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 (23)
Meyrink
Lavoro bellissimo, VOTE !!!!
titta
Damian is so cute, and has so deep eyes! There were lots of fine pics of Damian - and you've made this one so brilliantly. It's the moment in little boy's life when the great mystery of life is touching, and you must think about it very thoroughly, in your own way:-D So a beautiful and imaginative completion! Like old painting - the light is so perfect:-D
Royalspikey
brilliant reworking of what looks like an exceptional photographic moment, the outstanding textures and lighting work really well!
strijdbijl
you did a wonderful job...
Ranai
This is an excellent image! It really tells an awesome story. Kudos!
shemosus
this is an unordinary work , awesome gun.
wildfire2003
I can see why you were drawn to this face, haunting and beautiful as it is. I love the treatment on this, it accentuates those features. Beautiful work Gun!!
Jay7347
Really haunting piece of work. Cool look. Great job! -jay
tibet2004uk
Oh yes!! Awesome!! Love the color and texture!! Beautiful portrait Gun! :)
cynlee
captured forever in beautiful gun style sepia! :] just luv that texture too
borsy
Excellent image!!!!
ascrazy
wonderful portrait, excellent image!!
Synapse
He penetrates deep into the soul here :-)
Varian
What a great face! You gave him a fine treatment. :)
Kropot
Perfect work, what a expression and feel of motion, drama almost.
kiwidoc
You have acptured the look of wonder and of darkness in those fabulous eyes. Children see the most amazing and wonderful things, but they can be very scary as well.
gallimel
a model with intensity that conquers, but again a source pic that you altered in the best way to become even more than just beauty and depth.
mysnapz
A wonderful expressive face caught wonderfully by the photographer and given a super extra dimension by you Gun. Nice one. :0 )
cbender
his face is wonderful - full of feelings... seems to be in zhoughts... wonderful pic...
g_i_tammy
great work! ;)
enax
I saw the original and you did an excellent graphic work here. Luv it!
Telgar
Fantastic and sensitive artwort, excellent
SoulEatar
You create a mood with your style - Very heartfelt - with much character and respect for your subject -