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)
kimariehere
beautiful light and compo as always your work is amazing V!
thesymphonyofthelife
The texture used are very good, i like the incrustation of the face. have a good day
Digimon
Wonderful textures! Nice warmth!
parb1194
And out of light a pretty lady. Beautiful and warm feel here.
catmandennis
Such lightness and subtleness emerges here. I am sure that your works inspire many others, myself included.
lak
i like this effect very much...nice work!
Akinom
Subtle and strong at the same time... a gorgeous work, Gun! Love the textures and colour tones! v*****
vlaaitje
soft but strong....love it
ascrazy
superb effect of light, fantastic artfeeling:-)v
logiloglu
wonderful imagination. great mood. i like the expressive strokes combiend with the dreamy portrait. very creative artwork,Gun #:O)
martingeorg
... lets invite this light ;)
cbender
beautiful, soft and subtle... :) a wonderful pic to look at...!
devineydesignsllc
awsome!thankyou.
Egmont
I love this effect. Reminds me of what i did in the darkroom amny years ago by applying with a brush the developer to the image so only parts of it would develop. Very nicly done Gun.
addiek
ahh looks a minxy young thing... great textures.
cynlee
feels like a memory.. nostalgic.. beautiful :]
AnnaKirsten
I really love the colours and the textures in this, and it makes a very wonderful image! Excellent.
sossy
pure marvel again! what a gorgeous lighted and abstract textured image! for me an absolutely winner! ;o)
borsy
Beautifully done!! Wonderful mood!!
Zabeth
warm by the colors but deeply getting out of emotion! brilliant!