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 (20)
ARTWITHIN
How funny Gun, I just finished a butterfly image. Our minds were connected. This is a lovely composite image, full of light and the special qualities of the butterfly.
titta
Beautiful butterfly play! The girl reminds me of SnowWhite. :-) very nice picture, Gun!
Zacko
Yes she is very beautiful indeed, and what better artist to turn her lovely portrait into a gorgeous painting than you. #:o) Love the chosen subtle colors here. Very beautiful! Have a great one! #:O)
jimw1
Beautiful creation..5+
kansas
Yes, she is very pretty. I like her butterfly wings.
odie
OHH! It's enchanting!! :0)
creanum
Wow i like it....colors,composition........
caviedes
Lovely as always!!!!
borsy
Excellent!!
magichild2
Very well done...love the colors
claude19
A true fairy was nose with nose... with a butterfly. What believe that it arrived? The butterfly with the fairy: can you transport me to the Country of the Fairies... I will be more useful there than here! Beautiful mysterious colors
Surama
Excellent!
Visual_Poetry_101
As fall quickly approaches, we can begin to dream a little when the spirit lady of butterflies released her treasures whos lives are all to short. Thank you for such a wonderful image. Egmont
estevez
Very expressive scene and beautiful artistic concept. Congratulations friend !
logiloglu
how beautiful and dreamy, i like the fairy wonderland ! its a magic portrait artwork,Gun ! wish you a wonderful week ! #:O) ^^^^^^^^
Margana
Gunsan...you are just amazing.I looooooove when you use this color palette.Gorgeous work,min van.Suck....-M :^) BTW-for those that don't know,'suck' in Swedish,is 'sigh'...
seothan
This image of such beauty and depth indeed makes one sigh.....the colours are exquisite....The reaction of have to this is a calm feeling of emotional release.Thank you as always..
A_Sunbeam
Very attractive, and wonderful subdued colours!
smittan
wooo... awsome picture, great jobb !!
Denger
Beautiful fantasy collage!