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 (33)
Ardiva
Wonderful!! Nice pic of you as well. hugs Helen
PumaSue
A fantastic render, Gun! I love the effect of the swirlling lines and curves. The colors you chose are very soothing to me. You have a beautiful profile! I want to add this image to my favorites.
titta
Fascinating portrait! Dynamic and calm. So deeply in thoughts... Beautiful colors!
vlaaitje
wonderful done and lovely colors Website
borsy
Excellent image!! Beautifully composed!!!
cynlee
luv your softly colored magical fractral hat!! or hairstyle? or is it that wild, creatively wonderful imagination of yours swirling around... you're beautiful! huggles, cuddles & muah! :]
DoomsdayRenderer
This is fine and unique work -- I find the style really fantastically imaginative...
bevchiron
Very much you Gun! Lovely work with the colours & fractals capturing your creative spirit at work here ; )
janlabes
beautiful! very expressive! thanks!
Kropot
Moving work Gun, love the swirling fractals that protect ya, from all bad. Youre super.
wildfire2003
I love the fractals swirling around your head like a crown. Beautiful colors, soft and lovely, and of course you are a vision in there. Your very beautiful Gun!
creanum
great colors and atmosphere
tatooedravengirl
Beautifully done Gun I love all your fractials..the colours and tones you used for this one are soft and romantic...very kewl..love and respect...Julia
Jay7347
This is so cool. Really nice effect!!! -jay
wdiniz
It's good to see your face again...
Rosemaryr
May I say that your profile/portrait has a very Renaissance period quality to it? Even with the abstract and active formations of the fractal, there is a serenity not often seen. Truly evocative! Bravo!
tibet2004uk
Oh very cool Gun!! U seem to have a hat with feathers here, u know, those very elegant hats from the 20's I think it was! The colors are so delicate! Beautiful!
Sunster
What a lovely creative image! Good to see you again...beautiful work!
sittingblue
great job! I love the swirling lines.
acej
Snyggt Gun! Jag har htat hem grejorna men har nu inte hunnit kolla dom :)men den h bilden lockas jag nu mer.
logiloglu
cool idea and a beautiful realisation of it. excellent work. !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
LotusX
Very artistic with lovely colors!!
Varian
Delicate and sensitive, very much you. :)
DawnStar
The colors and composition all come together so perfectly for this portrait. Just lovely! :)
jocko500
at first In thougth it was a hat but then I see that it the enery from your brains that makes the fract //great work
Lissa_lei
Wonderful fractal work. The design is marvellous
shemosus
somehow i realised that you r a shy person ,the way you hide beyond your rush strokes, shy persons are a good natured ones. missed you !!!!
KingPtolemy
Beautiful design and coloring!!! Excellent artwork and mood!!!
i-popba
Oh.... Wonderful and great creative...!!!! love it
ascrazy
very wonderful colouing, excellent work!!