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 (33)
ARTWITHIN
A beauty, and her fiery temperament is in keeping with her age. You did a great job with her cellphone image.
lyron
Really wonderful effect!!
ledwolorz
Fantastic effect and wonderful portrait.
vlaaitje
O GUN she is growing so fast and she looks so lovely such a natural look she has, I bet you are proud of her
mansco
So lovely Gun, great work my friend ;O)
anahata.c
Gun, I am astonished you did this from a cellphone image. It would be beautiful if it were done with a fine photograph. You've once again turned an image into a glimpse into a soul, and your colors & the intensity of Emma's eyes are just beautiful. As Suzanne says, you captured the fiery temperament of that age. And yet your grain and your softening of her hair, etc., gives us the feeling of a soft spirit is looking at us too. Just beautiful. You do it everytime...an unquestioned fav.
tizjezzme
awesome postwork you did on this gun .. beautiful work, as always.
helanker
What a beautiful face and you made a fantastic image out of it. Bravo Gun ;)))
ysvry
lovely girl and foto.
Smallreddog
nice work done to a cellphone image.
brewgirlca
That is incredible post work, the screening affect is just excellent and I think you've made fantastic use of the poor resolution of a cell phone image. In fact I think it would have been harder to do with a good shot, not that this was easy. Anyways, it is a fantastic piece of art, something I'm sure Emma will really love now and into the years to come.
MagikUnicorn
Very nice I like the Super Smile :)
lizzibell
nice work...
skynyrd57
Nice render well done!
romanceworks
Emma has sparks and fire in her big beautiful eyes. 15 is a very combustible age. You did some awesome postwork on this photo - I like the tones, too. CC
ErisX
What a great piece! The face is gorgeous but the texture makes it what it is, like all your pieces!
ontar1
Beautiful child and portrait, wonderful effect, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
three_grrr
Your portraits are always so magnificent! Especially so when you have such a beautiful grandchild's picture to work with!
ekatz
great post work- striking image
tetsu-pino
Fantastic color and effect image!! Very cute girl!!!
cvrad
thisa is amazing what you did is unbeleivable i'm totally impressed! Great work of ART!
dvab
Bravo.
stolta
Very beautiful,well done!
NekhbetSun
Awesome !!!! :o)
lorandbartho
Remarkable portrait!
Pewter7
Well, this is indeed a lovely self-portrait shot and you have done some beautiful postwork. She is a dream.
TwoPynts
There something both haunting and captivating about this, great work!
magichild2
Georgeous piece of work.
koosievantutte
very fine image - sorry for being late.
SecondChoice
full of life! i like the colors and the composition very much!