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 (30)
Banky615
Nice work Gun!! Really feels like a pastel drawing and not a photograph. Excellent post work :)
chucksiebuhr
Congratulations, Gun! You've completed yet another Excellent piece of work here. To me, it is reminescent of the Impressionists (meant as a high compliment) which have always fascinated me. It's always a treat to watch as you explore and create new visions for us.
pinkeiga
I like the texture and mood of this piece. It kind of makes me think of scabs.
LaNtIs
Very nice!
malanda
One cannot say anymore: This is computer art. - so organic, so alive, so full of heart and soul - Almost nobody here penetrates the leftovers of artificiallity of Computers as well as you Gun. Vt.
creanum
Very nice portrait......
Varian
Nicely done, great effect!
logiloglu
a wonderful portrait.full of mood. superb artwork,Gun. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!
vronsky
Me too I like.
mabel45
that's very good technique and lighting bravos gunsan!
jgmart
Beautiful work.
i-popba
wonderful image....great painting....love texture.
wildfire2003
You painted this Gun and what an amazing job you did! Full of mood and atmosphere, style and grace! Way to go!!***
Fogge
Wonderful portrait and painting.. Excellent work!
gunsan
Maybe I should explain that I did not painted it stroke by stroke. No, several plugins helped me, among others Impressionist, a very old painting plugin. I don't want praise for what I did not do :-)
Digimon
Nice effect, great mood.
borsy
Excellent artwork!! Beautiful!!!
chrysalide
it's a very good portrait with nice painting and colors. have a good day
trev3k
beautiful!
cynlee
wish i had more patience for digital painting... as always you did a splendidi job on this playboy bunny :]
Kropot
:) Pure, like it is.
KingPtolemy
Very interesting work and title!!!
visionart
Superb Art Work....Very Moody!!
tibet2004uk
Beautiful moody portrait! Didn't know u could also paint!! I'm glad u're showing that other talent of urs my dear Gun! A truly great piece! :)
Synapse
Well okay, you didn't paint it stroke by stroke, but it sure looks like it! Adds a further facet of your style :-)
gangolf
a very interesting way +++ well done +++
SimplySabis
The portrait is lovely and could well pass for a colored pencil rendering. Digital painting often comes out looking smeared, but the texture applied here saves it from that telltale sign. If this is an excercise, I cannot wait to see a finished piece.
SirJohn
Supercool! I really love the technique you employed Gun... it is yet another wonderful side of your talent that I am happy to discover.
Cyve
BBeautiful portrait ... I love this one, it's soooo perfcet !
vlaaitje
you are very talented....each one I see is so breathtaking....so deep...so pure...I can feel the love you use in it....wonderful work...more than worth it for look at....