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 (23)
mimigo
j'adore cette image. Elle est fantastique.Bravo!
Flore
Moi aussi tres belle image Bravo
eras50
Thank you, Gun! It's a beautiful rose and a splendid image. I think it is one of your best. A vote for our vacationing friend. V
i-popba
ohhh....wonderful image gun..!!!! love texture and tone....well done my friend.
chrysalide
Very nice colors and good idear for this picture have a good day
wildfire2003
Gorgeous Gun, love the softness and the title is wonderful. Beautiful and moody, just an excellent job!
Synapse
Thanks for the thought Gun. Interesting ambiguous feelings one gets from this.
cynlee
roses for us? you're too sweet, thank you gun! beautiful work... now shooo... till you're fully vacationed, have you gotten all the Spring cleaning done? :]
logiloglu
thank you very much ,Gun. so a wonderful and lovely present. !!!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
Kropot
LOL, you and youre creatif brain, and then the word: vacation :)) Enjoy.
hewsan
Wonderfull image - combining the beauty that is all but eternal, with that which fades to quickly.
creanum
Beautiful picture, great light......Wonderful....
tibet2004uk
Awww! Thx Gun!! This is so beautiful! U're an angel! :)
jgmart
Wonderful image! Beautiful.
Varian
Such lovely soft tones in this. Beautiful alabaster colors. Can stone be gentle and warm? You have made it so. :)
bevchiron
Beautiful piece Gun, deep & delicate it conjures up such mixed emotions, one to contemplate!
munaza
Luv you Gun and Miss you a lot any ways "Have nice vocation" Thanx for beautfull flower and very thought provoking way of presentation....
borsy
Excellent artwork!!!
titta
Thank you, Gun, for the rose and the beautiful picture! Have a really wonderful summer time:-) summer hugs
kd_kedar
wonderrrrrrrrrrful, Excellent work gun. Again a bingo to my artist test. haha :~)
ShadowWind
Hope your vacation is going well and glad you popped in to share this wonderful piece with us...
danob
Wonderful.... Just superb..
crrunchyfrog
Thank you so much sweet Gun and I hope you are enjoying your rest hugs :)