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.
Proud to be featured on Check it out! My other galleries. http://gun-legler.artistwebsites.com/
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 (22)
lyron
Fantastic work!!!
ARTWITHIN_II
Wonderful image and effects. That eye fascinates me.
anahata.c
an amazing transformation. You've granulated it, given it a metallic sheen, made it painterly and sculpted as well, and made the area in front of the eye look like a real landscape. An inward journey through a commonplace sight, and the result is a wholly new world. It's beautiful gun, but that's no surprise...it's wonderful how you transform nature.
huismus
Beautiful!
NekhbetSun
Quite unique ...I like it !
Flint_Hawk
The horses eye hold so much wisdom! Wonderful treatment you've given this to create such a work of art!
faeragirl
I have always felt a great deal of emotion upon looking in the eyes of a horse. This is a true gem.
romanceworks
The eyes of a horse are so expressive which you've captured beautifully. I like the contrast of color tones with the warmth being in the eye. CC
helanker
This is an amazing horse eye. Looks so wonderful and I love the result of your playing with filters. GORGEOUS.
nikolais
most creative, Gun! love the palette and filterwork.
ontar1
Beautiful and so real, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
magichild2
Nicely done Gun...very creative.
npauling
Lovely and interesting work.
tetsu-pino
Lovely eyes!! Excellent work!!!
ekatz
great composition
Margana
Very unique and quite touching. There is just something so lovely about horse's eyes... Lovely work, once again, sotnos!
three_grrr
Eyes .. windows to our souls. Eyes stay with me, stay in my memory. Eyes talk to us, if only we could understand. What is this horse saying? It seems to be in a very contemplative mood. Beautifully postworked Dear Gun, to bring out the soul of the horse. Sorry, I had to repost the comments due to abyssmal spelling errors!! I hope I caught them all this time, LOL!
kimariehere
wonderful soulful eye and mesmerizing look!!!
novelist
I know that look. It brings back many fond memories for me. I love horses' eyes. This is a lovely work, almost sculptural in quality. I like what you did with the colors, and focusing in on that expression.
Pewter7
Cool metal effects in this!
GinoBossoleti
MARAVILLOSA FOTOGRAFIA. Gino Bossoleti
lorandbartho
Superb work!