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)
Dreamingbee
beautiful .. love the composition and how you did the background.. wow.. that is sooo great !!! .. such a special art of work - v
uzma
Agree @ Dreamingbee.
shortgrey
Pinocchio takin' the form of Life and innocence. Wonderful picture, Gun,filled with Energy and Truth!!!hugs...
logiloglu
wonderful artwork. love your creativity. absolutely beautiful art. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
Fogge
Fantastic and expressive artwork! The composition and background is amazing! Excellent work!
Mondwin
fantasticccc!!!bravo!Vote!:DDD
classyladytwo
wonderful work excellent mood **
soffy
Hejsan Gun :)Et meget flot og udtryksfuldt billede,vidunderlige farver,ligner et maleri.Knus Jeanne :)
visionart
Your So Creative.....This Artwork Is So Good!!
jwdell
Amazing composition and texture work!!! vote
borsy
Excellent artwork!!
wildfire2003
I can feel the reluctance, see the need to be free! Love the colors and textures, beautiful and powerful!
Varian
Intriguing...makes one wonder which of the two is really the "stupid" one. (Also reminds me of missing Bev. :sniffle:)
tesla
Very interesting composition!!!I like it!!!Super job!!!
Kropot
Again these beautifull colors, and the scene is 110%. You should make a book.
groush2
Very,very well done...Excellent Art !!!
alightningstorm
Most excellent =) Love this style!
cynlee
poor little kid... probably scared! your imagination & skill is way out there & so well honed! :]
addiek
Well, it is a bit hard not to be a bit of a blockhead!!! LOL. Great one ... made me smile!
i-popba
yes!!!...fantastic work... great colors and texture..well done
Cyve
I agree with all ... It's an amazing picture !
tibet2004uk
I find this one Very intriguing for some reason!I love the color theme!! And that manequin is so adorable! ;)
titta
That wooden doll looks so human and familiar to me.... L . I agree with varian sniffe - Great colors, and the composition is so expressive! :-D
chucksiebuhr
Love the use of the mannequin as model and the beautiful "loose watercolor" feel to the whole piece. Wonderful work, Gun!
SirJohn
Very, very cool image gun... I love it!
NataLibera70
wonderful artwork and excellent!!!
RonBo
Very Nice... I really like your style!