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 (18)
Charberry
What a cutie pie! Excellent work! :o)
Kelena
wonderful dog
doedelzak
WHAT A SNOOZY POOS
Margana
What an adorable painting you made here, Gun. She's such a sweetie and you really captured her personality with this. I love the way she's looking at you. I adore schnauzers, ( I had three growing up ). Simply wonderful work as always, min van. Love it.-M :^)
koosievantutte
a very fine image again.
MrsLubner
fabulous painting. Excellent work! Love it.
cameraobscura2
The Terrier reminds me much of my first dog when I was about five. In your photograph you managed to vapture a wonderful facil expression that holds your audience well. Thank you for sharing. egmont
ARTWITHIN
Wonderful painting of your little Schnauzer friend. He is so cute. I had one briefly as a child, until he bit my dad. Then he had to bite the dust to another home. Very sad for me. Excellent work, sis. Hugs, Suzanne
odie
Wonderful as always!
mansco
Lovely and so cute. splendid work my dear friend ;O)
npauling
You have made a beautiful job of painting this cute little fellow, a lovely expression on his face. Excellent.
three_grrr
Oh he looks so much like my Murphy, though younger. He has that same mournful look Murphy sometimes gets! Wonderful portrait, and yes, it is very hard to photograph dogs especially. They will look away when they seem the camera staring at them!
romanceworks
I just adore your doggie paintings - you always bring out their uniqueness. Adorable little guy. CC
alhak
oh so beautifully cute!
lior
So lovely dog,he is very cute too!
kansas
A sweet little fellow. Wonderful painting.
kimariehere
oh i love this so much!! i grew up with a schauzer doggie just like this na,ed winnie ... i am still crazy about schauzers they have special personalitys!!!.. wonderful Gun!!!! perfectly done that heartwarming expression is priceless!!
huismus
She is a cutie!