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 (20)
Mondwin
fabulous and brilliant idea !!!!great piece!!!bravo!!:DDDD
martingeorg
... this is magic!!!!
NataLibera70
Wonderfulll and excellent!!! ***
tibet2004uk
Yes! I kinda have the same idea of being very old! So much wiser and in peace indeed! That eye looks so fragile...delicate and I just love that subtle grey! So beautifully sensitive Gun!
chucksiebuhr
True insight into the sage wisdom of the aging. They have seen so much, as you say...Some happiness, some sadness...much of it kept behind the eyes that know so much!
addiek
The body grows weary... the life gets full... keep working... the best is yet to come!
SoulEatar
Alot to be said ! Very nice gun ~
johnathanpartin
nice
borsy
Beautifully done!!!
firefly
From the conversations I used to have with my Grandma, you have this observation and sentiment square on. A truly excellent piece of work.
cynlee
much wisdom there! :]
i-popba
YESS..!! cool colors and composition..!!! well done.!
Sylvaine
I see many people running under the eyelid...without interval...are they trying to escape of the deeply watching eye ?
Synapse
You've captured this feeling in a very pure and focused way... in growing age we learn to accept those who are different, even when we can't understand their motivations. Respect to those with years of experience on their side.
ShadowWind
An amazing work of art. I love how the eye watches the ghosts of the past...
logiloglu
wonderful idea and realisation. great mood. an excellent artwork,Gun. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!
saldegal
A very moving image, so well expressed, fantastic mood!
Rykk
Awesome texturing and cool monochrome image!
Longrider
Cool imagination and very well expressed.
gallimel
infinitely touching. And true.