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)
odile
And these textures are superb!
ArtistKimberly
Lovely
helanker
Superb, Gun :-) Love your texture.
emmecielle
Image, texture and lighting are fabulous! Great work! :)
West_coaster07
This is wonderful my friend!!!!!!
claude19
superb texture, and a splendid artistic creation !
Faemike55
Very stunning and beautiful work Gun! the textures are amazing Merry Christmas to you and your family
caviedes
Fantastic!!!
wotan
Wow... very impressive looking and artwork!
Pewter7
Compelling and silently poignant image Gun. Well done! 5+
m_j_s
The textures add an at first hidden depth to the paintings revealed in zoom! Very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones Gun!
nikolais
excellent as awlays...Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New year to you and yours, Gun!
Feliciti
impressive and like the tex !! :) have a wonderful Xmas Time !!
Palaemon
Very beautiful and amazing image.
jclP
Love your texture.
ontar1
Very interesting, love the textures, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
psyoshida
Well, I can see why, you use them so beautifully and well. I love this one especially. Gorgeous work.
fallen21
Awesome image & work.
thecytron
Striking idea!
tibet2004uk
So mysterious! That black eye coming out of the darkness. Spying, scared, curious? Beautiful work as usual Gun.