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 (30)
gallimel
YES :) I knew you'd have uploaded something soon. This is splendid. For some reason (maybe the POV, the depth.. dunno) it has made me connecting wth Munch's "Scream". But there's a softness, a melancholia that is PERFECT for the theme, that was not part of the drama of his work. Splendid theme image dear :)
zfigure7
Love that watercolor effect. Great photo also!
Synapse
Beautiful. Its treatment is quite hallucinatory, certainly very warm and inviting.
uzma
WOW!its wonderful!EXC!
chucksiebuhr
Wonderful work, Gun. So artistic and it definitely has the free watercolor feel to it. Another one that I think would make a great cover for a novel or something!
addiek
Gee this sounds a bit gloomy Gun! I like the Autumny feeling though.. time to stoke the old fires soon !
vlaaitje
wow lovely artwork..
MOOOW
Superb artwork here my friend,love the color and mood ,more than that your feeling for creating such romantic piece is really great!!
munaza
I do cent per cent agree with Mooow's comments mood and color driving heart touching effect....Great Gun
shortgrey
Nothing to say but GORGEOUS!!!Gun, An everlasting moment worthy to be exhibit in a Art Show!!!!................SG
Tommy3D
You have said goodbye to summer in such a beautiful and elegant way!! The bird on the wing is very symbolic!! Superb work of art Gun!!!!! V
cynlee
has that brilliance of dusk, the low sunbeams coming through in their quiet warmth... as the season changes, reflected, refracted, autumn washed... sighfully fantabulous work! :]
tibet2004uk
Beautiful warm colors and u really captured the atmosphere of an autumnal evening perfectly well!! Beautiful! :)
thesymphonyofthelife
i like the atmosphere of your realization and the contrast. it's a very good artwork with nice tone. have a good day
bevchiron
This is stunning Gun, that intense monochrome is so rich & deep, all the texture & filter effects just perfectly fitting with the deeply intospective mood, wonderful quality of light too, a lovely composition & an excellent addition to the theme!
i-popba
wow..!!! wonderful work gun...!!! love atmosphere and colors..!!! beautiful image... VOTE
borsy
Magnificent!!!!
titta
Perfect autumn colors! I so hope we'll have that kind of autumn - with gold of sun, with copper of soon dying leaves. Thank you for this wonderful theme picture :-D
Dreamingbee
wonderful mood in this work.. so fantastic athmo and coloring .. excellent done! vote
sittingblue
a very dreamy and sublime picture. I love the colors. 'v'
logiloglu
a great autumn mood you have created with this wonderful and imaginative image. superb artwok,Gun !!!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
SoulEatar
Your style is so unique - unlike any - I feel more often I view for inspiration and enjoyment - for me to make any other comment would seem false -
monoceroo
Very nice interpretation of the season which presents an appropriate contemplative mood. Excellent!
valcali
Excellent as usual...I feel a sense of longing when I look at this. Well done...;o)
Cyve
Wonderful done and very very great composition ... Great colours too ... I love this one !!!
Kropot
Its a warm feel, this fall feel. P&K
SirJohn
I really love the light and color of this Gun. It evokes many emotions.
1pearl
Fantstic !!!
alightningstorm
Beautifully excellent work =)
malwina
So soft!!! Beautiful!!!V