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 (36)
Dreamingbee
wonderful .. absolut beautiful done .. i love the mood and use of colours .. and love what you*ve done here.. vote
Tommy3D
Such a wonderful expression of freedom!! You are "Flying High" with this happy image Gun!!! vote
borsy
Excellent artwork!!
KanDu
WOW Just magnificent! Very good work! I really like this. Vote!
cynlee
fly, fly, flying away to visit all the wonderful places this world has to offer... a thrilling feel & deep natural colors :]
NODROG69
Beautiful image ~ love the swirls of colour in the background. v
vlaaitje
O my, this is exactly the way I feel right now....I just want to fly.....such a wonderful soft tones.......excellent work......Danob post also a Gull....and just the way the bird express the flight...touched my heart...so yours do exactly the same....
titta
The bird is flying into our dreams! Lovely atmospheric image. Thank you for sharing, Gun :-)
addiek
Wonderful image... a real feeling of freedom ...the heavens seem to arc into an opening ....
parb1194
Another great piece of art. Seems to be heading to the light of hope and peace. A Wonderful work. :o)
ascrazy
excellent artwork, fantastic effect of light and very nice colouring!!
kansas
A beautiful expression of freedom. Wonderful swirl of rich colors.
SirIglesDremont
Pure art. Fantastic.
Snow_Angel
"Set my Spirit free, That I may soar to thee!" Wonderful work and mood! Excellent close up of the bird! A beautiful image! :) V
unstrung65
...this one makes me feel good -- soaring high and free - ( sounds corny -- but true!)---- beautiful lines !
Anjour
Wonderful work and color...excellent!!!:o)v
firefly
Serene and peaceful... a wonderfully restful image!
shortgrey
YEAH, THERE'S A PLACE IN THE SUN, WHERE THERE'S HOPE FOR EVERYONE, WHERE MY POOR RESTLESS HEART'S GOT TO RUN!!!THERE'S A PLACE IN THE SUN, AND BEFORE MY LIFE IS DONE, GOTTA FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN...........TAKE ME UPON YOUR WINGS, GUN, AND FLY MY TEARS AWAY.......BRAVO.......VOTE.........HUGS......GUILLAUME.
Kropot
Beautifull work, let fly together :)
tibet2004uk
Ooooh! This is...enchanting! I just love that sky....the colors....this is strange and so beautiful....so dreamy....Yep! Very nice work dear Gun!
classyladytwo
Gorgeous what a beautiful way to express freedome *V awesome
tony_br22
hey, excellent done .. what a beautiful compostion. Love the soft coloring .. very pieceful. Exclt work
visionart
This Is So Wonderful Artwork!! I Really Feel This One..Thankyou!
DIANE603
OUTSTANDING!! ~v~
SirJohn
Oooooow... this is killer! The background is simply wonderful Gun. The soft colors for me create an amazingly calm mood, almost like I'm dreaming through the birds eye.
logiloglu
wonderful feeling of flight in this artwork.an expressive composition. !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!
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This! I like! :)I'm not even gonna try to explain why...I just like it :)
i-popba
wonderful work GUN..!!! love colors and mood..!! so cool..!!
firestorm
a wonderful sense of dreaminess to this.
Rykk
Excllent piece of ARTwork - I like this a lot!