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 (22)
brianwilliam
faces are beautiful things.... love the cross thatch effect in this... the pic is gorgeous
Tanialmeida
... so soft and tender ... beautiful work!
syndroid
This is fantastic, especially the thin outlines in certain places. Maybe you should add some text.
tjames
What specifically is she thinking ? An excellent pic, but it needs words. I've been saying that all along.
mooncat
I disagree with adding text, this is beautiful as is. Excellent!!
Aeneas
"The winged words with which my song would pierce into Love's rare Universe are chains of lead around its flight of fire." P.B.Shelley. In nowadays simplified speech: words would canalise the mystery into the knoweable. This would be a pity.
JC_73
intense portrait
borsy
Beautifully done!!!!
the_pumpkin_king
Ahh. Beautifully composed. I too am fascinated by faces, and I am so happy to see one so beautiful. Heather
Odious
This is a very beautiful compositiona and piece of art... Awesome job! :)
ladynimue
I love how you have taken a simple photographic portrait and turned it into an amazing piece of Artwork. Soft reflections of days to come, juxtaposed with the sweet memories of days gone by.
abmlober
I love it!
o0ii
excellent!
AxoNe.FLuX
ohhhh...very lovely...beautiful...colors and composition...kudos! ^,,^
gallimel
Gun, this is breathtaking. Oh, I am just whispering softly like she must do. AMAZING :)
ab39z
This is absolutely beautiful!
g_i_tammy
love it! :O)
Pontigary
Masterfully done. Simply no comments...
Pixelwind
exciting work and beautiful model!
Caithream
This is a Gallery piece.It is breathtaking and perfectly aligned,it says much about your talent.You have a strong gift.Lovely,lovely work.
MadameCurie
Amazing art here.
logiloglu
a dream. a wonderful dream .i love to explore your gallery,Gun. #:O)