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)
Tommy3D
The beauty of innocence. Magnificent work of art, Gun!!
Synapse
That's just adorable. A very sweet and life-affirming work :-)
retrocity
Beautiful execution Gun, i love how the wispy strains of hair are quite visable while the details are in soft focus. :) retrocity
Tanialmeida
i trully love the all concept Gun, i can really breath innocence through it!!!
LindaB
What a sweet face - and the effects you used are perfect for it.
mysnapz
Super treatment to a great portrait Gun can I ask do you alter the eyes I just love these deep dark eyes. :0 )
BowOnix
Realy nice shot.. bravo !
Kropot
So nice, so innocent, so fragile. You shot the essence of of youre words. Maste Gunsan.
borsy
Beautifully done!!!
thinkingoriginal
danob
Quite superb I agree with Tom I love the suggestion of the protective arm.. Our children are our most precious treasures..
cynlee
warms my heart... now to just stay young at heart... :]
shemosus
very , very beautiful, it just relieves the soul.
malanda
Ya - confindence. Open Eyes and simplicity - Great
gallimel
touching in its openess.
ascrazy
Very beautiful, absolutely beautiful artimage! Bravo Gun!
Sunster
Oh my, this is just too precious for words.....wonderful Gun...just wonderful! :)
DragonsOfRose
Very beautiful Gunsan, love the words below as well.
Wolkentaucher
She looks soft and angelic - wonderful...