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 (31)
chucksiebuhr
Sensitive, warm and wonderful. A Classic. Love what you are doing these days !!!!!
wildfire2003
Sensitive indeed, Gun, this is heartwarming! The focus is right on his face, wonderful!
Agny
Oh, tired little one! Sleep sleep! This is beautiful, Gun!
Gregor.Scharff
SOOOOO SOFT and SWEET. very sensitively. I love it . Great work VOTE HUGS Your gregor
Lalani
So sweet.. makes me sleepy too! =) Beautiful image, as always =)
Telgar
An artwork plenty of tenderness, very sensitive picture VOTE
internel
So nice! soft, sweet and timeless :-D
titta
Another touching interpretation of sweet Damian. So relaxed, so safe on the shoulder of an adult... Textures are great! Is that real scanned hand made paper or did you make that effect? Very beautiful:-D
cynlee
such a wonderful calm & feeling of complete trust & love, beautifully postworked, your skills are a constant inspiration to me :]
gallimel
with exultant heart I can admire this :) It's as beautiful as the previous of him :)
tibet2004uk
Very cool!! Love the color and the texture a lot!! Fantastic "old" feeling to this! Beautiful and sensitive as usual my dear Gun! :)
Varian
Beautifully enhanced. :)
DawnStar
I agree with internal. It IS sweet and eternal and it fills me with a calm to see it. Very nice image, Gun. :)
borsy
Beautifully done!!
vonfranck
Ein s Bild der Kinderzeit . . . ! Hervorragende Leistung . . . !
janlabes
very expressive and beautiful!!! thank you!
rhainne
nice technique, i love the border :o)
Tanialmeida
i love how the colours blend into soft pastel tones! vote
Kropot
Beautifull shot and post work match.
ascrazy
very cool, i love this soft colouring! and wonderful mood! v
mbn
Beautitifull work I realy like it
Meyrink
Dolcissima immagine!!!
uzma
u remind me my childhood.ur images are always expressive.
cbender
...a wonderful soft and getnle picture... :))
Serious
Beautiful textures... perfect style :-)
mysnapz
Wonderful Gun, your texture really adds to this image making it very special. :0 )
DoomsdayRenderer
So fine and moody piece!
jyriviuhko
En hlig bild.. minner om ens dagar som liten knodd!! Gt Gunsan!!
Sunster
What a lovely and touching image!! Beautiful textures and light! :)
SoulEatar
My own son is about this age - I find this very touching work -