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 (25)
Mondwin
Magnificent artpiece my Dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissima!V:DDD.Big hugsxx Whylma
alhak
beautiful touching piece of art
NekhbetSun
Made me smile :o) this is lovely S
ARTWITHIN
Thank you, sis. A lovely painting and poem. The butterfly is a symbol of the soul. Isn't that wonderful? Such a gentle, delicate little creature. Bless you, Gun.
romanceworks
Made me smile, too. Buttys always remind me of the momentary beauty of life. CC
magichild2
This put a smile on my face...very lovely image
fractalinda
Sweet and gentle, tender and moving- the image and the poem; a feel-good, hope-filled moment in time. Beautiful work and mood, Gun; fragile and powerful at once.
koosievantutte
lovely image, gun.
Fidelity2
Very well done. 5+.
helanker
OH this is such a lovely image and it has a really beautiful light. Excellent.
tofi
What splendour to look at! My friend, your artwork speaks to the heart… it’s as though I can feel and experience what this young woman is thinking and feeling at the very moment. Your words too, are lovely and artfully composed the way you have expressed them. Thank you for this great beauty… the colours are warm, delightful and couldn’t be more perfect to suit the mood and atmosphere of this very image. Masterful…. Incredibly, masterful.
mayuan
very introspective, and like helle says, with beautiful light. The light seems to light up the sky behind her. Soft and mystical work, gun. Glad it brought you uplift too...
uk601
awesome image, so romantic! really beautiful! 5+++
Smallreddog
Thought provoking and beautiful as always.
npauling
A lovely tender moment you have portrayed here. Beautifully done.
ledwolorz
Very beautiful work.
mansco
So nice and romantic ;O)
timtripp
this is fantastic.
jgmart
Very nice texture and lighting in this!
kansas
One of those very special moments in time. Lovely.
Nurzu
beautiful work :)
Bossie_Boots
Oh my word this is incredible artwork hugs loux
ekatz
love this one
huismus
Beautyful artwork!
tizjezzme
Its amazing how art and creativity can lift ones spirits and heal hurts and troubles within. This is another beautiful image Gun.