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 (34)
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Definitely in the realm of dreams! Pure beauty again Gun, thank you :-)
titta
You've had wonderful dreams when hibernating:-) Pure beauty - I agree with Jim totally! I hope you're feeling as well as this picture shows! It's always a joy to see your beautiful interpretation of our world. Thank you so much, and have more wonderful dreams :-D
Sylvaine
Voltaire sayd.......the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. Hugs Gun...I'm not far...
cbender
thanks gun... this was one of those short visits where the visited can take a huge ammount of inspiration out... and further have wonderful dreams...
kansas
A dream of great beauty. Thanks.
jgmart
What a beautiful image! Excellent work.
Fogge
BEAUTIFUL! Very magical and dreamlike artwork! Wonderful composition and soft feeling to it. I love it.. VOTE Excellent work!
vlaaitje
JUST AWESOME.....what more can I say....the expression says more than enough
SirJohn
Fantastic Gun. It looks as if she is in a dream torn between uncertainty and hope... wondering if her prince charming even knows that she is waiting atop the highest tower for him to save her. Very lovely image!
wildfire2003
This is so very beautiful Gun!! I love the tones, so soft and dreamy. Excellent!!****
borsy
Excellent work of art!!!
cynlee
dreaming beautifully too in the soft palette & texture :]
tibet2004uk
Oh wow!! This is....intense! And I find it quite dark too! It looks more like the realm of nightmare to me! I think it's because of the colors u chose here! I love this Gun! Really beautiful and emotional!!
NataLibera70
Wonderful and excellent !!!
dragonfly2000
Beautiful bit - as always great surface textures; much like a monoprint.
i-popba
yes!!! very impressive image..!! you are a wonderful artis Gun..!! love this one.. V
Heart'Song
Oh wow wow wow! This is absolutely gorgeous. Perfect, subtle colours, wonderful merging, great textures and beautifully composed. This one has it all!
ead
Such a wonderful dream image, Gun - there's so much emotion in it - a priceless artwork. Thank you.
logiloglu
wonderful mood. a dream work. simply excellent done,Gun. #:O)
SoulEatar
Intensly emotional work !
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and very imaginative combination of images!!! Very expressive face!!! Beautiful colors and effects!!!
NODROG69
Beautiful dreamy image ~ love it. v
johnathanpartin
nice work
gallimel
I am hibernated too.. but not as much to miss this beauty so wonderful.
artgum
Stunning, stunning! Hit me like a hammer. I'm going to frame it, gaze at it each night, and dream my own version of this beauty.
bobutah
wow man sweet work.
CarlosM
really lovely!
zoozee
Absolutely Extraordinary Work of Art !! Fantastic !! V
Anjour
Beautiful artwork...excellent!!!:o)
addiek
Absolutely gorgeous composition! VOTE!!!