Regine Legler's formal education in fine art started at 17 years of age, when she enrolled at the "Staedelschule" in Frankfurt/Main Germany. There she began a three year study of figure drawing, portraiture, landscape and still life. Her tuition was under the instruction of Walter Hergenhahn, a student of the renowned Max Beckman. Later she underwent three years of intensive study in oil painting, acrylic and watercolor at the "Freie Akademie" in Mannheim Germany. Beginning in Germany, as well as after her immigration into the United States in 1975 Regine has always been taking on commissioned art, like portraits and other figurative art work of people and animals, which she rendered in a realistic style in various media. Her personal work however had a very different flavor. She drew and painted very unique scenes of dreams and emotional situations in a style, that was called "Fantastic Realism". Then in 1994 her interest shifted more to Wildlife and American Indian scenes. Today Regines Style has evolved to a more realistic, but highly unique technique, which creates a very personal and emotional mood. Regine holds juried membership in the Valley Watercolor Society and Thousand Oaks Art Association, as well as the Venice Art Forum, and has taught on the college level for many years. 

***Ms. Legler’s work is on stretched canvas, ready for framing***