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 (27)
tesla
Xlent image!!!Love the look you created!!!V
borsy
Beautifully done!!!
visionart
Dramatic Feel To This Piece....Brilliant Work!
nongo
Very moody, very artistically done!!!!!!
titta
I love the tones! They are perfect to the subject! That cold touch on her forehead and eye is so perfect. Impressive picture again, Gun :-)
vlaaitje
O my, what an expression....very powerful.....full of emotions......excellent artwork
cynlee
they can stick you but so beautiful... your texturing & color is so evocative :]
Synapse
Love those textures :-)
chrysalide
it's an original post with nice colors and texture post. it's an excellent work and illustration. have a good day
shortgrey
Great Work of Art, gun, you master emotions so brilliantly to make us lost vividly...these few words for you:" Yellow roses, The colour of sunshine, You loved me at one time, Why did you have to go, Yellow roses, Are you sending your new love, My bright yellow rose buds, I still love you so..."
chucksiebuhr
Powerful. Very emotive, introspective and definitely Gallery-grade...SO artistically executed. Impressive!
Dreamingbee
wow.. fantastic dark mood, textures and composition.. vote!
Kropot
Ahh, beautifull dark and moody, youre realy gifted, in this work.
jwdell
Amazing Composition and Texture work!! A Masterpiece!!!
tibet2004uk
Oh this is weird! What a dark and heavy atmosphere! Her eyes are so expressive and the title definitely suits her expression! She seems so suspicious! I love the texture, it really looks like a painting! Very intriguing and emotional piece my dear Gun.
gallimel
oh dear... this reminds me of a sad story of a dear friend of mine: her newlywed husband who never used to gift her started to cover her with presents...she could not guess the flowers and jewels were just refoundings for his unfaithfullness... when she discovered, her world went crumbling down. This is a work that reminds me incredibly of her expression the day she told us...
dragonfly2000
Good work; I always have trouble working with red and green myself - well done.
i-popba
yes!!!! excellent texture and mood...very impressive GUN...love it.. VOTE
SirJohn
This is an absolutely tremendous work Gun. I am made to think of somebody who cannot stand herself no matter how much the world around her tries to convince her that she is a wonderful person. The reflection she sees in the mirror is dark and ugly... even though the rest of the world sees her for the beautiful person that she really is. Kudos dear friend, this is a touch of greatness.
alightningstorm
Sad and moody, excellent work as usual =) And I agree with sirjohn, just wonderful ~V~
wildfire2003
Wonderful mood Gun, and an invaluable lesson here! Excellent work!
Varian
Ah, so sad, as SirJohn said it. Great use of the difficult red/green scheme.
Minuano
I Love fiercely intense works like these...The undertow of emotion, thoughts, unsaid words and all the others in between are well put together in this image...this without a doubt a total composition...no less!
mysnapz
Nice one Gun Im thinking crime and passion, love the over painting, is it a texture or a brush?
logiloglu
a most wonderful mood on this image. sensual composition. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
Cyve
Great portrait here .... very very well done .... I love this concept ... Great artwork my friend !!!!
Longrider
Awesome mood,fantastic image and a great title..awesome & belated vote. You realy got a beautiful gallery.