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 (24)
Tutte
This is a very tender image. Really moves me Gun:)
Eroticartist
Beautiful effects!!
froznlife42
Such warm mood to this. Very sweet and tender image.
Odessey
Really has that fine quality of being painted.
pixart1
camera2 said all i often wanted to express about your painterly style. excellent image!!!
claridad
Truly beautiful work Gun. I notice you have been inspired to use vibrant light in this on and I am so happy you did. I guess the lack of light in the sky can renew ones interest alright. Your color choice and tones are so positive. This brings me really good feelings. V
ModestyB
Oh, how sweet...very romantic & tender feeling in this!!
wildfire2003
Sweetie, I'd hang this on my wall, it is just so beautiful and romantic!
cildes
Splendide!
bevchiron
Love the way you've conveyed such a feeling of warmth with a wistful, nostalgic mood Gun, the light is beautifully effective & you have a very nice painterly touch here too, great work!
royc8
Love the colour light and strokes, it's hard to believe part of this was a photo. Beautiful work!
Digimon
A wonderful gift of warmth and light!!!
kansas
Ahhh! The discovery of pure beauty shows in the pose of this child. Wonderful artwork!
tibet2004uk
Very nice!!! The effect is awesome!!! I love the old painting look of this!!
lak
looks like a fine painting....very beautiful~
SoulEatar
Style is your trademark gun :) - And you got it !
koosievantutte
simply beautiful! great colours.
Ensomniac
Very nice Gun. The best I've seen done with this photo. Great work!!!
Margana
Exactly the effect I was going for with my portrait of my daughter,Meg...an oil painting...except have it not be 2D/mixed media here at RR...I will try to do this,too...And I hope when I do,I do half as good as this.Your work inspires me....It's brilliant,across the board.Surely you paint. :^)
cynlee
golden & so very romantic.. impressionistic beauty.. (looking for just the right shot to send you)
ms-3Dstudio
Very beautiful portrait!
parb1194
A very beautiful warm and soft image, one can almost feel the warmth.
martingeorg
This white flower is so full of warmth and reflectiveness that it pulls me in deeper and deeper. Again like a magnet as lots of earlier images too from you Gun ;o)
borsy
Excellent work of art!!