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.
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Comments (36)
koosievantutte
very fine painting, gun - maybe she will change with time.
eekdog
most cats have tjat trait, beautiful cat, love em myself. have two one 19 yrs and the other 4 yrs. and happy easter / steve
ansgar2
Sweet.... Great image!!!!
pashiel
Love the image, time well spent. May she always come back!
ARTWITHIN
That is beautiful work and she is too. I think, with all the open country around you, she may be hunting her food. I hope she mellows out and comes home more as she ages.
pops
This is adorable and came out so wonderful
royo12
Verz good painting job here!
helanker
AAAAHH ! What a gorgeous painting Gun. You did a wonderful job with her.!FAV !
anahata.c
the filtering is beautiful, Gun, it brings out inner illumination, and enhances the 'mystery' of Maria, who apparently is attracted to all kinds of things beyond her home. Sorry for your travail; you've known cats for many years, and I know every so often a cat will stray as much as it can. I hope she keeps coming back. You've captured her beauty & mystery beautifully here. Your software transformations are magical, mystical & inward. Very sensitive work.
romanceworks
Such a lovely image, with a mystical feel. I would worry, too, as I know you love Maria. This is why I have dogs, and I still worry about them, even though they are in the house. :o) CC
lucyjo
Wonderful!
jgmart
This is awesome - wonderful work!
qrud
great art to enjoy
mss
I like the softness in this image that make her eyes look more intense.
Faemike55
Beautiful photo and post work. My wish for you is tat Maria comes back to you always.
timtripp
perfect pussycat pic!
3x3
lovely painted Gun x 5+
doedelzak
how cute, yeah it is a cat,
mansco
A lovely light in this soft and so nice work ;O)
Realm_Of_Illusion
What a great portrait, she is beautiful :)
groegnitram
ah yes! i remember willy wee in the first days, he went away and didnt come back for 3 days, you can imagine, we were all in worry where he is! then, the following weeks if not months, he was coming and going like maria does now :) as the years passed by, the willy 'king of the road' wee got lazy and was at home most time :) such a beatufil portrait from maria, gun, she's a beauty :)
danob
Lovely as is the Mystical light
anaber
She has a sweet and soft beauty with all the mistery cats have!They are "they" and it is good and they love to be loved...(i know peolple that think cats don´t care..!!)Maria seems to KNOW she is loved and she looks So happy!.Great portrait.
three_grrr
Ah, but our Mysterious Maria is holding true to the ways of the Cat. No one knows where they go, or what they do. They are very mysterious and very private creatures. A beautiful portrait you've made of your daughter's photo.
kansas
What a cutie. We have a neighbor's cat that comes visiting now and then and there is no way I can keep him from eating when I feed our cats. But all our cats are outdoor cats here on the farm.
miashadows
She is beautiful,stunning effects ....really beautiful !!!
magichild2
What a cutie she is...great job with this photo
Mari-Anne
As a huge lover of cats, what can I say other than absolutely "jättegullig"- you have captured the soul of the little kitty wonderfully! Mycket, mycket bra!!
npauling
Very beautiful brushwork Gun and your little Maria sounds to be very independant.
Pewter7
Truly a beautifully presented, gorgeously filtered image of what we all acknowledge to be an elegent, regal kitty! :0)