Jayne Sandys-Renton

I am a painter focusing on nature and women. Dense, interior landscapes invite the viewer to experience colour and gesture in these expressive, bold works that dip into fairy tale, myth, and transformation. Women that enter my work are implicitly present even if not always literally apparent, inviting a feeling of other worldliness. Colour and the physicality of the paint sweeping across the canvas in an entanglement of marks are paramount in these strong, vibrant paintings.
Living in the Sussex landscape has been an ongoing inspiration, combined with Rubens figures, Jan Van Huysum flowers, women that inspire and various contemporary painters.
I work large scale in oil and have smaller works on paper and board.
I have works in collections across Britain, in Rhode Island (Boston, USA), Portugal and Germany, and have exhibited regularly in London and the South of England, most recently exhibiting with Muse at the Wightman Gallery.
Born in London, I began painting from a young age before moving to Sussex. I have an MA with Distinction awarded by the University of Sussex at West Dean College (2008).