Art Gallery

Yachts, Seascapes, Seabirds... and much, much more!

Jill Dickin Schinas began her fine art career many years ago in an old tide-mill on the shores of Chichester harbour (England), but for the past twenty years her studio has been a travelling one - the cramped cabin of a sailing yacht called Mollymawk.

Having spent her whole life messing about in boats, of one sort or another, Jill Dickin Schinas is particularly attracted to maritime subjects and to seascapes, and she has a sailor's knowledge of boats and of waves. Many artists, though they may be perfectly skilled in the use of their tools, lack a thorough understanding of marine subjects. As a result they produce paintings of vessels with the sails incorrectly set, or the sheer distorted, or the rigging awry - but Jill knows her stuff; her boats look right - even to other old salts - because they are right.

Although principally a marine artist Jill Dickin Schinas also enjoys capturing the scenery, and sometimes also the action, in the places which she and her family visit in their sailing home. Given the difficulties of working with oil in such cramped conditions, Jill usually paints in watercolour, creating distinctive, vibrant images of boats, buildings, people, and anything else which takes her fancy. However, she also sometimes uses gouache, oil paint, pen and ink, or charcoal.

Jill Dickin Schinas has held numerous one-woman exhibitions, and has also exhibited in London with the Guild of Aviation Artists and with the Royal Society of Marine Artists.

Besides producing fine art paintings and drawings Jill Dickin Schinas also undertakes commercial work, and her line drawings and cartoons have been used to illustrate books, magazines, and leaflets, to adorn letterheads and websites, and as T-shirt designs. Her paintings have been used on public information boards and greetings cards.

For your convenience, the artwork has been divided into categories. Many of these categories overlap, so don't be too surprised when, for example, a painting of a Spanish fishing boat appears under Marine, Spain, and Boats...

For information about prices, please click on the shopping cart icon which is displayed under each image. Most of the work in this online gallery is already sold, but if you like what you see you may want to consider comissioning something similar.

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My paintings reflect my interests - in the sea and sailing boats, in old buildings, and in people and their pastimes and festivities. Most of the paintings in this online gallery are watercolours, and most depict places and scenes in England or Spain. Boats and the sea are especially well represented, of course, but here are also several images of windmills, a few of light aircraft, some of trees, and a great many of village streets, houses, churches, and inns.

Thank-you for showing an interest in my work. I hope you will enjoy browsing through the gallery. If you have any comments or questions please contact me.

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