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 (24)
odile
ho! lovely! Wonderful textures.
FloydianSlip
Really beautiful work!! I miss my paint and canvas. ;)
romanceworks
Beautiful work. Winter does indeed feel like an icy prison sometimes. CC
claude19
SPLENDID creation !!! ...poor Lady !
Palaemon
Very beautiful allegory, excellent work !
Faemike55
that's how I feel at times Great work
Feliciti
makes a frozen effect !! excellent !!
caviedes
Well done!!!!
m_j_s
Very nice work Gun. It reminds me of polar exploration never mind winter!
West_coaster07
Awesome work my friend!!
ontar1
Beautiful image, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nikolais
very lovely, Gun! Happy New year!
tibet2004uk
Gun my dear, you have no idea how a huge fan of yours I am! Each niew piece is a real pleasure for the eyes and mind! Love your inner world, your vision and your execution of that vision! This one's a masterpiece! I'm totally fascinated by it, the textures and, of course and most of all, of that face! I just can't take my eyes off of it!
psyoshida
Wonderful portrait! I love the broad brush strokes, textures and subtle pastel colors. Gorgeous!
emmecielle
Stunning image! great mood! :)
.Nachtwind.
Really beautiful portrait!
magichild2
Excellent textures...fantastic work here.
Eromanric
Awesome image. well done.
npauling
This looks amazing with all the icy texture. It tells the story so well. Excellent work and I hope you have a very Happy New Year too.
jocko500
do look cold. well done
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and creative portrait....!!!!
helanker
A little spooky, Gun :-)
three_grrr
Gives me shivers just seeing it. A Winter Ghost .. So beautifully created ..
jmb007
jolie