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 (11)
mooncat
next thing you know she'll be dating and wearing make-up. I remember when my cat became a teenager, no more spiders and moths for him, oh no! he graduated to killing birds and mice...sigh....how they grow. It's not easy being a single cat mother I tell ya.
Kropot
She sturn into a little alien and be back when she's 20';)
moonfish
...but it is as it should be, no??? (I'll remind myself of this as I deal with my darling Alien...oh my!),
cynlee
& that's just the beginning! but the best part is being a Grandmother- spoil 'em, enjoy 'em, then give 'em back... pretty highlights, goodbye tomboy- hello boys :]
Tommy3D
She is so lovely:)!! Look on the bright side, at least they are not pink and purple streaks like one of my Granddaughter's! (she got a piercing too, arrgh)
gallimel
lovely.. she has such a wonderful profile :) and the hair.. don't cut them!!!! :)
gallimel
lovely.. she has such a wonderful profile :) and the hair.. don't cut them!!!! :)
Tanialmeida
she looks absolutly lovely with the new haircut and lighter strands, totally stylish!!! ;0]
JC_73
the hairdresser dating is nothing compared to the dentist one - so to say: growing up is awful (wish i was Rebecca)
mysnapz
Yes, tell me about it, my little princess has red hair this week LOL :0 )
geneb19
And it doesn't end. My 30 year old insisted that I HAD to go with her to get my hair cut on Sat. I fought, she won and much hair and money later...she was right. :>) Beautiful shot of a beautiful young lady.