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 (26)
nfrocer
Beautiful drawing!
koosievantutte
fantastic image - favourite!
cameraobscura2
Nice to see a change in medium. The srtong lines and coarse paper grain make this a very strong image. Thank you for sharing. egmont
D.C.Monteny
So, so beautiful .....
MrsLubner
excellent the way you use the texture along with the shadows to provoke a mood.
Valerie-Ducom
As always, a real pleasure for my eyes ! :)
bpclarke
Incredible piece! They eyes are magnificent. Excellent technique and composition. Bunny
npauling
This is gorgeous and the crayons give a great finish. Beautiful work and such a lovely expression.
graemeb
Gun, you gotta get back to this, it has so much more meaning when you put yourself into your drawings.
mansco
This is so lovely and touching, wonderful technique. Splendid my dear friend ;O)
NekhbetSun
Incredible and so well done !
A_
wow, that is amazing work. so expressive. and i love your technique.
ascrazy
beautiful portrait:-)
elmurray
I really like this!! What a wonderful portrait you have created here!
romanceworks
What a superb and intimate artwork.
niek
Very, very beautiful !!! Of course, the expression of the child is very touching. But the use of the filter to achieve this kind of contrast is brilliant. This image keeps attracting me to come back and just look and watch and wondering what the childs prayer is about? It is not the answer what's important here but the wondering. Thanks and greets
Oils_on_Display
.:jeeeeeeez thats good! brilliant:.
kansas
Wonderful!
alhak
superb work, very deep eyes
nikolais
a superb and smart monochrome, Gun!
acquilon
beautiful postwork
Hawk23
Really, REALLY love your work Gun. Particularly the "Grunge" theme.
three_grrr
Breathtaking! This beautiful child's eyes are haunting! You have captured such a mood here! Wonderful work! More to come?
magichild2
Sad sorta ...nice render
boristen
This is a masterpiece of B/W crayons.
blankfrancine
Excellent drawing!