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 (26)
Faemike55
Very cute scene
soffy
Very beautiful portrait and work,love the style,excellent*****
odie
At least we know the butterflies are there no matter what. Gives us something to look forward to! Awesome.
danob
Fabulous has an obvious appeal to a Butty boy! ;-)
caviedes
Excellent image!!!!!
bimm3d
lovely!! :)
thecytron
Nicely put together!
jmb007
splendide image!
kittybabe
beautiful and lovely
ontar1
Bad hair day indeed, beautiful butterflies, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
helanker
LOL! Yes, that hair looks hopeless ;) I like the image though :)
pit224
Love it! Beautiful work! :)
emmecielle
An interesting image! :)
magichild2
This is how I've been lately. The image is beautifully done.
NefariousDrO
Wow, very cool!
mickeyrony
It seems to despise his love, as a discouragement. But the butterflies will surely enhance his sentences. Congratulations and many thanks ((5 + +)) Elle semble méprise de ses amours , comme un découragement . mais les papillons vont la rehausser de ses peines surement . bravo et mille mercis((5++))
VEDES
PROFESSIONAL WORK!!!A THOUSAND BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1010
Oh this is fantastic, I love the hair!
npauling
A wonderful image with amazing effects. A bad hair day is the pits and you have portrayed it so well here. Marvellous work.
three_grrr
OMGosh!! It's like looking in the mirror in the morning after just getting up! But even butterflies won't come near me, of course I don't look anywhere near as beautiful this young lady! What a wonderful image, and what a surprise the text was! I was expecting something serious, sad, sorrowful, and instead I burst out laughing!! This is wonderful!!
fallen21
Excellent work.
tizjezzme
This is great work ... done by the one and only You ♥
Pewter7
Dark ... well done! You have managed to compose a starkly compelling image here, one which could bespeak many things ... madness, a starving soul, a desperation of feeling and thought ... quite moody. Brilliant composition!
waheednasir
i like the mood and the look, esp the texture..:).
5391151
Great.
hipps13
oh now I sure am glad my hair looks a little better than that this is cool and fun warm hugs, Linda