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 (18)
SirJohn
Remarkable work gun... there are so many things to think about with this one. So many stories the mind can read from this, great work once again!
Tanialmeida
memories are all we got and this one is a tender and beautiful one ;0]
borsy
Excellent artwork!!! Beautifully done!!!
Synapse
I remember: his comment struck me with its great wisdom. Visually this reminds me of Jenny Agutter swimming nude in "Walkabout"
Aeneas
Thanks Gun! No more words needed.
webmaster421
Wow, this just beautiful! So serene and tranquil!
vangogh
In your lake I could drown visually, and be eternally happy. Excellent work and I enjoyed viewing.
shemosus
i'm giving you a kiss on your forehead for such a deep illustration, it touches me deep inside.
ascrazy
.......beautiful!!!!! Excellent!
Usurer
Beautiful visual metaphors gun
mooncat
Super beautiful!!
Sunster
Lovely lovely image!!
gallimel
a new Ophelia, becoming waterly nimpha and roots of the nimphea at once. Exceptional image. The contrasting colours are awesome :)
Odious
remarkable indeed... one of my favorite monet pieces came to mind when I looked at the thumb but was pleasantly surprised by what I saw when I clicked... Awesome image :)
cynlee
masterly done- you are a work d'force! & a hug here too!
Caithream
Ah,now I get to figure out the water in this one. Certainly a beautiful deep one.LOVE THIS IMAGE!!!
nikita_s_cold
I weep...
Egmont
In water one can find freedom or be trapped by it. It all depends upon ones view point.