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 (22)
ARTWITHIN
It is a jewel of an image. I love the mystical night quality, with it's glowing flowers and the lovely butterfly enjoying it all.
ErisX
Ooooo... that is lovely!!
romanceworks
A lovely freedom and motion in this image. CC
MrsLubner
This reminds me of handmade paper designs that I used to do years ago, only mine weren't so very lovely as this. Gorgeous.
helanker
This is so lovely Gun, As romancework also wrot, there is a freedom feeling in it.
schonee
Very Pretty indeed! yes looks a bit like handmade paper. very nice!
jgmart
I like the textures and lighting in this - really nice!
Realm_Of_Illusion
Wonderful balance between light and dark and great texture :)
sintoock
Excellent!
november22
I like the flow of the lines and the palette very much.
vlaaitje
I do love the dark purple and butty, very nice
npauling
Lovely work with a great 'feel' to it.
kansas
Oh so beautiful!
magichild2
Lovely colors and I love how you did this.
koosievantutte
forgot to comment :-( - love it.
ontar1
Beautiful image, love the flowers and moth, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cvrad
Reminds me of a scene from the orignal walt disney's fantasia!
tizjezzme
I've really missed you and your work... playing a little catch up here today for a little bit. Beautiful work here Gun .. as always. Hope you are doing well!?
kbatty
Beautiful!
kobaltkween
i like the combination of textures, colors and elements.
three_grrr
Life doesn't end .. it progresses from one form to the next .. marvelously painted .. rich lovely deep colors enhance the marvelous textures
anahata.c
ditto tim (nov22): the line & palette are beautiful. Also the texture is almost like the wall of a cave, another of your views into a hidden region of the soul. I can see your metamorphosis image here, but you've translated it into something very glyph-like & prehistoric. And the butterflies & flowers look like they were left by an ancient hand trying to come to terms with the mystery of life. Love the swirling lines. You've totally transformed your original, I wouldn't have recognized it in this completely new piece. It has genuine myth in it. Really intimate work.