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 (25)
wildfire2003
Wonderful job on the shadows and colors Gun, beautifuly done!!
dragonfly2000
Like the rough paper look and the watercolour feel to what at first appears to be a photo, but may not. Ambiguity, gotta love it! Well done.
addiek
Nice warm figure drawing.
KingPtolemy
Wonderful atmosphere!!! Excellent work!!!
logiloglu
wonderful atmosphere and great mood.touching and poetic as always,Gun. !!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
tibet2004uk
Great texture and beautiful game of light and shadow indeed! Another beautifully moody piece!
jocko500
great work
shortgrey
Great composition. Colours look as if the sun's shining hot but are so refreshing. Masterpiece !!
redbeard
The world is a very complicated place when viewed correctly. So many colors and textures, just beautiful!
MOOOW
Wow I love it so beautiful and artistry done,You are so talented artist my friend,VOTE
alightningstorm
Beautiful... as usual another high quality image =)
visionart
Amazing Art Piece Gun! Wow!!!!
cynlee
the warm colors do it for me then the textures... reminds me of life drawing classes :]
titta
So beautiful and deep in feelings! I really love these copper-gold tones :-)
borsy
Beautifully done!!!
Li-An
Warm tones on the entire image help the sad mood. Beautiful work!
Mondwin
fantasric piece!!!!bravo!Vote!:DD
chucksiebuhr
Love the image, title, composition, colors...all!! This seems to be a "watercolor" masterpiece!
Dreamingbee
wonderful warm and emotional work.. excellent done !
i-popba
Very beautiful ... love tone, composition and mood very well done.
Kropot
Hmmz, bit direct ;) Youre texture work is superb.
vlaaitje
really breathtaking...and strong art work....love it....
VividViolet
Great everything! The color, the mood, the textures, the setting, everything. Very good work.
jwdell
Wow!!! A very compelling and emotionally charged work!!! Awesome+++++++++++++!!!
danob
Extraodinary artwork there is both a strength and yet some fragility within!!