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)
SSoffia
FANTASTIC & BEAUTIFUL GUN !!!!!!!!!!!
Tutte
Gorgeous self-portrait. You are a beautiful woman with a spirit and talent to match! Hugs, Tutte
koosievantutte
beautiful portrait, gun - love the colours and the writing.
acquilon
I am pleased to know you in picture very nice artwork brava
ontar1
Very beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kimariehere
WOW you look absolutley beautiful!!!.... love your wonderful postwork tooo!!!!! ...
nikolais
Gun, I remember seeing this one or I just think so... never mind. what you have done with the letter as texture,apart from the rest of it, made me gape. a real master class for me.
ARTWITHIN
A beautiful self portrait, Gun. Love the writing overlay. You did a wonderful job painting this, sis. Hugs and love, Suzanne
nicodeco
very nice work ! :)
MUSEWORX
Oooh wow, beautifull composition!
huismus
It’s a lovely selfportrait and a beutifull painting, dear Gun
mansco
This has a beautiful nostalgic feeling. Love it ;O)
JaneEden
Hi and hugs to you too Gun, this is a beautiful image of you and I like the way it has a nostalgic feel to it. Excellent!!!
NekhbetSun
I love this ! I think I saw of pic of you somewhere along the way many moons ago, but this is sure a nice refresher :o) always great to see the faces behind the work ! ~ Hugs ~
kansas
A marvelous and lovely profile portrait of yourself. This is much as I imagined you. A truly splendid creation.
MrsLubner
my dear, this is wonderful! And you look as I pictured you would. You are quite lovely and so is this masterful work.
Fidelity2
BRAVO!! 5+.
Valerie-Ducom
Excellent ! Good day :)
pteb
Nice understated portrait.
Margana
It's so wonderful to see you, sotnos. I love the addition of the letter. That was a touch of pure brilliance. ( I wish I knew what it said, but I guess that adds an air of mystery, hmmm? ) All I can say is, now I will forever see you as a wistful, romantic soul... A beautiful example of self-portraiture at it's very, very finest, vannen. Stora bravos to you....-M :^)
trishabadblood
beautiful portrait... the effect is fantastic...
romanceworks
It's a wonderful photo and treatment ... you are as elegant and beautiful as I imagined.:o) CC
npauling
A beautiful portrait and so softly done. It is lovely to see you, and now I can imagine you making those beautiful pictures.
Gaiadriel
Waving...Awww...how LOVELY...both you AND the image, Gun! What a wonderful treat to see you. I'm grateful that you shared this :)))
magichild2
How lovely and sweet...excellent work
vlaaitje
this is really wonderful, II love the creative style you always use...excelent tones for this one