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)
lak
this is great!...had to look twice to see an image in the wood...life could be worse than to end up looking like a part of nature :)
cbender
this is interesting... i like the idea a lot ! a moody picture...
firestorm
well done combining the two elements, we cannot escape it it comes to all of us, nicely done.
vlaaitje
mmmm never forget that old trees are very powerful.....and strong...and the lungs from nature...so I guess if you look like a tree with 75, then I think you will give power..... nice idea Gun...
Jay7347
Wonderful visualization!!! -jay
visionart
Gun...Your More Attractive Than An Old TreeSylvaine
We are two my luv...but so young in the spirit and presence....Happy Easter Gun of the North...:-)
i-popba
Very creative Gun..!! wonderful work...love it.
tibet2004uk
Oh! What u said reminds me of the book I'm reading right now "The time traveller's wife"! Quite fascinating! And so nice to see ur face in ur own work! :)
cynlee
i just hope i'm alive by then!! i don't care what i look like as long as i can still move around fairly decent... bring on the timelines!!! you're a noble & dear tree sweet gun :]
Dreamingbee
absolut fantastic scene .. wonderful !!!
ascrazy
superb concept:-)
Synapse
A few more lines, but still SO young at heart :-)
logiloglu
its full of beauty of wisdom and character. i like this when i can read. wonderful and very imaginative,Gun. #:O)
addiek
never forget your roots... :] kisses the exterior ... hey, that's not bark... it's softer!
titta
This is a great picture of how we are so connected to nature - this looks so natural! We could fade into nature, to become one with trees. This makes my imagination run... :-) Wonderful!!!! :-)
Ensomniac
Imagine that, with all the birds and squirrels playing and singing all around you, how exciting! Just pray there's no woodpeckers. Excellent presentation and Happy Easter to you!!!
SirJohn
The thought that went into this was very clever my friend. I have the distinct feeling that I will be a much more gnarled tree at 75.
ShadowWind
Excellent mixture of the wonders of nature, woman and tree. Well done...
Egmont
A face right out of an Ingmar Bergman film.