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 (36)
vlaaitje
Your welcome dear Gun, the cat images I took where really cool, I am also busy with it and try to put them together....you made a wonderful artwork from this one....well done..it is so good to see that you and Carol can use them...it brings me joy, really it does..and you know why, because I make the shots with you both in my thought....lol
Tutte
I adore this painting Gun. Hugs. Tutte and thanks to Ilona for taking the image for you to work with. She is a very talented photographer.
MrsLubner
Stellar!
cameraobscura2
Greetings Gun, My favorite subject matter. Thank you for sharing. egmont
koosievantutte
you again made the most of it.
schatjeisis
this is so pretty beautifull work
kaleya
Beautiful!
helanker
OHH How lovely this painting is. Such a wonderful artwork, Gun :)))
Heathcroft
A beautiful image with a wonderful light!
lunaE
Really beautiful. Love the pose of the cat and the lights looks fantastic. Excellent job.
mansco
Really lovely ;O)
Bossie_Boots
Wow so beautiful !!!
ARTWITHIN
Really lovely painting, Gun, of such a cute "kittie".:)))
lorandbartho
Great image!
NekhbetSun
I love it !!!!
tizjezzme
I've just gone through your last few uploads; and each one amazes me. I visited the credited at deviant ARt, just to see how you go about finding these textures and images that help create what you do. I wish I had the knack. For now, I will just admire yours :) Have a super day Gun.
lucyjo
Beautiful!
timtripp
beautiful!
odie
yes, so warm and lovely. :-) Makes me want to slumber.
A_Sunbeam
Great pose! Nice piece of work.
romanceworks
You've done a wonderful job on this wildcat photo from Ilona, with your own special and very creative artistic touch. I loved all the pics but this was one of my favorites, too. CC
magichild2
Lovely and a great pose ...beautiful cat.
rudiruth
:) beautiful
HorseFlesh
Very nice shot. I love the lighting situation and the soft pleasant feel of this. I like the kitty too... Ryan-
HannaK
Beautiful unusual pose and colors
npauling
Beautiful work and a great angle for the pose.
RobyHermida
WONDERFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing ...... Roby
kimariehere
Beautiful painting Gun !!!! wonderful!!!
ledwolorz
Beautiful work.
Pewter7
This is such a nice, warm, freindly-seeming sort of image. :)