Having studied with noted artists since childhood and having painted in oils for nearly three decades, Dianne is dedicated to her craft. She specializes in painting from life, having created what she calls the Romantic Portrait, a venue that gives validity to the dreams of her clients. Her style is continually evolving to unite a classical technique with an impressionistic touch.
Dianne Gardner specializes in figurative, portraiture and plein air painting. She is currently active and has won awards in the Plein Air Washington Association, Portrait Society of America, Landscape Painters of America, The South Kitsap Artist Association, and the Peninsula Art League. She is represented by Atwork Artwork, The Sidney Gallery and the Bethel Book Store.
She currently is the resident portrait artist of the Washington State Renaissance and Fantasy Faire.
Dianne's clients are both National and International, having created a portrait for the great grandson of J.R.R. Tolkein and New Zealand actor Bruce Hopkins. She has also done cover art for musician James Johnson and a wine label for Perennial Vintners. She has commissioned works in the homes of clients from Arizona, California and Washington to Russian Siberia, Honduras, and the United Kingdom.
Her formal art education includes study with Master Sculptor John Henry Waddell, a prominent artist in Arizona who’s work has been noted worldwide. She has also had private lessons with Roxanne Betu, a wildlife artist, and in her childhood was privately instructed by a noted artist named Betka from Malibu California. Recently she completed workshops with well known artists such as Jane Wallis and renown impressionist portrait and plein air painter Ned Mueller.
She paints a wide range of subject matter but is also noted for her large paintings having an inspirational theme from which her company name Gallery for Christ comes from.
