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 (18)
odile
LOvely picture . The texture is superb.
Bossie_Boots
Oh wow im excited too let us know how many she has hope all goes well i love your image Gun just perfect !!
geoffwoods
an excited grandmother don't forget to post pic of them we're all waiting this wonderful event and I just love your image too Gun.
claude19
great tenderness in this portrait and is this text! Very nice textures ... why do we say that happy people have no history ... their story is so beautiful, that we must listen! Beautiful portrait with a nice texture!
5391151
Well done emotive style.
kagemusha77
Lovely portrait, great golden tones!
Faemike55
Wonderful and beautiful image I wish you the best and I hope you'll post pictures of the new ones
helanker
She is very lovely, so is the filterwork :) I wish your little Pixi all the best for the time to come.
thecytron
Lovely indeed!
Dreamingbee
really emotionell work !!!
m_j_s
Wonderful warm colours! The lens effect like colours reminded me of the vertical rainbows I saw on the way home tonight on the M25! Oh little puppies, I have some very happy memories of little puppies in the house when was little!
wotan
Lovely girl, beautiful portait and tender smile!
tizjezzme
This is beautiful, Gun!
npauling
This is so gorgeous with its delightful expression and beautiful colours and textures. I do hope all goes well for Pixie.
lior
Wonderful, really!
hipps13
very sweet smiles warm hugs, Linda
emmecielle
Lovely portrait! :)
three_grrr
And the birth of Pixie's pups will be such a sweet memory .. a lovely pensive portrait