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 (30)
koosievantutte
again you made it into an ineresting image.
ARTWITHIN_II
Beautiful and evocative image. You do amazing work with a cell phone image.
kassad
Great image. Very amazing for a Cell phone shot :) B->
helanker
So beautiful. Wow what a sence of design you have. Excellent.
NekhbetSun
Yes it is (the sweet 16 party) :o) ....this is really pretty Gun !
anahata.c
very sweet, gun, and I'm always amazed at what you do with cellphone shots. You captured the mystery & internal veils of that age, and the beauty inherent in Emma's gaze. Very sensitive work with the veils & your luminous deep blues. There's much here that she can be touched by...you've brought out real inner beauty in her.
Realm_Of_Illusion
A lovely portrait full of mystery, so well done!
sintoock
Excellent!
mansco
This is a real beauty Gun, it's so nicely done ;O)
Marinette
Excellent image!
ErisX
Oooh, this is one of my favorites of yours, lovely use of 'veiling' the subject, cool light, the softest textures. Yum!!
vlaaitje
wow this has something special, so poetic, so magic, what a beauty she is
thecytron
Interesting style of composition!
romanceworks
You captured her mystery. Lovely image. CC
blankfrancine
Lovely creation.
hipps13
wonderful work warm hug, Linda
schonee
Beautiful! and love the way you done this it's super!!!
Pewter7
Oh, this is so beautiful. You have cast her in such a delightfully mysterious way, she draws one in with her veiled glance and sparkling eye. The Lord has given her the gift of a beautiful countenance :)
magichild2
Nicely done with the image. Hope she has a wonderful sweet 16 party.
three_grrr
Young women at 16 are mysterious beings to begin with, and you have shown that so clearly and beautifully hear, she hides behind her hair, behind the veils, never letting us see too much of her, very mysterious, these 16 year old ones. Your Emma is such a beautiful young woman!
amota99517
Wow! This is so cool!!! I wish Emma a very happy birthday.
november22
More likely imported from Hallmark with all their made up holidays! Lovely image, quite like the blues and the gauzy look.
smillinfaces
lovely
kasalin
Awesome image !!! Excellent well done !!! 5+++++++ Hugs:):):)
ekatz
excellent image
kansas
Beautiful.
kbatty
Awesome work and a lovely model to work with!
cvrad
Very interesting!
ontar1
Cool, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lorandbartho
Superb work!