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 (20)
odile
Excellent textures!
Palaemon
Very beautiful and expressive. Excellent work as usual !
ArtistKimberly
gorgeous,
tibet2004uk
Love the texture you used on this one.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent work....!!!!
wotan
Lovely portrait and brilliant PW, as usual... Have a happy New Year Gun!
Tako_Yakida
Very beautiful! Happy New Year!
Feliciti
great tex and mood !! all the best wishes for the new year to you too !!
caviedes
Excellent image!!!! Happy New year!!!!!
m_j_s
Wonderful work Gun. Hope you have a wonderful New Year! Slàinte mhath, Martin
claude19
SPLENDID portrait...excellent title ! Thanks to you !
Faemike55
Very lovely work, Gun She is beautiful I hope your new year goes very well
SidheRoseGraphics
Beautiful image and textures in this. She does indeed look very fragile - a fitting title. Have a very Happy New Year!
thecytron
Stunning style of portrait!
ontar1
Fantastic idea, love the pov and textures, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
helanker
Gorgeous cracks in this image, Gun :-)
emmecielle
Fantastic portrait! Have a splendid 2012! :)
SenZzo
Striking! Have a wonderful New Year!
psyoshida
Excellent portrayal of the title. Beautifully done. Happy New Year!
three_grrr
Fabulous textures on this finely crafted work!