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 (25)
vonfranck
Ein fabelhaft Portrait . . . ! Gut gemacht . . . !
borsy
Beautifully done!!!!!
Jay7347
Cool portrait! -jay
Synapse
Beautiful, warm, and very very deep. Who is it? :-)
wildfire2003
Very moody work,Gun. An excellent portrait, very rich colors.
Kropot
Perfect work, so full of emotion and warm feels.
rhainne
oh, i do so love this, i love the colors, very warm, but moody too :o)
tibet2004uk
Oh yes!! Beautiful portrait!! The light and colors are awesome! What a warm mood u created here! Truly beautiful my dear Gun! :)
danob
Beautifully done Gun, but sad? Warm feelings for a lost friend perhaps?
SoulEatar
All portraits are not pretty as a picture - This is more fine art with attitude !
Tanialmeida
oh, its really good, lovely textures and tonning and so evocative!!! love the mood!!!!!!
Varian
Such wonderful touchable texturing. A special person, no doubt!
cynlee
glows like a memory of a very close friend... wonderful vision gun :]
ocddoug
This draws the viewer in....exceptional work.
cbender
wonderful piece gun - i love the soft facila features here... and great textures... well :) it's you ;)
Gregor.Scharff
great sensual gift for friendship. i love the colors and the textures. Thanks for this wonderful picture VOTE your gregor
DoomsdayRenderer
I just love your texturing :) !
chucksiebuhr
Evidently VERY Inspired....Warm and Wonderful !!
strijdbijl
Beautiful but I agree sad. Sad fits the mood you created.
ShadowWind
Amazing color, emotion and textures...
ascrazy
fantastic colouring and texturing, like this mood!!
jyriviuhko
A ver y nice portratit!! =)
Sunster
Outstanding image. Fantastic textures and warm tones. :)
estevez
Really a composition with excellent artistic quality, sencibilidade and one refined technique. "My vote" Congratulations !
gallimel
so really felt.