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 (24)
Faemike55
Wonderful image! He's so regal looking!
jaynep12002
Wonderful photograph! You're right, he is a beautiful horse (but then, I love all horses, so maybe I'm biased) My own horse is now 30 (going on 3) and he's got a lot of grey hairs around the white snip on his face, but not too many in his mane.
MrsLubner
The gray hair is novel but I just love the stocky, heavy build of this horse. Such a powerful presentation.
RobyHermida
Excellent, very nice!!!!!!! ROBY
timtripp
marvelous image!!
schonee
Beauitful! Love the face!
ledwolorz
Fantastic work.
nongo
Beautiful work dear Gunsan, looks like he has his winter coat on too!!!!!
ARTWITHIN
Wonderful work on the old guy. Can you imagine what it would be like to be old and all you can do is stand all day? Oh, my legs!
romanceworks
Oh, he's full of characters, especially with all that grey hair. I like his sweet face. Very nice painting. CC
cvrad
Very noble looking creature his eyes have probaly been witeness to many splendid things in his life! Lovely image!
lyron
Wonderful work!!!
koosievantutte
your animal paintings are so good!
helanker
What a beautiful portrait of this old horse. Gun you have done a wonderful job.
vlaaitje
You know already dear Gun, if I see something you can use for your creative hands I will make pictures of, so the 2 horses I saw during my walk caught my attention and was waiting for the right pose so that you can do something with, these horses are really big and so beautiful.....you made a wonderful artwork from it......so as always.......and yes he is very gray.......
Flint_Hawk
A splendid old horse!
groegnitram
another fine animal portrait, i love them gun :)
hipps13
wonderful work I like it too warm hug, Linda
kbatty
What a handsome fella!
marcopolinski
wonderful close-up!!!!!
magichild2
Love the close up of this magnificient animal. Nicely done.
three_grrr
A strong horse, powerfully built, beautifully painted by you! A masterfull portrait!
Pewter7
Superb artistry in this delightful portrait!
kimariehere
such a gorgeous creation so perfectly done !!!! awesome work!!!