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 (21)
odile
this is good! He looks like an old man from some Mediterranean isle.
m_j_s
A very interesting image indeed!!
vintorix
Seriously if I could paint like this I would never paint any more pets or flowers in my entire life..
Ilona-Krijgsman
gorgeous expression....age-marks we all have them....I have some wrinkles but that's normal with an half century and a bit more hahaha
HeavensBlonde
awesome one
geoffwoods
I would love to hear some of the stories behind that face well done my friend.
Pewter7
Very good Gun, reminiscent of some aged oil paintings I've seen. He looks a proper character!
anaber
Fabulous, Gun !!! The story of a life in your painting! The wisdom from the soul and the knowledge from the life. And so wonderfully expressed and painted!I really feel emotioned, BRAVO,Gun!!!
jmb007
superbe portrait!
Faemike55
WOW! Fantastic work
Bossie_Boots
Amazing superb work !!
helanker
What a beautiful face it is with all the many charme texture :-) He looks like he learned alot by the long life. Well done Gun :-)
thecytron
Stunning style of portrait and technique!
kansas
Splendid portrait. A most interesting weathered face.
cvrad
nice textures
npauling
This portrait has so much character to it. A wonderful work.
jocko500
wonderful done
emmecielle
Interesting portrait! :)
magichild2
Dang ...this is a really good portrait...nicely done.
romanceworks
A superb and very expressive portrait. CC
ontar1
Fantastic, love the eyes and expression, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!