Vantage Point Racing Club Episode 11

04/27/23 • 58 min

In this episode Ilka is joined by co-host Stephen Wallis to talk about all the latest news on Art and Horse Racing, the unique art exhibition which is due to open over Newmarket’s Guineas weekend at Saint Wendred’s stables. Stephen is joined by three more artists, Debbie Burt, Terry Lindsey and Rachel Constantine. Debbie is an award-winning journalist, photographer and sculptor, Terry, the owner of Tilting at Windmills Gallery, a major New England gallery, painting style is based on a layering technique while fellow American Rachel Constantine, currently living in Cambridge is a classical realist oil painter. Catch details of a competition where you can win an exclusive watercolour sketch by Emily Johnson, the resident artist at Cheltenham racecourse who will be at Art and Horse Racing. You will also hear breaking news on the club’s mare Just Once’s first foal. Details of all fourteen artists with their respective websites who are due to exhibit at Art and Horse Racing can be found at www.gansera-leveque.com Vantage Point Racing Club merchandise eleas-crafts.creator-spring.com Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher Follow us on Twitter @VantagePointRac Join the Club!

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Vantage Point Racing Club Episode 10

Paintings are arriving at Saint Wendred’s ahead of Art & Horse Racing, the unique art exhibition on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th May at Ilka’s yard. In this podcast you will hear interviews by co-host Stephen Wallis with local artist Clive Dawson who works mainly in acrylics, along with two American artists Diana Cook from upstate New York and Amanda Markel Bozeman, Montana. Diana devotes her time painting narrative scenes most often involving dogs. Amanda is an internationally collected bronze sculptor and visual storyteller. In the next episode you will hear from more artists who are set to exhibit their work at Art & Horse Racing. Ilka updates us on the news about her mare Just Once who is shortly due to foal in France . And with two Breeze Up sales scheduled at Tattersalls on 17-19 April and 3 and 4 May Ilka offers the chance for any listener who is looking to buy a future winner to join her at the sales. This episode is sponsored by BoneKare www.gansera-leveque.com/bonekare-uk Vantage Point Racing Club merchandise: https://eleas-crafts.creator-spring.com Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher. Follow us on Twitter @VantagePointRac Join The Club! Amanda Markel www.agmarkel.com Diana Cook www.dianacookstudio.com

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Vantage Point Racing Club Episode 12

In this month’s episode Ilka and her co-host Stephen Wallis review Art & Horse Racing, the highly successful fineart exhibition which was held at Saint Wendred’s on 6th and 7th May. Over 130 items of artwork were on display in Ilka’s picturesque stable setting. The inaugural event was so popular that future Art & Horse Racing exhibitions are now being planned by Ilka. “It started with a little idea in the middle of the night in January,” said Ilka. The podcast features feedback from six of the fourteen international artists and Vantage Point Racing club member Debbie Nicholls adds her thoughts on the weekend in Newmarket. Ilka reveals further feedback from other artists, plans for the future along with details of the competition winner. But Saint Wendred’s is also a busy racing stable. Since Episode 11 Ilka’s leading filly Miss Bella Brand has won races at Doncaster and Windsor. Ilka reflects on the filly’s consistency and plans to send her to a listed race in Germany. In addition, Ilka updates us on Vantage Point Racing club horses Just Once and Kingwell. Just Once’s foal is progressing well in France while Kingwell ran 3rd at Leicester on 13 May. Episode 12 was recorded on 23 May Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcast, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher. Follow us on Twitter @VantagePointRac www.gansera-leveque.com www.artandhorseracing.com Join the Club!