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)
Skyback
Remarkable work! 5+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
koosievantutte
he looks like royalty, gun, glad you got his permission :-)
kirajene
Great and beautiful work!
MarciaGomes
LINDO TRABALHO.++++++++++5
mansco
splendid work, it's so cute ;O)
Valerie-Ducom
so cute and very nice work on this adorable cat ! :)
MrsLubner
wonderful cat portrait. :-)
alhak
beautiful work...lovely
npauling
Lovely work and he looks so comfy lying there.
romanceworks
He has such beautiful fur and I adore the warm tones of this - very lovely. CC
drifterlee
he's gorgeous! I now have four cats.
Radlafx
The detail in his face is amazing. He looks like a real prince - Tjabo the healing cat-prince. I just love his pose in this one, especially on the red mat.
kansas
A lovely painting of your cat. He looks so healthy for his age.
ARTWITHIN
Gorgeous work Gun. Tjabo looks like he has the wisdom of the ages in his eyes. Hugs, sis. Suzanne
vlaaitje
what a wonderful pose and such a lovely cat....your work always has so much style...I love it...a beauty again
nikolais
a true peacemaker of a cat...very nice work!
NekhbetSun
acquilon
fantastic picture
danob
Simply superbly crafted!!
smittan
Very nice !! I like the name "Tjabo", det var ett tag sedan man hörde det namnet :)
Woormius
I love cats!!! (I have five cats :) Nice portrait, really suggestive. Bravo!!!
Sonia000
Very beautiful picture!Sweet cat!