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 (24)
Tutte
Very metaphorical image. The butterfly is the symbol of transition and the light in the doorway represents the world beyond our own experience. Love It!
tibet2004uk
Oh Gun this is gorgeous!! So mystical and magical!!! This is not a photo manip right!? Looks like a painting. I love it, totally! Looks like the door to a fantasy realm.....beautiful!!
claridad
Wonderful and inspirational Gun. I really can't get over how it draws me into the painting and I follow... Excellent art work. V
Daddyrumpkins
I can see this in a childrens story book
zoozee
This is so cute .... so wonderful and peaceful .. so pleasing to look at .... like being there enjoying the wonderful nature ::)) Excellent work :)) V
Dreamingbee
absolut wonderful !!! v
kansas
Yes, I will follow. So magical and peaceful. The path forward seems well lighted. Beautiful artwork. It sure is cold where you are. Keep warm.
sossy
a beautiful lighted fairy work of an enchanting place in the forest! ;o)
Odessey
This really has that enchanted quality to it, you got my V
Egmont
You keep us amazed with you creativity and this one is certainly a fairytale. Have a wonderful cozy weekend.
wildfire2003
This is beautiful and dreamy, I want to go there too! I love this!!
Akemiro
This is really beautiful... A very relaxing image and as previous comments states, also very "dreamy" Excellent!
abmlober
A wonderful work! Brings some warmth and magic to the viewer...
ModestyB
A little bit of Bauer :) JAAAAAAAAA!!!! en vmande saga!!!! Puss!!!!!
DEITRIX
Beautiful style - really like the trees and grass.. The pic seems to come into focus on the butterfly- like how thats done..!
odie
Fabulous work! The butterfly seems to show us the light! :0)
addiek
I'm in the mood for following butterflies... lead on... a sweet image
SoulEatar
Wow gun this is great - sure have missed your work when I came back on line for some reason my e-mail was routeing you and several other artists here I like to follow into the junkmail box - I just caught it and fixed it :) ~ Take Care
logiloglu
a storybook scene, its such a pleasure to look at. great mood and atmosphere. an excellent artwork,Gun. ** #:O)
borsy
Outstanding!!
ascrazy
wonderful light and mood, i like this soft painting:-) v
MOOOW
Wonderful scene looks like a painting my dear friend beautifully done like your idea here you are very talented artist!!!!
Digimon
Magical! A very Van Gogh feel to the woods!
mysnapz
Just magical, some days we all need to escape.