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 (24)
SoulEatar
Very beautiful work !!:)
malanda
Always you manage to evoke ancient memories. you are a magician as well. Thak you.
wildfire2003
Brings back some good memories Gun, very beautiful! She has such a wonderful dreamy expression and the colors and textures are wonderful!
Varian
Great colors and mood on this. Clearly you've been having fun. :)
cynlee
you've created the feeling perfectly... made me smile remembering it! beautiful as always :]
logiloglu
the clouds adds to the girl like angel wings.wonderful artwork and textures. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!!
MOOOW
Excellent piece of art ,SO romantic atmosphere and feeling my friend VOTE
DawnStar
A lovely backward look at childhood. Very dreamlike. :)
tibet2004uk
This looks like a very old pic! I think it comes from the greenish color tone. It gives the image a very surreal mood. A very beautiful piece of work Gun! :)
borsy
Beautiful image!!!
RubyLips
"Swinging" ....Such a simple picture ....but done so perfectly evoking our most happy moments in our childhood....being free from worries of everyday life....you spin such magic with your art...This image is beautiful....love your colorsand the young girls faraway trance...:))
chucksiebuhr
Soft, sweet and so "painterly" in your execution. You've captured a mood that seems to be so fleeting in real life. Thank goodness for art, and artists like yourself to present us with permanent images of such elusive moments!
crrunchyfrog
Thank you for lifting me up with such a light and love filled image, very beautiful Gun hugs
Heart'Song
Absolutely, totally fantastic!! I love this, and it's now my favorite of yours.
ShadowWind
Excellent and very uplifting indeed. I love this one and is probably one of my favorites...
addiek
Superb Gun ...a very light and airy piece... we all seem to know either the girl or the motion in our dreams
Zemela
gun, thats simply amazing! So touchable and inocent, with those light is an great metaphore! Excelent work, deserves a big vote!
groush2
Marvellous Artwork !!!!
Kropot
Yeah, far away and dreaming. Keep dreaming. Lovely.
rhainne
beautifull, as always :o)~
gerbach
Like a impressionist painting. Very excellent. Is your name Monet, or Van Goch :-)
gangolf
very very nice +++
vlaaitje
awesome.......what more must I say????
Fogge
Very beautiful and so true. Excellent work!