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 (26)
Dreamingbee
it is beautiful !!! i love it very very much .. the soften art .. texture and the butterflies .. thx for it !!
malanda
How tender - if the butterflies wouldnt be so colourful in real nature - I would say it is too much in your virtual image ... but if they are that way in the so called reality .... then ....
i-popba
Wonderful work....colors&texture is beautiful .
alightningstorm
Beautiful, aged yet re-newed with the freshness of butterflies. Well done =)
tibet2004uk
Oh man oh man!! Another stunning piece!! So beautiful, delicate and softly moody with a touch of mystery as if she was hidden behind a veil!! Wonderful work my dear Gun! V
redbeard
Beautiful work, I love the atmosphere and the softness of this! Ideas do come and go at will, much like your butterflies.
SoulEatar
Such Class work - rich aura !
wildfire2003
Beautiful work, love the veil look. Wonderful symbolism and mood. Texture is perfect, excellent work!
logiloglu
oh my is this beautiful, also very poetic and touching. comes direct from your heart. thank you ,Gun. !!!!!!!!!!! #:O)> !!!!!!!!!!!
cynlee
gorgeous soft painterly feel & 3d effect of the buttys!! the ideas seem to come at an impressive rate for you... & each a masterpeice! hope you get your connection in gear, a good swift kick! :]
borsy
Magnificent artwork!!! Beautiful!!!
chrysalide
it's an excelelnt illustration with nice effect, the colors are very good. have a good day
Varian
Beautiful work on this. I like the butterflies coming out from the image.
ShadowWind
Wonderful artwork indeed...
estevez
Perfect ! The work of textures and colors wonderful and is very well executed. Beautiful artistic concept. "my vote" Congratulations !
visionart
Brilliant Twice Over!!!
Cyve
Wonderful piece of art ... It's very very beautiful !
shortgrey
If the ideas of our world were as magnificent as these butterflies, the word 'WAR' would not exist anymore !! wonderful picture ! Bravo...
korborak
Beautiful work! Very dreamy like effect. It looks like she is seeing the world with her own eyes! :)
WeeLaddie
A beautifully evocative painting, and the idea behind it is inspirational.
1010
Wonderful paintery look, excellent!
Kropot
Hope you dont have a wee virus or trojan, making youre comp into a zombie. Thypecal if youre connection is slow and the line is oke. Happy youre programs still run, awesome work.
Synapse
I've always considered you a master of colour and texture with a deep understanding of both. Love this Gun.
addiek
Mystical poetic rendering. Quite simply beautiful art... blue butties & child.
chucksiebuhr
Wonderfully artistic in concept, vision and presentation. It is evident that you do truly have the artist's soul, and the abilities to be able to share it in ways that the rest of us can see! Thank You!
vlaaitje
breatthaking...touching....perfect done