A DELPH artist recently found herself in the winners’ enclosure at a top National Hunt race meeting.
Jane Braithwaite’s appearance owed everything to her skills with a brush and pallet rather than her horse riding ability.
As revealed in the September edition of the Independent, Jane won a commission to produce a piece of art for the winner of the female jockeys’ The Silk Series.
She went up against three other artists before coming out on top after a social media poll vote.
Megan Nicholls, daughter of National Hunt champion, Paul Nicholls, took the overall trophy after finishing third in the Silk Series Lady Riders’ Handicap at Doncaster on September 14.
Jane’s painting, ‘Up For Grabs,’ was commissioned by Arena Racing Company (ARC) as part of a parallel initiative with the Society of Equestrian Artists.
As well as the commission Jane received a complimentary annual ARC Corporate Membership.
She said: “It was such a pleasure to present the painting to Megan after such a wonderful performance in The Silk Series.
“Although the vote by Twitter and the subsequent commission have not been without their stresses, I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of the whole process.”
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