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)
Eromanric
Makes me wonder what's near. :-D Great image and mood.
SidheRoseGraphics
We are more addicted than we think we are, aren't we? Wonderful and spooky image. You got a real creepy effect with her pose and the texturing. I'm wondering what it is too. Excellent, Gunsan!
wotan
Fantastic lighting and portrait Gun... Always intriguing, dramatic, emotive and beautiful artworks!
phfrancke
very interesting and cool thing you did here. Looks great. I would not have thought that such textures in the shadows would work -- but they work extremely well. Nice job!!
emmecielle
Wonderful portrait and mood! Great work! :)
npauling
Excellent work and I know how you feel. I hate it when I have to be away. Glad to see you back again.
Faemike55
Very good and creepy image yes! we are addicted and I don't want to go the 12-steps to break the addiction
jocko500
spooky looking for sure. well done
bimm3d
gorgeous!!
odile
Great pose and superb texture.
ia-du-lin
beautiful face and texture
m_j_s
Very nice portrait Gun! I love impressionistic brush strokes on the side of her head and that blue is just wonderful!
ontar1
Intense, love her expression, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Know what you mean about the internet, when we were out, I thought my kids would go nuts, I can live without the internet, but the computer is another issue.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and beautiful creation....!!!
caviedes
Excellent work!!!
thecytron
Stunning!
alessimarco
~Fantastic!~
Pewter7
A chill, a delicious tingling of the flesh, and electric current charging the air, a portent of presence ...