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 (19)
Jay7347
This is a perfect example of why I love your images...they are out of the ordinary. I love the feel of this image...very cool. Thanks again for showing me ways to see out of my little creative box! -jay
danob
Jay has said it all wonderful artwork again Gun
rhainne
Wonderfull job as awlays !!
kansas
Different and interesting. Makes me think of a child in a ghetto area running to or from something.
Kropot
Brr, that stirs emotion. Dark mood.
visionart
Magnificent! Great title Gun!
Synapse
The surrounding background is so indistinct that I almost get the feeling she's so intent on running away from whatever or whoever that she doesn't even notice what's around her. Very emotional again.
logiloglu
all at this image grabs my attention. its so intensive in its emotion.again, your art touchs so very deep. #:O)
cynlee
i see a figure with a gun in the textured background... she better run... alarming...
SirJohn
This is really fascinating Gun. This one takes me back to early childhood years... it really makes me remember some of those nightmarish dreamscapes that I traveled. The young, not yet developed intellectual mind is so wide open to fear on an abstract level. Simple colors can take the form of emotions. This is yet another great image that I find something I can relate to. Brilliant!
lak
i see fear in this image...very well done!
bevchiron
I like the sharp focus on the girl against the abstract background, it seems everything is obscure darkness except her need to escape whatever haunts her & fills her with fear.
vlaaitje
you always ameze me.......this is fantastic with a story inside.....
cbender
bev's obscure is a great word... but it also scares me a bit... or confusion...?!? perplexity...?!? i don't know... it's definitely striking..! i also love the subtle colors of the girl... well done, dear gun...
SirIglesDremont
another fantastic work with a unique atmosphere. i love that texture.
urbin
Goya, came up in my mine!
titta
Scary... alone in that darkness. Great emotional image. Very touching. Impressive work, Gun, once again! :-)
addiek
sorry I'm late Gun (been busy!)... like the Rennaissance painters I marvel at your beautiful use of light in dark... truly expressive and wonderful image.
gallimel
very demanding from me this one.. I feel part of the scene.. I wish I could help her run, cos she seems to escape from disater. intense always dear :)