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 (31)
dragonfly2000
Like it all, but the contrast and dash of colour are wonderful.
CarolSassy
Very lovely, interesting photo. Nice texturing and presentation! Very cool work! V (:
Divian_Solid
Colouring works perfect!!
digitalgrey
clever use of gradient
tibet2004uk
Ooooh I love this!! This is so beautifully stylish!! Simple yet so powerful!! Classy, creative and beautiful!!! V
redbeard
Wonderful technique, very soft and beautiful!
shortgrey
Some kind of fascination on her expression, she's like a magnet we are subject to! No way out, we are held spellbound by her !! The wave of Yellow is peaceful, inviting whereas the wave of red is turbulent...She's like she's got some special power to remote control our mind...You convey my imagination to the distance, Gun, Wonderful job!!
Varian
Ah, this is very intriguing. I like the paper texture and how you've arranged the composition.
addiek
When you're reflective and someone wants to 'talk to' you ..... or when the offensive football team are about to meet the defensive line! Red interference shows up all the time!
cynlee
it's a warming embrace that passes through the parchment grain of her :]
Kropot
The look in her eye's and youre fab postwork is a winning combo.
logiloglu
looks wonderful. very stylish. superb artwork and mood. !!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
Glistens
I like this very much! Excellent work.
Synapse
Beautifully simple. Simply beautiful? :-)
jocko500
cool looking
SirJohn
Could this 'interference' be an angry feeling associated with the memory of the subject in question? Very cool and thought provoking work Gun!
SoulEatar
Blood red splashed accross creates a powerful feel -
borsy
Excellent Artwork!!
visionart
Really Superb!!
vlaaitje
wow very good expression...wonderful look.....so as always very touching....
corona2632
You did super well !!!
Dreamingbee
wonderful and light .. looks so fantastic !! excellent work! vote
classyladytwo
Very wonderful images excellent texturing **
Mondwin
fantastic and wonderful piece!!!!!bravo!!"vote":DDD
i-popba
Excellent colors..!!!...love this one...you win gun...VOTE
Fogge
Fantastic image! I love the coloring and textures. Excellent!!
chrysalide
the contrast between the colors are very good. it's an excellent illsutration and work. have a good day.
Cyve
Excellent picture my friend ... and these colors are just fantastic ... I love this one !!!
gallimel
it has such a floating impression of eternity about it.
mysnapz
This is very interesting Gun, I like the flat feel to it, very graphic :O)