Battle Zone Jane Braithwaite while the rolling countryside and

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

The animals feel almost sculpted from colour itself

Captured in full stride

With expressive abstraction and masterful layering

their jockeys urging them toward the finish

Battle Zone Jane Braithwaite while the rolling countryside andAlasdair BanksColoured oil on canvas 200 cm x 165 cm (78 inches x 65 inches) Abstract Expressionist Battle Zone (2025) is a monumental exploration of equine power and competitive fury by Alasdair Banks. Rendered in sweeping, gestural layers of crimson, ochre, and obsidian, the painting captures a pack of jockeys and horses locked in a frenzied charge. The figures, abstracted and electrified, surge forward with unrelenting force, dissolving into a