The Lion Sands Collection

The Sketches

Original sketches. One of each, only 20/26 available for sale. 30% of every sale goes directly to conservation.

A month in the bush. One sketchbook of memories.

These are the sketches I almost kept for myself: the imperfect, live drawings of perfect moments I experienced at Lion Sands in the Kruger National Park.

There are 26 sketches, but I will only be selling 20 of them now. The perfect way to become a Katherine Hughes collector and give back to conservation.

The Lion Sands Collection

The Sketches

Original sketches. One of each, only 15/20 available for sale. 30% of every sale goes directly to conservation.

THE COLLECTION

The Lion Sands Works

Original oils. One of each. A portion of every sale goes directly to conservation.

-Help me name this-

When Darkness Sings

The Colour of Freedom

Together, We Rise

A Moment of Grace

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How did this happen?

Chosen as Artist in Residence at Lion Sands Game Reserve

For a full month, my only job has been to paint — with my own studio overlooking the bush, game drives whenever I wanted, and the freedom to set up an easel and work directly from life. No screens. No references. Just presence, as close to these animals as I could get.

Every painting here was made in that one place, in that one month. They can't be repeated.

Why it matters

When you buy art, a wild animal benefits.

Up to 50% of my profits go to conservation and children's charities, and some works are auctioned with 100% of the proceeds going straight to the cause. You're not buying decoration. You're putting a rhino on your wall, and money behind the real one.

Everything I do comes back to this: I paint to tell the stories of animals that can't speak for themselves.