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 (22)
HeavensBlonde
cool
jmb007
superbe image!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent work!
odile
There is a very "Renoir" feeling in this picture, especially in the color palette.Bravo!
NefariousDrO
Beautiful painting, I agree that it has a "Renoir" feel to it. Wow!
thecytron
AmaZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzing style of composition and technique!
fallen21
Excellent painting.
ontar1
Beautiful portrait, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Faemike55
Very nice work
jclP
superb painting,eXXcellent work
Hubert
Wonderful painting and colors!
jocko500
cool
rbowen
Very nice!!
pixart1
To achieve a such stylistically confident image you have to be a grandmaster in using this program (Painter ??) But Gun I know for many years - you are ;)
npauling
The colouring in this image is so beautiful and colourful and yet so soft. A splendid work you have created. Gorgeous.
greyone
Fantastic image! Your work is amazing.
Hendesse
Excellent and very creative work. Looks fantastic!
magichild2
Lovely portrait piece
emmecielle
Splendid portrait and fantastic colours! :)
lyron
Splendid portrait!!!
three_grrr
I love these views. It leaves so much more to the imagination. You have to try to interpret the picture from the body language. It's way too late to get all introspective, suffice to say this is gorgeous, an impressionistic feel to it, filled with warmth.
knupps
Another great scene. Just fantastic.