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 (22)
dido6
Wow! Very cool look to this!! Great artwork!
borsy
Excellent work of art!!! Beautiful!!!
cynlee
...tiptoes in... you back? or is it just the wind... i swear this is a gunsan! muuuuuuah! luv what you've done with your hair! ...repeating it here & there & such wonderful color... sigh... happy to seeeeeee you :D
Synapse
I'm fooled by the combination of warm vibes and windswept confusion. Always love that texture :-)
abmlober
A very moody piece. I like the colour combo very much.
wildfire2003
So beautiful Gun, I love her facecial expression, she does look somewhat lost. Gorgeous warm colors and wonderful motion in that hair!
mysnapz
Nice to see you back sharing your art with us Gun, I love this image the wild confusion of her hair and the background contrast with the soft calm skin tones :0 )
Lissa_lei
Great effect with the hair Gun, a very Moody piece like standing out side in a storm, wild and windy. Nice dark ground shows the image very nicely' Eccelent! Lina
jocko500
super job
titta
Hi Gun! You are back with your magic:-) You seem to be able to change the storm into a heart breaking mood, Gun! Once again so touching and beautiful image.
Mondwin
l'ensamble. is beautiful!!!
Varian
Great color, and I love how the background echoes her hair. The wind is palpable!
ShadowWind
Excellent and stunning. She looks so free...
ijack999
Fantastic composition and the color is beautiful! Awesome work of art!
dragonfly2000
Very fine work - love the style and colours.
vdallas
Someone should give credit to the model... stunning & poignant. A breath of the future... with all of its apprehensions and promise.
logiloglu
i can feel the wind. great style. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!!!!
SirJohn
I am working on a very slow computer as I view this image. As I sat waiting for the image to appear a virtual barrage of thoughts and images came to my mind as I contemplated the wonderful title you have given this. The image is not similar to any of those thoughts, but that is no bad thing... this image tells a different story altogether. It is a very interesting one by the looks of it. Wonderful and thought provoking, thank you for sharing this with us!
uzma
i wish i can do this,watercolors are my passion.its wonderful post gun,is it totally digital or u paint something manually?VOTE
RubyLips
I am in awe of all of your art ...Each one does more than just scratch the surface of our imagination ...I think you have a unique way of touching us down deep within our souls...I love every last detail in this composition ...you never miss a beat!
hunter2006
This image is simply breathtaking !! Is it a digital or watercolour ?
FUNJOKER
This is gorgeous! Fantastic work!!!!*****