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 (23)
Faemike55
Very beautiful image, Gun! it brings such hope and joy!
knupps
This is realy a great image. Fantastic postwork.
npauling
Wow, this is so beautiful and the soft finish really adds to the love.
starship64
She's adorable. And that's a wonderful picture of her.
lyron
Excellent portrait!!!
geoffwoods
Beautiful image Gun lovely and soft does her justice
MrsLubner
I can imagine your heart soared when you finished this because it is such a perfect, meaningful image.
odile
So very sweet, my dear friend.Excellent image.
Bossie_Boots
Incredible wow !!
Ilona-Krijgsman
how tender and innocent
HeavensBlonde
amazing Gun, just beautiful..........
Pewter7
Delightful, Gun, pure delightful!
helanker
This is such a lovely and beautiful like a pleasant memory.
Feliciti
lovely and beautiful shot
magichild2
Very beautiful and sweet portrait piece
kits
Superb piece of work, well done
m_j_s
beautiful shot!
romanceworks
This is lovely. CC
jocko500
like in a dream
Denger
Yes! I like the technique you used for this image. FIVE STARS
cvrad
very nice work Gun
emmecielle
Splendid portrait! :)
ontar1
Beautiful and delicate, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!