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 (19)
Michelle A.
This is a beautiful portrait Gun.....well done!
davidhate
Wonderfully natural:) She will treasure this in years to come:))
danob
She is beautiful Gun! I can hear her grandmothers buttons popping with pride.... A lovely portrait to treasure..
MzQt
Beautiful portrait and I love her crochet hat :)
VittoriaAnna
Wonderfully !***
ascrazy
This is wanderful portrait Gun!!!
abmlober
You made an excellent portrait.
jyriviuhko
Yeah it is.. the photo.. and she is aswell.. wonderful!! =) A real cuteypie!!
Synapse
She has a real serenity Gun... and all your love for her shows through :-)
Tanialmeida
she is such a beautiful princess, u did her justice in a so cheerful and lovely compo!!! brilliant!!!
Misha883
Beautiful portrait.
cynlee
what a wonderful portrait from the bright textural background to the soft dreamy tones- all setting off this confident beauty- i too adore the hat! :]
Sunster
What a delightful image!! She is simply charming and you have captured her well!! :)
jwdell
Excellent work, she's a beauty...
gallimel
I like this, because the postwork is sensitive enough to not chnage heavily her amazing features :) Totally sunny and blessing :) She will become a marvel of woman :)
Briggie
How adorable she is! Beautiful work!
Bidsy
Great Portrait - very flattering!!
mooncat
What a stunning portrait!
logiloglu
oh, she is very beautiful and i love her expression. you can be very proud, my friend. !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!