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.
Proud to be featured on Check it out! My other galleries. http://gun-legler.artistwebsites.com/
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 (25)
Madbat
Nice job!!
vlaaitje
awesome work once again......I bet nongo is hapy with it
Mondwin
Magnificent image my Dear!!!!bravissima!V:DDD.Hugsxx
PhilW
Great work - love the colours and the style!
helanker
What a lovely cat and very beautiful postwork :)
Churchwell
Very nice work on this
mansco
He he, it just seems it's going to jump over me. Lovely work ;O)
cbender
wow... really great! like it a lot! very well done and well composed...!!! hugz christian
alhak
beautiful work again....
pteb
I like this because it looks like a proper cat and not a soft toy. My favorite cat book is one that Ralph Steadman did about Hunter S Thompsons cat Jones. Well worth a look if you come across a copy . One of our cats is going to have kittens soon. I might try doing a picture of them.
Nurzu
beautiful model :)
NekhbetSun
This is gorgeous ~ fave
kansas
A beautiful portrait. Akemi should love this one.
cameraobscura2
The placment of the cat within the picture has created a wonderful composition. THank you for sharing. egmont
romanceworks
A wonderful painting and superb pov ... love the lighting and colors on her fur. CC
nongo
Beautiful job Gun, what I always liked about this image is her feet... Sophia lives on!!!!! She'll be 18 this September...
MrsLubner
Lovely and a fabulous piece of work.
Mousson
FANTASTIQUE!
Gaiadriel
Outstanding...and I'm in total agreement about the wonderful colors, too. :)
npauling
Beautifully done and I love it being so closeup. She's really looking at me.
acquilon
beautiful shot
Atreju
Wow! Outstanding work! This looks so much like my cat :) Only she has more brown eyes. It's quite a beautiful piece
ARTWITHIN
That cat looks so sweet, Gun. Beautiful painting. I love the background so much, and it work so well with Sofia. Fantastic work, Sis. Hugs and love, Suzanne
three_grrr
Oh my! She is just as alive in the painting as in the photo! And I think your version of the sunset better then the photo, LOL!
Synari
Captivating painting. Superb work!