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)
BLUESTONE
I'm sending you some warm breath; hopefully, by the time it gets there it will have become a sweet breeze to thaw the heart of the land...
Tutte
Such a wonderful invitation and interpretation of your wishes. Sorry I can't help fulfill them although spring has sprung here with 36,000 cherry trees in bloom in magnificent Vancouver. BC. Canada. Hugs, Tutte
ARTWITHIN
Gun, this is beautiful. I love you concept. Sorry, you are not getting any relief from the cold weather. I have one concern for the butterfly. Is it in danger of getting windshear? All us butterfly's will be bringing spring as soon as possible. ;)
vlaaitje
O my Gun, this is such a touching art work, because I am a poet I see and feel so much in this....its a wonderful cover for a poetry book no doubt.....EXCELLENT xxx
cbender
yes yes... this is beautiful... and i guess most parts in europe need this little fellows help... we want spring... thanks for this support, dear gun!
Margana
Awwww!Between you and Andreas,I get the feeling you Swedes are really having your share of winter this year.If it's any consolation,this is absolutely beautiful,Gunsan.You have taken your dreams of spring and translated it into a wonderful piece of art.I love how soft this is.Almost as if it's 'shhhhhhed' by the snow....
gunsan
Thanks all of you! I can see now that my wish was so urgent that I forgot to sign my image, LOL.
kimariehere
oh yes! springs pages are about to unfold wonderful symbolic work!! brilliant V!
pixart1
I'm with you Gun - if it consoles you: it's the same 2000 kilometers south. Hard to believe in global warming at the moment ;)
Kropot
Here its Sh$% aswell. A year ago it was 20 degree C, at this time of the year. Now its just not frezing or it is, in the night. Brrr, sun for my old bones please. Lovely work with a serieus message ;) P&K
NekhbetSun
Sending you some of our Florida heat right now :o) Lovely stunning work S
ModestyB
AWEEEE!!! This is beautiful Gunsan!!! I'm longing toooooo...SOOOO desperate for SPRING!!!...Hope this butty speed the arrival up :) P&K ;)
kansas
A very beautiful and expressive artwork. Sorry winter is hanging on so long in your country. The weather is not normal in many areas around the world.
odie
Almost swamped under the snow, are ya? Me too!! Glad the flowers are under there...Lovely image so full of symbolism. :0)
cynlee
brilliant concept.. perfectly executed.. you always amaze me with your talent :] hope spring comes soon for you!
DigiArts
Beautiful, romantic and so excellent!
parb1194
An excellent thought and fantastic work to get the point across. I think the butterfly will get spring here.
CameraObscura
We are like butterflies, fragile beings and only a grain of sand in the vastness of time, longing for this winter to close her curtains and allow the sun wants again to grace our face. Thank you for sharing.
mysnapz
I think its the same the world over even the UK continues to be cold and windy, we have some small signs with a few snow drops and crocuses and the frogs spawn in our pond, Hold on in there Gun Im sure it is on its way soon!
logiloglu
how lovely. a wonderful and romantic spring artwork. #:O)
koosievantutte
i am late, but apparently everyone agrees: we need that butterfly and it is a fine image, what can i say more?
danob
Absolutely gorgeous needless to say with the butty I adore it!!
SoulSearcherr
this is soft and so lovely
addiek
the warm longjohns are on the way... i have had a word to THC!