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 (22)
vintorix
Well. everybody has to have food on the table, (and computer parts). At least nobody does it as good as you!
tibet2004uk
it's cute and perfectly done Gun! Beside, aren't we all doing things we don't necessarily like in order to pay the bills! ;)
Bossie_Boots
Fantastic painting superb work his so cute !!
geoffwoods
Gun I'm a carpenter driving in nails to make a living, and I think this is a brilliant painting, well done my friend. You are a talent. Geoff.
bimm3d
very beautiful work!!
helanker
Absolutely gorgeous, Gun. Exciting painting too.
odile
Well, it's nice to see other sides of your talent. The little dog's eyes are striking!
jarmila
lovely boy :-) nice portrait
HeavensBlonde
looks like my dog accept mine is white, lovely
m_j_s
A very nice portrait! And I couldn't agree with tibet2004uk more.
tofi
Awww Gun, absolutely stunning! The realism here is out of this world. What a precious little fella! These are my utmost favourite, not to mention I have a few :) So wonderfully done! Masterful!
cvrad
The Taco Bell dog is back. Nice work.
anaber
It is fantastisc painting Gun:) and GREAT if they help you:) however, all of them deserve to be painted by you, because pets are wonderful friends and because you put them alive more than anyone i have ever seen:))BRAVO to you!
Faemike55
Very beautiful work We do what me must in order to do what we like
emmecielle
Lovely work! :)
magichild2
Awesome work.
npauling
This is a very beautiful painting of this little dog and it is great that you are able to sell these works.
MrsLubner
I adore this. So soft and so personable. Why don't you tell site mail me with how much you charge - perhaps I will want my Gilda painted to go with the one you did of my Old Man, Roscoe.
Pewter7
Well I'm sure the owner of this little fella was quite pleased with your lovely work! A beautiful portrait :)
kansas
Excellent painting. Adorable little dog.
romanceworks
This is beautiful. CC
tizjezzme
Fantastic painting of this puppy!