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)
NetWorthy
Wonderful impressionistic style. Was this electronic (Wacom etc.) or a scan of physical media? Very nicely done!
odile
Lovely portrait, I like the harmony of blue.
gunsan
NetWorthy, it is digital painting, thanks!
Faemike55
This is beautiful, Gun! Although the title threw me a bit it reminded me of a line from the movie, Hellraiser #4
emmecielle
Amazing portrait! :)
Bossie_Boots
Impressive and outstanding art Gun !!
geoffwoods
I'm with Lou impressive and outstanding Gun. Well done my friend. Geoff.
cvrad
very sweet looking potrait.
m_j_s
Very nice! The surface's texture adds a great deal to the overall whole.
jocko500
lovely work
vintorix
Beautiful and very lovely. Very cool impressionistic style.
HeavensBlonde
amazing Gun
npauling
Beautiful posing and textures to convey her youth. Super work.
stolta
Very beauiful!
lonely_wolf
ART!
SidheRoseGraphics
This is really, really nice. It's perfect in every way.
kansas
Most beautiful!
Pewter7
Softly gentle, such exquisite beauty ... a delightful portrait!
thecytron
Interesting style of portrait!
jmb007
superbe image!
fallen21
Beautiful work.
romanceworks
So stunning. CC
three_grrr
Stunning work Gun, your paintings are always so beautiful!