Epsom - Derby Day horse racing Set from the vantage point

Set from the vantage point of the grandstand

while the rolling countryside and expansive sky lend a timeless sense of place to this celebrated racing venue

but the raw emotion and intensity of the race itself

With its bold contrasts and sense of centrifugal energy

Epsom - Derby Day horse racing Set from the vantage point'Epsom Derby Day' painted by Jane Braithwaite SEAOil on linen canvas 74 cm x 107 cm (29 inches x 42 inches) Impressionist, framed in distressed silver wood with slip. Jane Braithwaites Epsom Derby Day brims with that charged, anticipatory energy unique to the Downs before the big race. The horses stand poised and gleaming, jockeys in bright silks creating sharp notes of colour against the open sky, while the bustle of officials and onlookers hints at