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 (28)
DarkStormCrow
Excellent work and image, nicely done..
koosievantutte
very fine expression
Tutte
You definitely captured the mood :) Well done.
ledwolorz
Very beautiful work.
Bossie_Boots
Oh wow eiree but awsome superb work hugs lou x
ARTWITHIN_II
Hmmm! Looks familiar to me. Wonderful painting that certainly capture the mood.
romanceworks
Just love the painting you've done and the blues are such a great touch. CC
Mousson
the mood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
huismus
Beautiful portrait!
kimariehere
brilliant painting style and outstanding mood here!!! exceptional as always Gun!
helanker
A really fantastic portrait and her expression is so splendid.
Littlejock
Great expression and colours my friend
magichild2
Oh...poor little thing...Great piece of art...nicely done
Fidelity2
Very nice. 5+.
lizzibell
great portrait...
carlx
Beautiful portrait and expression!!!
Nurzu
excellent!
Flint_Hawk
A very haunting & appealing portrait! Good job!
rainbows
A movingly beautiful work of art, superb work. Diane.
danob
Again almost lost for words you are amazing..
samyyous
Beautiful expression for this portrait !
npauling
Beautifully done and so like real life.
Claywoman
Very sad and sweet
fractalinda
Tones, shading- so excellent. Expressive, emotive and beautiful.
kansas
So sad and a bit angry.
ekatz
excellent ... great attitude
three_grrr
An almost haunting quality to this portrait. Beautiful but accusing eyes.
tizjezzme
Love it; so sad/moody.