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 (27)
Faemike55
Just a T-shirt? Wow! If I were to do that, I'd be arrested for decent exposure! Great image, Gun
jcrjuan
EXCELENTE!!!! + FANTASTICO!!! + GENIAL!!! + PERFECTO!!! + UNICO!!! = +++++5
junge1
Nicely done!
fallen21
Wonderful image!
geico2000
wonderful portrait... I love it
SenZzo
very romantic, love the way the straw fringes out and the subtle palette. Reminds me of the south of France. Over here even a t-shirt is actually too much at the moment, thank heavens for airco at work. But tomorrow it will be normal summer weather they say. @Faemike55: I doubt you'd be arrested for "decent" exposure :-)
helanker
A really lovely portrait and the strawhat is awesome. I use one of my fathers straw hats and my nephew, who bought my moms house, got another of them and he is so proud wearing his grandfathers strawhat :)
5391151
Neat.
Feliciti
wonderful portrait !! romantic too!
jclP
superb and romantic pic
lior
Wonderful, really!
Bossie_Boots
Brilliant Gun just amazing !!
lonely_wolf
Perfect!
romanceworks
Very beautiful and romantic image. CC
odile
Very nice.
caviedes
Love it!!!
thecytron
Xcellent presentation!
kansas
Very nice. The old fashioned farm girl.
ontar1
Beautiful portrait, love the hat, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lyron
Marvelous portrait!!!
emmecielle
Great portrait! :)
m_j_s
The hair colour gives her hair such a lovely warmth to it! Lovely image Gun!
npauling
A wonderful image with super textures and colouring. Outstanding work.
hipps13
it is hot here too wonderful colors smile warm hugs, Linda
Pewter7
Glad to hear you can enjoy the weather now Gun, and kudos for the lovely portrait!
Minaya
Wonderful portrait!
wotan
Very cool portrait and PW!