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 (28)
artgum
Gorgeous! Like a painting by one of the masters! Sensual, close; atmospheric. bravo
Jay7347
I love this...your style has the raw emotion of a scream at the volumn of a shout. It grabs the mind...and then caresses it with a feeling! Vote -jay
Ensomniac
Very peaceful, sweet and beautiful. Exquisite!!!
Kropot
Delight to look at you work, such a moving works you create.
visionart
~A Very Touching And Sensitive Mood..Superb!~
lak
very sensual...i love the lighting in the picture and that "texture" works perfectly!
tibet2004uk
Oh man!! Gun, this one has to be my one if not my fav from u so far!! I totally adore this image!!! That's it!
bevchiron
I love the tonal range in this Gun, it works so well with her expression & your flopart texture works beautifully!
vlaaitje
GORGEOUS.......wow, this looks fantastic....lovely Sensitive Mood......her expression tells a lot......excellent !!
titta
What a warm image - by its colours, and the butterfly bringing us the feeling of warm spring day, or even the summer!!! The texture is great! :-)
addiek
Texture looks like the cracks on an aging gallery oil paint portrait. Model is lovely and classical looking with no evident alarm at butterflies in close quarters.
Sylvaine
I'm Breathless.........:-)
cbender
lol about "flopart" a great idea... and an amazing pic... it's deep... very well done, dear gun
Synapse
Amazing how useful rejects can be... it's added so much to an already gorgeous image :-)
SirIglesDremont
always artistic and styled! wonderful!
Liynaa
Ohhhhh, this is wonderful! I love your 'flopart' and it is a great idea.
cynlee
a good word & excellent use of recycling... has a bit of a nostalgic look to it, a greta garbo of spring... :]
SoulEatar
I think the macro use was a creative way of make this work more original - your style creates such beauty - now with your new camera you will not have a need for useing the stock xchng ! - I also like the 3D feel you have created here - Her message is well delivered !
kimariehere
PLEASE KEEP MAKING more flop art lol i adore your floppy art GIRL_ ( forgive me for my previous error on that ))!!! oh yeah SHE IS SO SOFT AND Eetherial, mysterious .. THIS IS TRUE ART .. i jusy looked again your work is amazing!!!! vote!* .,..MORE PLEASE!!
logiloglu
wow, a wonderful portrait. there is much erotic in the expression.superb artwork,Gun. #:O)
SirJohn
Gorgeous work! I really love the color scheme that you went with... it is very solid. The texture is spot on, but then again your textures are ALWAYS spot on. Thank you for sharing this my friend!
Snow_Angel
Really outstanding work! Beautiful texturing and mood! Excellent color and lighting also! Bravo! V
ModestyB
This is gorgeous!!!!!!!!! Whos that gal? Flopart..LOL!! Kanon-uttryck!! H floppen en Succ!!! Hlig v!!! Puss & Kram
saldegal
Beautiful soft portrait ... you do work wonders!
danob
Superb I just love this ome!! Flopart eh sounds catchy... The Queen of textures too
monoceroo
Gorgeous tonal range, textures, and composition. I really love this one. Excellent!
mysnapz
I get a feeling of sadness from this Gun, perhaps she longs for the dark days of winter.
jmb007
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