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 (39)
StarChildSong
Beautiful, Instant fave!! 5+++++++++++++++++++++(^_^)
drifterlee
You stole my cat!!!!! I have a Persian mix named Fluff who looks just like this!!!!
DramaKing
Very realistic and abstract at the same time. Two thumbs up! I must say, though, that at least some part of your image comes directly from the real world. Simply outstanding.
Mousson
Wonderful shot and colors! LOVELY cat!
kurtsart
Oh my Gun! My Maine coon was quite a bit darker, and almost as cute:) Mango has sharper features than "Freddy", and what a great capture! I love how they talk, so many verbs and vowels :) A very gentle, sensitive and loving Kitty.
afugatt
Gorgeous kitty! And wonderful image.
ontar1
I want to retract my earlier statement of a great shot and change it to a great painting of such a beautiful cat!!!! This after enlarging it for a better view.
Silverus
Pretty Kitty
ARTWITHIN
Beautiful image, Gun. You did a wonderful job with the background and achieving harmony with the cat. And that cat is gorgeous too. Happy to see another kitty image from you. Hugs, Suzanne
SSoffia
PERFECT CAPTURE & COMPOSITION !!!!!
nongo
Oh, now I want one of these cats!!!!!!!! Sooooo beautiful, cool name too...Mango!!
MrsLubner
A gorgeous cat and a marvelous portrait.
Hawk23
Very nice shot of a very cool cat. Excellent !
Margana
I always wanted one of these. I loooooooove big cats, and what a beauty Mango is. Superlative animal portraiture, Gun. I can't say enough about it. Bravo!!!
romanceworks
What a beautiful cat and I just love your artistic treatment. CC
cameraobscura2
I would love to have her in my house! She is so very adorable. Thank you for sharing. egmont
JaneEden
Excellent image, beautiful cat, and my kitten agrees as she looks up from my knee.Love Norewegian Forests cats, in their many colours :o)
mansco
So lovely and cute. Really nice ;O)
kansas
A beautiful cat. Wonderful portrait painting of this beauty.
abstractix
A retraction of my comment too. I guess I missed the fact that this isn't a photo. Jeesh... ;) Very well done. The texturing and coloring is very good. Still a fave. :)
npauling
A beautiful cat portrait she looks so soft and touchable. Excellent brush work.
kimariehere
i adore this so much!! so tender and priceless .... OMG! i think its one of your best cat paintings EVER an instant FAVE i adore it and had to look at it for a long while....STUNNING!!!
alhak
beautiful!
huismus
Lovely cat. Splendid work and capture.
smittan
Beautiful Image !!
three_grrr
Stunning painting of a stunning cat! I bet she would rule our house with an iron paw, keeping all three grrrs in line without a bit of trouble!
NekhbetSun
Purrrfect :o)
Littlejock
Beautiful kitty. Great soft colours
magichild2
Love cats...beautifully done.
clifftoppler
The face, eyes and ears, are exquisitely done, and everything else soft and fluffy.Beautiful work!