Christine was a painter in watercolours, chalks and gouache of landscapes, animals and rustic scenes. She was an artist who worked under Lamorna KERR, and exhibited with the present-day Lamorna Kerr Art Group artists, and in Open Studio exhibitions.  

Daughter-in-law of Stanley GARDINER, of the late Newlyn colony, and wife of Keith GARDINER, the couple lived in the Lamorna Valley at Lily Cottage. Christine was a supportive friend to many, and played an active and creative part in Lamorna community events.