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 (31)
elisheba
a very nice and delicate work, well done :)
nikolais
most recognizable Gun's style. very impressive.
rudiruth
I love textures. beautifull!
romanceworks
Wonderful organic earthy feel to this,like the other one. Wonderful colors, too. CC
Mousson
splendid colors & textures!
Pewter7
Just lovely, a delightfully pretty image :)
ARTWITHIN
Love the split canvas, Gun. There is an illusion of depth. Beautiful colors and textures.
timtripp
sophisticated!
amirapsp
Love it...Hugs
november22
Nicely done, like the use of black to contain with internal frame.
hipps13
wonderful work warm hug, Linda
MrsLubner
breathtaking artwork!
NekhbetSun
Love it ! wowwwww
magichild2
I really love this style you're doing. Excellent work
npauling
Beautiful work, it has a great feel.
amota99517
Absolutely lovely!!!!
three_grrr
I love the textures .. love the overall feel of this, makes me think of the Hollow at night, moths flying around a softly lit campsite ...
helanker
WOW Gun! It loooks fantastic. And I love that texture too.
mansco
Splendid textures and lighting ;O)
koosievantutte
very, very beautiful
anahata.c
a deep primal emergence of life out of darkness, etched into some kind of ancient stone. Your butterflies look like reflections: They glisten against that wonderful old rock...Your grasses are beautiful too. But oh, that darkness: It's not "scary": It's the darkness we all come out of, something earthen and ancient, like a womb. And the diptych makes it look like there are hundreds of these, and you just happened to post two (like there are many versions of this tale). I love these pieces of yours, Gun, I love your recent forays into texture. I think some ancient taletellers have tiptoed into your home at night and whispered prehistoric stories in your ears. Wonderful work, I love it.
odie
This is fabulous, Gun. I wish it was on a wall so that I could FEEL it. The textures are so wonderful and butterflies a symbol of freedom and catharsis.
Nurzu
beautiful :)
tizjezzme
this is so good; you never seem to run out of ideas & creativity. Beautiful work, again Gun. you izzz dee bestest! :)
lizzibell
nice work...
busi2ness
Impressive!! 2d? More like 3d with the light shining through from behind the butterfly.
Littlejock
Great postwork. Excellent colours
kansas
Very nice!
lorandbartho
Extraordinary end effect!
jleist
so be autiful! I love the lighting effects!