Turn your unforgettable wildlife encounters into a master painting with Carla Grace.
COLLECTORS ULTIMATE
EXPERIENCE
Carla Grace
Join award winning wildlife artist, Carla Grace, in an unforgettable wildlife experience at the Monarto Safari park. Be among the first to experience a new generation of art collecting with Carla Grace. Capture an experience, not just a pretty painting.



About
THE EXPERIENCE
COLLECTING ART LIKE NEVER BEFORE
This exclusive experience invites one collector (or couple) to accompany renowned wildlife artist Carla Grace, on a 3-day journey into Monarto Safari Park to co-create a meaningful and deeply personal wildlife or landscape painting. Capture breathtaking reference moments, collaborate on the painting’s concept, and witness the artist’s creative process unfold from the very beginning.
Collectors
PROGRAM EXAMPLE
Day 1
Arrival
Meeting and Tours
10:00am - 12PM – Arrival & Welcome Brunch
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Meet & greet, settle into accommodation.
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Welcome packs distributed, meeting with hotel concierge to explore outing. options
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1:00 PM – Expeience 1: Wildlife Photography & Observational Sketching
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Guided drive with a focus on observing animal movement, form, light. Capturing any moments with photographer
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Guests may relax while artist prepares some ideas
4:30 PM – Return to rooms to refresh for photography session
5:00 PM – Sunset photography session & sundowner
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Wildlife outing for a sunset photography session with drinks and nibbles
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7:00 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Preparing for the Painting
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Collectors may relax, review photos taken during the day and enjoy an evening beverage. Based on images selected, the artist will begin preparing for preliminary paintings and sketches
Day 2
References &
Compositions
6:00 AM – Experience 2: Sunrise Safari Drive 2 (optional)
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If necessary, a second photography session can be scheduled
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9:00 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM – Artist Preliminary paintings
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Collector may choose to watch the painting process, or may relax/do an activity while the artist begins larger sample pieces.
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1:00 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Experience 3
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Based on the collection of images up to this point, we may need to venture out again for more wildlife experiences.
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5:00 PM – Sundowner
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Relaxing Sundowner and finalisation of ideas and compositions for main painting
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7:00 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Open Studio Night (Optional) reviewing all references
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Quiet painting time
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Day 3
Finalising Painting
& Farewell
8:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM – Guided Painting Session: Final Piece Begins
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This is the critical time to be certain all the elements for the main piece are to the collectors satisfaction. Any alterations need to be discussed and finalised before farewell.
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Collector are gifted farewell pack, artwork/preliminary paintings. Everything created during the encounter will be sent with the final painting as a further memento of the trip.
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COLLABORATORS



