2004uk
I like that style! Beautiful portrait! It conveys a lot of emotions! Subtle! Beautiful piece Gun! :)
janlabes
this is such a moving and beautiful image!! thank you!!!!
Sunster
Beautiful image! Wonderful textures and colors!
Meyrink
Veramente una bella immagine!!!
SirJohn
Omigod... this is really stylish Gun! Fantastic work my dear friend.
vlaaitje
wonderful done...I love it very much please visit my poetry website My tree of life
logiloglu
a wonderful sensual image. i love it. excellent image. !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
Synapse
You have such a potent way of conveying the metaphysical, thoughts and emotions :-)
Lissa_lei
Such a wistful , fragile feeling in this piece, it has an appealing and gentle mood. 10, 10, 10, Lina
jocko500
great texture and great image
merrytee47
A beautiful image!
mooncat
agree with Jim, your art is visual poetry as I've probably already told you.
Hypgnosis
agreed mooncat:) ...i find myself wondering what she's thinking
vonfranck
Magical and mystical Picture . . . ! Marvelous . . . ! "Vote . . . !"