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 (27)
danob
Looks great to me and those colours are wonderful!!
eras50
It looks different from what you usually do, it resembles metawork reflecting a distant light. I love the effect.
i-popba
ohh...wonderful image gun..!!! love colours and texture....well done
Tommy3D
I love it!! Super layering and the colors are spectacular!! Bravo, Gun!!
wildfire2003
It does resemble metal work to me also, very beautiful. Love the colors and the textures are superb.
Jay7347
Wonderful introspective image Gunsan. And don't worry. If I may be permitted a perspective from my 50 years of age. Creativity is like the tide, it ebbs and flows. The key is to not fight it but work with it. My best to you and your wonderful individual creative spirit! -jay
Angelwave
shadows of a distant time, makes for endless chatter of a mind, imbuing the colors of emotion and quessing the relections of fantasy in ones imaginations.... sometimes art is a dark spot behind our brightest moments.....
Mikan
why not? the colours show some sadness, but maybe this is what you want to give us right now...
tibet2004uk
Sadness yes! I agree! Very dark mood as I said in the forum. Also intriguing texture! Very different for u and very interesting to see what u can do when u're "not inspired"! ;)
Varian
I find it not sad so much as thoughtful, like very deep contemplation. The overall effect makes me think of acrylic paints, and the colors seem almost alive.
logiloglu
very expressive artwork. excellent as always. !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
cynlee
a piece to immerse yourself in... trying out the differenct colors & textures... i like it... i know your inspiration will return :]
trev3k
I like the colors too, nicely done :)
Digimon
I love the depth of the texures, very spellbinding!
SoulEatar
I find some of your best work comes after you hit these spells - My anticipation is growing :)
acej
Tjaha, vad kan man sa n allt redan sagt h ovan, hehehe. Med Ber Godkt - duger det ;) Hoppas att du har det litet varmare vad vi har h ... brrr! Kanske det vret som perkat din sinnesstning?
borsy
Beautifully done!!!
creanum
Looks great to me and those colours are wonderful.........vote
pteb
what rich textures and surface quality. I think these are sometimes enough. "The medium is the message"
ShadowWind
Glad you did post it, looks great to me and the message is hidden in the depths...
Lissa_lei
Love the way you have arranged the different colours and textures, a fine contemplative image, even though you may not feel it, it does carry a lot of expression. And sometimes filters are a good way to bring back the focus Gun . <<<<
Kropot
Hmmz, its not just the colors dear, its also these textures and lines that make this a good piece. We all have these time's, thats the difference between us and the producing robots.
SirJohn
The colors and compo are extremely fascinating to me... I'm very happy that you decided to post this. Great work (as always)!
mysnapz
Super Gun, I see a river running through a wonderfully coloured landscape from a very long way up in fact the more I look the more I get a feeling of free falling. :0 )
abmlober
A spectacular use of colour :-)
PumaSue
Wow, a red (hot) and a blue (cool) shadow. Like yin and yan. Beautiful render, Gunsan. Everything about it is beautiful!
shemosus
even your shadow should appear more brighter , because i'm aware it is bright an guiding .faithfuly it doesn't leave me comfortable because it is related to you my friend,i doesn't like it , i mean the colors are fine with me ,may be if you used the colors for a differnt subject.