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 (24)
titta
This beautiful image really deserved to be uploaded into your gallery! You're a master using all programs and their features to add deep feelings into images! I like a lot of the nostalgic and contemplating atmosphere here! Wonderful work! :-)
firefly
Welcome back! I love this image. Very serene and peaceful.
cynlee
sigh... feels warm & comforting in it's aloneness, very beautiful shimmering work gun :]
tibet2004uk
Oh my!!! This looks like water!!! What a fantastic texture Gun!! Makes me want to touch it! Wonderful evening atmosphere, so peaceful and inviting!! Beautiful beautiful yep!!
NODROG69
Such a beautiful mood you've captured here ~ love the textures in the background.
abmlober
It is such a sad pose in front of such a gorgeous panorama. Why not using a more upright pose? But nevertheless I enjoy your image. Not every end of the day can be faced sitting upright...
vlaaitje
a real perfect moody artwork for poetry..love it
cbender
i really love you venture into painter, dear gun... :) amazing!!!
Kropot
DReamy work, love the way the background looks, terrific.
addiek
Looks like a silky macro of the water... A gorgeous texture that makes you want to push your hands through!
SoulSearcherr
wonderfully done..love to float in that magic
wildfire2003
I always thought that simple was better at expressing a mood, this proves it! Wonderful atmosphere, the background is very soft and dreamy. Excellent!!
kansas
I like the feel of being alone, but not lonesome. A most beautiful and expressive piece of artwork.
Ensomniac
Beautifully done, just looking at it makes me want to meditate.
bevchiron
You made such evocative use of that effect here Gun, it melds perfectly with your style & excellent choice of colour to create an intense sense of both sadness & contemplation.
SirJohn
Fluid and gorgeous... I love this moody work you have created! You are really making me wish I had Painter... it looks like a great deal of fun to work with.
shortgrey
SKY CRYIN' RIVERS TO AN EVERLASTING EXPECTATION!!! AWESOME ARTWORK, GUN...........TAKE CARE........GUILLAUME.
Rykk
Excellent sense of light and a VERY creative abstract image, Gun! ART!
borsy
Excellent!!!
NataLibera70
Ohh wonderful and excellent !!! ***
i-popba
Woww..!!!wonderfully done Gun..! cool texture, composition and light..!! very impressive...!! love it.
logiloglu
excellent composed artwork. wonderful textures and tones. #:O)
SoulEatar
The texture and feel here is outstanding !
Synapse
Plenty of people would buy this for their wall, it has a very contemporary feel :-)