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)
odile
Your colors are wonderful ; i like the way the light touch of blue enhaces the white/grey tones!
romanceworks
It's wonderful. Really like this one. CC
jocko500
wonderful done
Bossie_Boots
I love it Gun your painting skills amaze me superb work !!
fallen21
Excellent work!
kaijra
fine work gratulation
HeavensBlonde
wonderful
emmecielle
Interesting idea and experiment done extremely well! Wonderful wok! :)
5391151
Cool.
DrCarl
this is beautiful Gun.... sleep is over rated...you create when the juices are flowing friend
geoffwoods
Love the textures Gun can't wait to see whats coming. Geoff.
cvrad
nice work Gun
helanker
WOW! It looks like a raint day, your new texture. Well done on this lovely picture.
Faemike55
Very stunning work Love the postwork
julesart
This is gorgeous! My father loved birds. He would have loved to see this! Amazing beauty in such tiny creatures and you have captured every bit of it!
Ilona-Krijgsman
this is a lovely texture you have done on this one..and yes I recognize this little fellow...but so far I know it is a jackdaw..fam of the raven
magichild2
An excellent render..nicely done.
tofi
Beautiful composition Dear Gun! Always the most perfect textures and such lovely, delicate colours! I really admire the mood that you've created here with this delicate animal. Such a prevailing sadness about him. Wonderfully composed, my Friend!
tizjezzme
This is EXCELLENT Gun .. I love it!
npauling
A beautiful image and that new texture is very impressive.
ia-du-lin
wonderful image, I like your art style
m_j_s
The scratch texture makes it look like its been painted onto ice! Very nice effect!