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)
tibet2004uk
Wonderfully surreal Gun! Looks like a dream...a magic land...a fairy....beautiful!!
artgum
An image to fall in love with.
Eroticartist
No words...this is too awesome!!!
logiloglu
like a wonderful dream.a magical artwork. excellent done,Gun #:O)
hewsan
Puts me in mind of the work of Kay Neilson and the classic era of children's books illustration. Has that timeless quality.
claridad
Beautiful illustration Gun. Your colors are exquisite. Such a wonderful dream effect. So spectacular that I just keep looking and pondering.
bevchiron
Excellent use of colour & light to capture the all the tension & ambivilance we can sometimes feel as we are pulled along in this dance of life experiencing the whole spectrum of possible emotions! Lovely work Gun ; )
addiek
Beautiful Gun... Better than the dance of death! LOL.
Sylvaine
I join you, the spirale and your deep soul. Thinking of you. Hugs Gun.
chrysalide
Excellent composition with great tones and colors and concept. have a good day
abmlober
I like this dreamlike painting.
Kropot
TY Gun, beautifull work, I need that, to power up.
cynlee
yes... let's do!! beautiful & uplifting!! :]
Akinom
So beautiful and magical! Cyn said it... uplifting! v***** Thanks, Gun! Thinking of you, my dear!
SirJohn
Wicked! This one is off the wall my dear... I love it.
Margana
Yes,life can be a spiral.The world getting bigger as we grow up,becoming smaller in old age.Brilliant imagery and symbolism.I love the ink-wash type quality and the earthly tones of blue and green. :)
kansas
Oh so beautiful!
cbender
really beautiful and magical... as monika said... i like it... and i also like the way you used the colors here... those subtle tones of green and this touch of blue/lila... great!!! more amazing stuff, dear gun... thanks for sharing!
flopsy
I think this is beautiful, i love fossils, ammonites especially, and i love the colour
odie
Interestingly enough, I just viewed Ilona's snail pic. This spiral always reminds me of the golden proportion. :0)
mysnapz
Love the dreamy spacey feel to this Gun we are never sure where lifes little dance will take us
borsy
Beautiful!!! Love the color!!
sossy
a top creative image showing a great secret of fantasy! ;o)
Rykk
So COOL, how you melded the woman's dress and form to the spiral - excellence!