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 (38)
odie
It looks just like a place near my house. I should take a pic and let you compare. Very idylic and picturesque! Keep 'em coming.
anaber
Very,very beautiful place.Very well done.Congrats.
Mousson
beautiful place !!!
november22
Wonderful winter scene. Very subtle colors are so much of this season, right on the mark.
marybelgium
superbly done !
mansco
A beautiful work ;O)
koosievantutte
it's a beautiful place and a beautiful image.
ElizaB
beautiful
timtripp
excellent
Pewter7
Lovely work, Gun, I like your style :)
Faemike55
When I first saw it, It hought what a wonderful photo! Looked frosty and serene! Then I read your notes. I'm impressed!
rofocale
Very emotional and beautiful work!
romanceworks
A beautifully painted scene, Gun. I can see why you treasure this spot. CC
ARTWITHIN_II
It is always a beautiful scene, no matter the season. With you painting touches, you created a kind of softness there that warms the scene.
vlaaitje
yes a real healthy spot to charge your innermost battery, so lovely
lyron
Excellent painting work!!
helanker
OHH How lovely it is and it is different every time we see this lovely place. VERY Beautiful painting GUN !
npauling
Well worth lots of return visits even in winter. Beautiful brushwork.
Realm_Of_Illusion
Looks so quiet, I really like the reflection of the trees in the icy water, really nice :)
tizjezzme
Ahhhh, there's that painter program again; the one I should BUY!!! Beautifully painted there Gun; such a peaceful beautiful scene!
kansas
Beautiful painting. Such a wonderful peaceful place to see. Thanks for sharing.
schonee
WOW Beautiful!
nongo
It looks like a very magical place to watch the world go by... excellent artwork my dear!!!
groegnitram
most beautiful place and such a magic light, i would like to take a walk there! quite a beauty gun :)
huismus
Beautiful artwork Gun!
magichild2
This reminds me of a beautiful oil painting...beautifully done
ledwolorz
Beautiful work.
ekatz
beautiful landscape
anahata.c
agree with tim & a lot of others...this is right on the mark. I don't remember the scene, which is actually a compliment because you treat each piece with a unique vision. Your water here is like a sheet of soft glass (if there is such a thing!), and your embankment has the plushness of fleece or a thick white blanket. You've rendered the surrounding trees & greenery with very suggestive strokes, suggestive of feeling & thought as much as plant and earth; and the whole feels like a dream or inner vision. It's a fav, and a beautiful glowing winter-scene. I hope the winter feels like that for you now. A true painting gun, it's beautiful...
NekhbetSun
This is perfection and I can see why it's your favorite place....simply idyllic !