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 (20)
ARTWITHIN
Wonderful image, and Isac is such a fireball of energy and daring. Great action shot.
anahata.c
gun, it's a lovely hovering shot, and you put these 'energy-lines' under him & on his shoulders & arms to show his movement. How can he not be happy? It's a great moment too, with him suspended in mid air and the board flying out from under him! (Glad he's wearing a helmet!) Another sensitive work from you. And I really like the blues & grays—they're like a dream...lovely.
timtripp
wonderful!
tetsu-pino
So cool!!!
ekatz
great action shot
NekhbetSun
Well, you know kids !!! .....good one "grandma" :o)
mysnapz
No Fear! LoL
ontar1
Fantastic scene, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dvab
Great work.
helanker
What a superb image showing a kid in full speed. So excellently done Gun. :)
RobyHermida
NICE........
romanceworks
Isac will have plenty of time to sit still, but now is the time for speed. Captures the passion and excitement of youth so perfectly. Beautiful painting. CC
lizzibell
nice work...
Pewter7
Wonderful work, and a lovely portrait capturing the vitality and spirit of youth! :)
npauling
Well done.
cvrad
great capture of fleeting youth!
magichild2
Excellently done...great capture for sure
ledwolorz
Super work.
three_grrr
Aaah, but this IS a wonderful portrait by Gradma!!
HADCANCER
I am so far behind, I have been forced to cut and paste. I wanted you to know I was here and had viewed your work. You are one of my favorite artists or I would not even be here. I love your art.