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)
bob4artist
Nice use of color and good composition. - Bob
wotan
Beautiful artwork and girl... love the colors contrast!
caviedes
Well done!!!
Faemike55
Very nicely done Love her smile
kansas
Oh how delightful. I love it.
odie
Very warm and sunny colors. Happiness radiates everywhere in this one. Even the snow seems soft, dry and fluffy.
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr schön.
helanker
What a beautiful image and also a happy one :)
jclP
Beautiful artwork and girl.
three_grrr
I bet the little dogs are loving the snow! Mine are getting older, and don't want to stay out as long anymore, but the still like to romp in it for little while. A wonderful joyfull image!We are having snow again, too. It stays for a day or three, then melts and gets cold, and if we are lucky, we get a little more.
emmecielle
Also the girl in the painting seems happy! I hope you are too! Great work! :)
jocko500
a happy image here
ontar1
I love her smile, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fallen21
Stunning portrait, impressive work!
thecytron
AmaZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzing style of composition and technique!
rembo11
very nice picture
magichild2
Outstanding image. Nicely done.
m_j_s
Such warmth in this image Gun!
Pewter7
Lovely!
junge1
Nicely done!