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)
Lledeline
Nice portrait
Eroticartist
How beautiful!!! Your daughter looks very sweet. (:
Zazie
The colour of her eyes and the butterfly fit very well together. Great composition and wonderful girl !
Zacko
Wow, what a beautiful portrait!!! It is perfectly composed Gun, with Rebecca to the left like that....INCREDIBLE EYES!!! Yep, you can tell shes a swede from those blue eyes. Take care of yourself #:O)....ps...impressive looking background as well. Aw, back to communicating with you in english....stupid RR-damage, LOL!
GiMi53
Excellent portrait (I just regret not seeing her second eye...) Sweet & Magic blue... :~)
Prinzessin
A wonderful portrait... soft and beautiful!! Excellent work and perfect compo... :-) Lovely background! v
Tedz
Such a splendid shot...the Blue & Blue are the perfect touch :]
logiloglu
she is pretty beautiful. i like her eyes and cool expression. great collage in this fascinating tones and textures. Congrats,Gun, enjoy the life. #:O)
lak
sweet portrait...lovely work you've done~
miwi
Agree with logiloglu !!!!!!
tibet2004uk
Oh man she's gorgeous!! Ur grankids are really handsome Gun, u know that right?! ;) I love the compo here with her being totally on the side of the image and that background is beautiful!! Excellent work!
vlaaitje
wow, she looks gorgeous, what a good looking young lady she is....I bet she will be your best model no doubt...I love her shy look....perfect Gun with the butterfly...
chrysalide
i like the colors of the eyes and the wings of the butterfly. an excellent composition with nice idea. have a good day
cynlee
awwwe!! yes!! the butty matches her eye(s)... love the compo & treatment!! what a sweetie :]
Margana
Your grand-daughter is beautiful,Gunsan.Those eyes are astounding.No wonder you were happy she got rid of her glasses!A perfect composition.Beautiful background,innocent youth, and a carefree butterfly spreading its wings...just lovely.
DELMUR
i love the blue!All the blue!
Sylvaine
"Beauty Conceive me as a dream of stone: my breast, where mortals come to grief, is made to prompt all poets' love, mute and noble as matter itself."....Baudelaire...sorry have no reply...may be just too sad...
Synapse
What a beautiful family you have :-)
danob
And just look at those Blue eyes!!
parb1194
She is lovely and her eyes go well with the butterfly, a very beautiful portrait.
Kropot
Beautifull blue eyes, proud grandmom.
borsy
Excellent!!!
SirJohn
Lovely tribute! Those big blues are gonna break some hearts... you wait and see.
addiek
Sweet picture Gun... as Cyndy says bluetiful!
Spooky-Wan
Lovely portrait. She has beautiful eyes.
kimariehere
ohhhhhhhhhhh GUN! JUST LOOK AT HER HER SHE IS A REAL BEAUTY - a gorgeous STUNNER!! WOW!! ...you dont seem old enough to have a 15 granddaughter.. this work is amazing that butterfly is gorgeous!! ..A BIG WOW to all of it so impressive! she and my 14 year old daughter would have fun together if you lived closer... v! ♥ !!!!
odie
Beautiful child and excellent composition! VOTE :0)
KiwiMiss
WOW what an amazing composition and your grand-daughter is beautiful. I found it soo hard to tear my eyes away from hers ... it was like she knew what I was thinking mmm a strange experience, Noeline
Enmos
Love your postwork, amazing stuff !!! :o)
Rykk
Excellent postwork to turn this from a "picture" to a work of art!