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 (32)
Varian
What a beautiful face, and such a sad tale. Perfect textures!
i-popba
ohh...yessss.!!! wonderful image gun..!!!! excellent texture colors and mood.!!! i love baby.....VOTE
Banky615
Very powerful and very moving. Love your work!!!
chrysalide
a very nice texture and idea. i like the tons and the colors. have a good day
addiek
emotive piece .... motive love
ead
This is such a poingnant image, Gun - very moving.
wildfire2003
Wow, Gun, so sad and beautiful at the same time. Fantastic mood, beautiful tones!
danob
Your work always touches my heart this is superb Gun!! Vote
monoceroo
I love the tones and mood. The scene calls forth a sad story.
abmlober
My little daughter is ill. Your image sends a shock to me...
tibet2004uk
And another marvellous piece my dear Gun! U never fail to enchant my eyes!! Each new image is a real treat!! V
creanum
wonderful image and great ambiance......
enzeth
wow, lovely image, looks like it's hundreds of years old.
chucksiebuhr
Very arresting and thought provoking image. I echo the comment by wildfire2003 "sad and beautiful at the same time".
crrunchyfrog
So touching Gun, I feel a lump in my throat, yet cannot look away. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this hugs
Gregor.Scharff
WOWWW !
really sooo touching and really a emotive piece !!!!
HUGEST HUGS my dear !!!
eras50
The word "loss" equals desolation for me. So the sole title of your render causes me pain, though the image makes up for it, paradoxically, at least up to a certain extend, because of the tenderness it communicates. A beautiful, sad work, Gun.
borsy
Excellent artwork!!
tatooedravengirl
Gun this is a very moving piece and I love how you composed this and brought your feelings and life to it to make it compeletly yours...wonderful pieceVOTE..Julia
Lissa_lei
Very well done Gun, looks like an old painting in color and subject, reminds me of panels painted in old buildings, certainly an image that stays in your mind. Eccelent! Lina
Kropot
Master Gun. :) Beyond words. Masterpiece.
cynlee
the title suggests the baby is not really there, the mother looks quiet & withdrawn... the texture & color, antiqued & aged as in a memory... emtionally felt & beautifully done :]
titta
Beautiful! ---and so sad, and touching. The texture finalises the emotions that stay forever...
gallimel
oh dear.. this is so powerful it's a thorn in my heart... we were just talkin yesterday with friends of these events... your image touches all with grace and compassion, and makes even the saddest of reality have a sort of inner quality that move the soul to the better stage. amazing.
ShadowWind
This one really does touch my heart, the sadness of losing one's child. Touching and powerful...
syndroid
I love the face, really love that ;) The texturing is a little bit too raw to my liking, it takes a little bit away from the image. Good use of light and shadows.
Digimon
Excellent texture, and mood.
Sunster
Outstanding texture, lighting, mood....remarkable image! LOVE IT!!
Synapse
I see what Rik is getting at about the texture, but personally I don't think it spoils it. One of your most emotional works ever, no meaning is lost from your conception and the pain is plain to see.
visionart
Very Touching Artwork And The Mood Is Right On!!............NP