Jayne Sandys-Renton

Jayne Sandys-Renton is a painter focusing on nature and women. Her dense, interior landscapes invite the viewer to experience colour and gesture in these expressive, bold works that dip into fairy tale, myth, and transformation.

Her recent paintings, being shown at Kevis House from autumn 2026, use 18th century Dutch flower paintings as entry point

Born in London, Jayne began painting from a young age before moving to Sussex. Receiving a BA (Hons) Fine Art from the University of Chichester (2003), and an MA with Distinction awarded by the University of Sussex at West Dean College (2008).

Jayne has works in collections across Britain, in Rhode Island and Boston (USA), Germany and Portugal, and has exhibited regularly in London and the South of England.

“Within my paintings I allude to a space, but ultimately it is a space of the imagination, an entanglement of gestural marks and intense colour, layers of paint that dip into memory, myth, and fairy tale; a metaphor for psychology, emotion or relationships. These ‘landscape interiors’ are often without a horizon, dense with vegetation, moving towards abstraction. 

When I paint, I am observing, entranced, digging deep into the foliage, landscape or place. I see layers that pile on top of each other, and I can look through them as if each layer is separately visible. The branch overlaying the flower, overlaying the leaves, overlaying the earth. 

While the work may be a direct response to nature itself, it invites a feeling of otherworldliness, creating ideas of transformation, and hinting at a presence.”