COLLECTOR'S EXPERIENCE

Turn your unforgettable wildlife encounters into a master painting with Carla Grace.

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The Collector Experience is an invitation extended to a select number of collectors each year — a rare opportunity to step into the creation of a one-of-one wildlife or landscape painting. Capture breathtaking reference moments, collaborate on the direction of the work, and witness the creative process unfold from the very beginning.

Together, we travel into the wild — from Yellowstone to the Kruger or the Amazon — immersing ourselves in the landscape and gathering the moments that will shape the final piece. You are part of the process throughout, experiencing the evolution of the painting as it moves from concept to completion.

What emerges is more than a finished work. It is a piece defined by place, time, and shared experience — created not just to be owned, but to be lived with and remembered for generations.

“What makes this so special is the meaning behind the animals — their stories, their history. The process of making the painting, immortalising them through art gives it meaning.

It’s not just a painting; you’ve captured their essence, and that’s beautiful.”
— Kevin Richardson

ORIGIN OF THE IDEA

Where It All Began – South Africa with Kevin Richardson

This experience was inspired by a life-changing collaboration with conservationist Kevin Richardson. In South Africa, I spent a week photographing lions in Kevin’s care. Together we sketched, filmed, and built the emotional thread that became a large-scale commissioned painting.

That process—being there for the story, helping to shape it—is what I’m now offering to a select few collectors each year. Kevin’s feedback, footage from our time together, and the final painting is shared below. It helps illustrate what’s possible when memory, wildlife, and fine art come together in a meaningful way.