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)
SidheRoseGraphics
Your portraits are awesome! So beautiful and expressive. You just feel her disappointment looking at her. Excellent image.
Palaemon
Very beautiful, excellent work !
London224
Striking image.
odile
Superb! The light and expression are excellent.
tibet2004uk
Beautiful lighting, choice of colours and textures. Great work as usual.
ArtistKimberly
Beautiful Image,
Feliciti
It represents this perfect!
wotan Online Now!
Beautiful portrait... drama was riched by colors choice!
RodolfoCiminelli
A fantastic and creative work....!!!
claude19
Trop belles lumières et splendide beauté du portrait !!!
caviedes
Masterful!!!!
Faemike55
She looks exhausted and let-down Excellent work
fransjorgen
Wonderful again. Your portraits are professional. THanks for creating and sharing. Frans
ontar1
Love her expression and the lighting, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tofi
Such a wonderful and pretty portrait, Dear Gun! I know that feeling very well.... so much anticipation and build up, and then in just a flash.. it's over and all are gone, and the mess lies and waits! Sensationally expressed, my Friend.. and so very pretty and innocent!
emmecielle
A fantastic portrait! fantastic lighting! :)
West_coaster07
So very well done!!
SenZzo
I hope that's not how you feel on the morning of 12-1-1 ;-) Another beautiful one Gun!
thecytron
Stunning portrait!
helanker
She looks so sad. :-) Superb image :)
three_grrr
You capture moods so beautifully, I can feel her sorrow that it's over ...
npauling
Wow, you have captured her mood so wonderfully. Fabulous work and texture.
alessimarco
~Absolutely beautiful!~
m_j_s
Very beautiful! Conveys raw emotion so well!!