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 (23)
claude19
what a drama ! veryh impressive !!!
odile
Touching composition!
wotan
Sad and dramatic... beautiful PW and lighting!
Faemike55
Very powerful
fransjorgen
Impressive !! Great work Frans
West_coaster07
Very nice!
ArtistKimberly
Fantastic,
Feliciti
powerful and meaningful too !!
ontar1
Strong emotional scene, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kansas
Heartbreaking.
Pewter7
Such a sad atmosphere and scene. He certainly looks torn. Wonderfully done!
m_j_s
Wonderful composition Gun, I love the rat!
helanker
AAAAH! too bad for the poor guy ;-) Superb Image.
emmecielle
A sad and touching image! great work! :)
thecytron
AmaZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzing ambiance lighting!
tibet2004uk
You're the queen of atmospheric images Gun! And that's one of the thing I adore about your work! Another powerful image!
fallen21
Fantastic image.
Palaemon
Very sad, but beautiful ; excellent lighting and composition.
Campo-Diaz
Superb!.
psyoshida
Always good in times of joy and happiness to remember those whose lives are not so ideal! Beautifully done.
ia-du-lin
excellent artwork, one of your best!!!, like it!
toyyaris
beautiful work hugs
three_grrr
This is incredible. The lighting is so wonderful, and you've again caught the mood so perfectly. It's awesome Dear Gun.