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 (22)
ARTWITHIN
Beautifully painted Gun. Wonderful reflective look on her face. Hugs, x:)
vlaaitje
such a beauty Dear Gun, lovely tones.....and so tender.......hahahhaha...I know what you are talking about......blame it on your age...kidding....
nikolais
amazing how well you preserved the spirit of the old photo
Nurzu
beautiful picture :)
visionart
Most Impressive Gun! Wonderful Artwork!....Hugs!
rudiruth
lovely!
3Dillusions
Love it :) Angela
NekhbetSun
Wonderful S ~ Hugs ~
martingeorg
dear mrs. legler, i hope spring will let your visions spread again and again and again! hope you are fine, hugest hugs to sweden :)
kansas
This is wonderful! I am always amazed at your abilities.
magichild2
Really a beautiful sweet piece of work.
mysnapz
Super style you have with these painted photographs and the tones are so fitting for the subject, are they done using PS?
three_grrr
Oh so gorgeous! You have worked your magic again! And who would complain if you re-loaded an old image?
MrsLubner
wonderful painting! great work.
mansco
A wonderful and impressive work ;O)
collinbabcock
Magnificant work
Valerie-Ducom
So beautiful !!! :)
JillianElf
This is just a beautiful image Gun! Love the softness and the little birds. Her face is amazing!
Margana
It's beautifully expressive. I love the extra softness of this. And LOL at you not remembering that you had posted this already. N det hder, fedrar klandrar jag till appellen den en hjnfis i stlet f min gammal der. minstone alla fiser. ( I hope that came out right...lol. ).Se dig! -M :^)
amirapsp
Awesome detail and depth...Hugs
addiek
super work gun...
Natali_a
Very beautiful work!