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 (29)
odile
Again your colors are fantastic my dear friend!
doarte
Very Very impressive work
anaber
Fabulous image Gun!!!!! I love this RED!! Is a wonderful and emotional portrait!!Hope you have sunny day soon:)Here, in Lisbon, is sun but is a windy day...My wishes for a great weekend !!
Faemike55
Very beautiful work, Gun We had one and a half days of sun and now we're back to rain and grey skies
Seaview123
That is a very striking image. Excellent work on this picture.
lyron
Fabulous work!!
ontar1
Beautiful portrait, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feliciti
excellent work !! ...send you a littlebit sun ;-)
emmecielle
Wonderful work and splendid colours! I also send you a touch of Sicilian sunshine! :)
SenZzo
Instant Classic!
helanker
Very lovely image,Gun. Yeah, it is grey here too and rain, but the smell outside is lovely. I just spotted the roe deer here in the middle of the day eating of my geraniums or what is left of them. I screemed at him and he ran away. LOL ! But first he ate of my Daisies. He didne eat them before :-/// He has no shame.
paul_gormley
very artistic image, I like the sad brooding look (or is that just me) and the textures, very nice work
5391151
Pow!
danob
Superb emotive and poetic
Minaya
Wonderful and intensive art work!
geoffwoods
amazing gun just amazing
Bossie_Boots
I have to agree simply amazing incredible piece of art i got caught today in the rain i looked like a drowned rat when i got home lol.
fallen21
Awesome artwork.
ArtistKimberly
Wonderful
hipps13
so many thoughts how they stare maybe drain as the rain falls warm hugs, Linda
bodo_56
Brillant image, i love the colors and composition!
lonely_wolf
Powerful! Great art!
cvrad
Beautiful image Gun thanks for the wonderful comments on my gallery.
Dreamingbee
wonderful work - have a great sunday (and here it is raining to
romanceworks
Such an expressive and emotional work. CC
m_j_s
The blue offsets the red beautifully here!
jclP
Excellent work
magichild2
Very impressive ...great render
Pewter7
Gun, this one is outstanding! You have outdone yourself with this loveliness. It is pure deliciousness!