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 (22)
Egmont
Beautiful how you express your feelings in words and the creation of art. I love the cocoon fell to the face wrapped in a teardrop. Very emtional.
Zabeth
Outstanding!!! Stunning composition! It hurts a bit, it is deeply touching! Thank you so much for sharing! Crying is sometimes the best medicin for stress... Have a wonderful day!
Akinom
Outstanding creativity, Gun! So touching! Like the stylish presentation! hugz
vlaaitje
True words........and an excellent artwork...well done
tibet2004uk
Oh my oh my!! Gun this is just WOW!!! I totally love this!! So classy and creative!!! Superb piece of work! Maybe one of my fav from u! and Yes, I do have quite a few favs from u already!! ;)
Eroticartist
Wow! VERY interesting! Great job!
logiloglu
wonderful and fascinating design.looks excellent in b/w. very creative and expressive artwork. #:O)
kimariehere
they do cleanse the soul and your image conveys just that... great work as always gun!!
bevchiron
Love this one Gun, it's so intensely evocative & beautifully done.
cbender
really touching... i love this one too, dear gun
claridad
Gun, this is a beautiful image. The emotion you convey touches me deeply, but in a good way. I feel so grateful for both tears and joy.
SirIglesDremont
poetic and delicate. nice work.
hewsan
Beautiful and universal!
cynlee
always give me such a headache & wrung dry feeling... wonderfully conceived gun... here's a kleenex ;]
Sylvaine
What I really like beside your words is the contrast with the fluid and the sharp of the squares. Beautiful.
Fogge
Fantastic and amazing image. VOTE Excellent work!
tizjezzme
Interestingly dimensional. Creative work!
addiek
Old pastor friend of mine used to always say 'tears wash out filth... oh me! or, oh my?' A lovely image that cuts to the heart of things in its graphical representation...
visionart
~Very Artisticly Mastered!~~
odie
Hopefully we shed some of the pain when we shed the tears. Wonderful image. :0)
sossy
outstanding and fantastic composed work! very creativ and sad statement! ;o)
Gregor.Scharff
GREAT DESIGN AND STYLE MY DEAR. Its so elegantly and deep that is hard to find the right words but i think you know what i want to say . Thanks my dear hugest hugs