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)
cbender
what a wonderful composition - all these vivid but also "fading" colors - a really "moving" picture...
thanks for sharing - this one for my favs...
-christian
artingrid
Love it very much. Could be a great bookcover too.
uzma
LOVE IT.........UR WORK IS GOOD&FASCINATING ,BEUTIFUL COLOR COMBINATION ,AND COMPOSITION IS ALWAYS UR SPECIALLITY.MERGING IMAGES R GIVING GOOD IMPECT ,UR WORK IS ALWAYS LEARNING PROCESS FOR US.
disa
Nice colors and shapes.
pinkeiga
I really enjoy the texture and mood.
gallimel
it's enchanting. those eastern-like kind of eyes with high space between lashes and eyebrows convey perfectly the mood. The light green you've chosen is a breeze of caressing air. Lovely :)
LindaB
Great color, mood, and texturing!
Odious
this is a bery soothing work.. i look at it and get a sence of piece and enchantment.. i like this :)
lissa
Beautiful and moving. Textures are brilliant.
Kropot
Youre work is stunning and this is no exception. Like these colors with the compo working together to make this dreamy work.
cynlee
beautiful mood, perfect for the fading of summer sigh :]
borsy
Absolutely beautiful!!!
mysnapz
This is beautiful Gun, I like the soft high key feel to it. :0 )
Tommy3D
Awesome work, Gun!! Soft and very beautiful!!
thinkingoriginal
WOW this is awesome! i love the size, expression and most of all the butterfly! well done.
Tanialmeida
the painterly effects are absolutely wonderful Gun and suite the subject well, i love it all!!! vote
KingPtolemy
Beautiful work!!! Excellent texture!!!
ascrazy
Oh! Gun, This's ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!! Fantastic colour and texture!! Bravo+vote!!
estevez
Very romantic scene ! Soft and harmonious colors and textures. Great idea ! Congratulations !
abmlober
It is impossible not to love such an image...
Sunster
Enchanting and beautiful image!! Excellent artwork, love it! :)
darksecret1
beautiful work
mooncat
This is gorgeous, so soft, such beautiful colors. vote
SirJohn
Very nice use of yellow gun. Such a soothing mood you created.
Henrik_K
breathtaking work