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)
helanker
It is such a lovely portrait Gun. Your friend must be very happy. :)
odile
This almost looks like an antique marble sculpture.*Very nice.
geoffwoods
Hey Gun I'm sure your friend is very happy things like this are not replaceable, beautiful portrait. geoff.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and beautiful work....!!!
Bossie_Boots
Beautiful portrait superb work !!
lyron
Excellent work!!!
HeavensBlonde
love it
NefariousDrO
Very beautiful painting, I can see why she loves that horse. Lovely work!
Faemike55
Very beautiful portrait
jmb007
belle image!!
romanceworks
It's really beautiful and has a mystical quality about it. CC
JuliSonne
WOW class work! Kraftvoll, edel, wunderschön!!
cvrad
nice work
jendellas
Wonderful portrait!!!
JaneEden
Oh what a beautiful horse how sad he is no longer with your friend Gun, but she surely has a wonderful friend in you for creating this lovely painting for her. hugs Jane xx
SIGMAWORLD
Beautiful work!
kansas
Very beautiful!
npauling
A beautiful soft portrait of this horse called Minerva. Excellent lighting too.
vintorix
Nice "portrait" with a painterly feel that makes it special.
Pewter7
A beautifully presented, magnificent creature, Gun. I'm sure your friend will be delighted with this lovely gift :) God bless you my friend.
A_Sunbeam
Beautifully done!
emmecielle
Wonderful portrait! :)
ontar1
Beautiful portrait, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!