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 (28)
Mahna
Awesome image!
NataLibera70
Excellent image!!!
creanum
Superb image!!!!!
janlabes
beuatiful and moving, gun!!! thank you!!
logiloglu
beautiful and very touching composition.i love the mood you have created, Gun.superb image and tones. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!
eras50
An exquisite idea, a very delicate render. The earth tones fit it perfectly.
Digimon
Very cool, love the composition!!
urbin
Yes! Youve done a great piece of art with this one
i-popba
...........Awesome image! ........... i very love composition and tone....love it.
tibet2004uk
Oh! Very powerful piece Gun! Nice to see u back btw, as u didn't post anything for a while! This one is beautiful, love the texture and mood! There's a 'lil touch of mystery here that comes from the hidden eyes! Another wonderful image Gun. I hope u're alright! :)
borsy
Excellent work of art!!! Beautiful!!
SoulEatar
The work and title are excellent - I am lead in different ways - very mystical and mysterious - I like this alot :)
wildfire2003
Beautiful image full of mystery. Excellent work!
bevchiron
Lovely deep rich colours & tones Gun, creating such an evocative mood, so much sadness yet also hope, lovely piece.
unstrung65
....great image with nice tie in to the butterfly ( and it's eyes! )....wonderful piece !
cbender
this is a really strong one gun... i like the way you did her eyes "not"... it's just shadows... so it keeps a sad touch and's not getting weired... really amazing...
MOOOW
Excellent technique ,shading is amazing in this mystery artwork,I wish you best!!
Blacklilia
Superb image and tones!
rudaMajka
Superb work!!!
mysnapz
Super image Gun, I love the contrast between the butterfly and the tones of the figure. :0 )
saad_no
perfect art work!!!! the tones, textures and the butterfly fits amazingly. excellent work.
Varian
And then...what would be seen? Very intriguing.
Lissa_lei
A wonderful contrast between the rich colours of the butterfy and the image of the face, very well designed and technique is so good <<<<Lina
jyriviuhko
Hlig bild.. samtidigt sfinns det ngt sorgligt d.. svt att sta fingret p!
cynlee
beautiful imagery... just something so neat about sepia drawings, texture & insects that go together so well! :]
LadyAya
Superb Work!!! Beautiful Compo!!
Serious
Well, someone had to do it one day :-) Never heard this saying before but I can understand the poet... he-he :-) I miss here a hand with long fragile starving fingers... probably long nails :-) Your late images remind me of old christian icons... which is great thing I'm happy to see anytime in the modern art :-)
tsibelis
gamato!