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 (25)
5391151
Well done ...in a painterly manner.
odile
This is very sweet,lovely expression and colors.
jcrjuan
EXCEENTE...SIN DUDA MAGNIFICO
mdfane
Suuuuuuuuuuuperb!!Suuuuuuuuuuuperb!!Suuuuuuuuuuuperb!! 5*
claude19
sweet with a very natural expression ! wonderful portrait !
Mara105
woooonderful,I love this effect ^^
danob
Beautiful work Gun such a thoughtful and pensive expression
alessimarco
~Beautifully done!~
Feliciti
wonderful done , the title fits to her pose and view !!
tizjezzme
This is beautiful Gun; love the painterly watercolor effect. ♥
kagemusha77
Beautiful portrait, very classical!
helanker
Very lovely Image, Gun and the title is perfect :-)
kansas
Hesitating and questioning. This is great. A great day to you too.
Faemike55
Very beautiful image, Gun Excellent work
emmecielle
Splendid image! :)
m_j_s
And it is what that those big eyes are so reluctant about? Very beautiful image Gun. You are very skilled at portraying emotion!! Martin
wotan
Beautiful portrait... intriguing expression!
bernoullilemniscate
beautiful! What's the media?
jocko500
cool work
hipps13
a wonderful think warm hugs, Linda
npauling
A wonderful portrait with a great expression and super textures.
anaber
Wonderful portrait,Gun and in fact she is thinking:))Very expressive pose!
JaneEden
It is so good to be back in your gallery, I am catching up with everyone as best I can right now. This is a beautiful portrait you painting Gun very well done indeed! hugs Jane xx
three_grrr
Love the effect you've achieved. It adds to the sense of pondering which direction to go, what to do, which way to choose ..
A_Sunbeam
Great pose and expression