Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are painters, musicians, writers or anyone with artistic gifts, work through their creative process. She is fascinated that the process of 'creating' is different for every artist, regardless of their medium.
Her process for painting with pastels starts with music and her musical taste is wide and varied. Once the music is on in her studio, there is a lot of singing and dancing (neither done particularly well) that happens while she paints. She usually works from a photograph which she sketches on a sanded piece of pastel paper. She takes a lot of creative license, often adding or deleting objects in the photograph. Dina’s first layer, commonly referred to as the underpainting, is applied in dry pastel and then washed down with a paintbrush dipped in alcohol. Once this layer dries, she lays down layer upon layer of pastel, often letting the original underpainting peek through. Once in a while there are happy accidents. Sometimes there are tragic outcomes. But all the time she is grateful that she found this creative outlet at this stage of her life.
Dina’s paintings reflect objects she is drawn to: oceans and water, skies and clouds, trees, rock formations, marshes and meadows. When she paints from a photo reference or even when painting plein air, she is not painting what the subject looks like but rather what her response is to the subject.
Dina splits her time between Boston, MA, where she has lived for more than 40 years and her home in Manhattan Beach, CA, close to where she was raised. Both places provide her with inspiration and untold amounts of visual stimulation. Dina’s goal is to capture the beauty she observes around her and to express that beauty through her paintings.
Girl With A Pearl Earring - German Expressionist Pastel Portrait Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Girl With A Pearl Earring 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 3.0 lbs Pastel on illustration board Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "The things that wake me up at night! I’ve started this...
Pastel
Blue and Weathered - German Expressionist Pastel Portrait Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Blue and Weathered 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 3.0 lbs Pastel on wood Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Although still exploring German Expressionism, this particular piece has a ...
Pastel
I Ain't Nobody's Bargain - Expressionist Pastel Man Portrait
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
I Ain't Nobody's Bargain 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 3.0 lbs Pastel on wood Stamped, digitally signed Artist's Commentary: "I'm having the best time with these very loose expressionist port...
Pastel
Ice Blue - Expressionist Pastel Girl Portrait
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Ice Blue 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 3.0 lbs Pastel on wood Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "I struggled with the name for this piece so I sat with it for a few days. Suddenly, '...
Pastel
Punk - German Expressionist Pastel Portrait Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Punk 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 3.0 lbs Pastel on wood Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "I'm having the best time in my studio doing a self-exploration of the German Expression m...
Pastel
$491Sale Price|60% Off
H 18.51 in W 24.61 in
Sailors in Nice: Mixed Media Gouache and Pastel on Paper, 1950s
By Alfred Salvignol
Located in London, GB
'Sailors in the Port of Nice', mixed media - gouache, pastel and oil on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The Port of Nice is one of the key hubs of Nice and, in fact, of the entire French Riviera, standing out as one of the main harbours for the boats which sail across the Mediterranean Sea. It accommodates both the ships operated by ferry companies and the private yachts of visitors who come to Nice by sea. The artist here depicts a group of crusty sailors watching...
Paper, Pastel, Oil, Gouache
Portrait of a young woman in Louis XV period dress
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French School Portrait of a young woman in Louis XV period dress Pastel on paper mounted on oval canvas H. 68 cm; W. 54 cm (Frame: H. 102 cm; W. 71 cm) 18th century frame, anti-refle...
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
$15,000
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 2.5 in
“Hon. George King, 1788” Pastel Portrait, Young Boy with Cricket Ball and Dog
By John Russell
Located in Yardley, PA
“Hon. George King, 1788” by John Russell (1745-1806) Regarded as Britain’s foremost pastellist, John Russell is well known for his portraits of the wealthy middle class. In particul...
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
$2,200
H 30 in W 25.5 in
Post Impressionist Young Woman Pastel Painting Robert Philipp American Modernist
By Robert Philipp
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Philipp (1895-1981) Sensitive pastel portrait of a young red headed woman in green coat and wearing a hat. Hand signed lower right. 1964 or 1969 Dimensions: framed 30 X 25.5...
Paper, Pastel
$5,620Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 26.78 in D 1.97 in
"Giuliana con cappello" Olio su tela cm. 50 x 60 1976
By Edgardo Corbelli
Located in Torino, IT
Opera espressionista ,sui blu e azzurri Edgardo CORBELLI (Torino, 1918 – 1989) Dal tradizionale impianto paesistico degli anni ‘30, la pittura di Corbelli sfocia in esiti tecnico-e...
Canvas, Oil Crayon
$1,638
H 21.66 in W 16.15 in D 0.79 in
Flamenco Dancer, Belle Epoque Romantic Pastel Portrait, Conchita de Cadiz
Located in Cotignac, FR
Flamenco Dancer. Romantic French pastel portrait on paper of a Spanish beauty by Louis Fortuney. The work is signed bottom left, and presented in a very fine carved gilt rococo wood ...
Pastel, Paper
$12,290
H 60.04 in W 49.02 in D 5.91 in
'Lady on the Sofa' by Herman Richir (1866 – Brussels – 1942)
By Herman Richir
Located in Knokke, BE
Herman Richir 1866 – Brussels – 1942 Belgian Painter 'Lady on the Sofa' Signature: signed lower right Medium: pastel on canvas Dimensions: image size 134 x 106 cm, frame size 152,5...
Canvas, Pastel
$1,200
H 16.15 in W 14.18 in D 1.19 in
Portrait of a Woman, Expressionist Pastel on Cardboard, Signed, 1923
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
A delicate pastel portrait of Elsa Adlercreutz by Mina Carlson-Bredberg capturing not merely a likeness, but an atmosphere of quiet introspection and luminous sensitivity. The woman’...
Cardboard, Pastel
Portrait of Daniel Schlumberger aged 34
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Early 20th-century French School Portrait of Daniel Schlumberger at age 34 Pastel H. 99.5 cm; W. 63.5 cm Title and dated lower right. Unsigned 1913 The Schlumberger family, of Prote...
Paper, Pastel
Untitled
Located in Westmount, QC
Berthe Des Clayes 1877-1968 Canadian Untitled Pastel on paper 10 x 12 in signed framed For our US customers: 1) The artwork is shipped from Montreal, Canada; 2) Please note that t...
Pastel
$1,348
H 33.12 in W 23.39 in D 0.04 in
Judith Brenner, Rich Dancing 1, Original Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paint
By Judith Brenner
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Rich Dancing 1 Original Figurative Painting Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indicat...
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
$3,350
H 13.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
Radha, Pastel on Board by Modern Artist Suhas Roy "In Stock"
By Suhas Roy
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Suhas Roy - Radha - 11.5 x 13.5 inches (unframed size) Pastel on Board, 2008 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Suhas Roy's mystic woman which he calls 'Radha', either Pastel on p...
Pastel, Board