Day 1: 

The private Sketch Session 

Phase I — Private Departure

Setting the Tone

The experience begins with a seamless, curated departure designed to transition guests out of routine and into something more intentional.

Guests are welcomed at a central meeting point with morning coffee, light breakfast, and a brief introduction to Minna George’s practice. From there, private transport carries the group toward Mount Rainier National Park—a gradual shift from urban pace to alpine stillness.

During the drive, Minna shares insight into her work:

• how she reads landscape beyond what is visible
• how color, movement, and atmosphere influence her compositions
• what she looks for before ever putting pencil to paper

This is where the experience begins to reframe perception.

Phase II — Entering the Landscape

Immersion & Observation

Upon arrival, guests begin a guided hike along a carefully selected trail chosen not for difficulty, but for visual richness and compositional diversity.

The environment becomes the first teacher:

• wild alpine meadows layered with color
• shifting perspectives as elevation changes
• moments of stillness contrasted with movement—wind, light, shadow

Minna guides the group through how she interprets these elements in real time:

• identifying focal points within expansive views
• simplifying complexity into structure
• observing rhythm and energy within nature

This is not instruction—it is a shift in how guests see.

Phase III — The Sketching Session

From Observation to Expression

At a pre-selected vantage point, the group settles into a private sketching session overlooking one of Rainier’s most striking views.

Each guest is provided with a curated sketch kit—minimal, intentional tools designed to encourage freedom rather than perfection.

Minna leads a guided session focused on:

• translating feeling rather than replicating detail
• capturing movement through line
• distilling landscape into essential form

Guests are encouraged to let go of expectation. The goal is not to create a finished drawing, but to capture a personal imprint of the moment.

This sketch becomes more than a keepsake—it becomes part of the origin story.

Phase IV — Wilderness Lunch

Connection & Conversation

Following the session, guests are invited into a thoughtfully staged wilderness lunch—an unexpected moment of refinement set within the rawness of the landscape.

The experience includes:

• a curated, seasonal menu
• elevated picnic presentation
• wine pairings aligned with the setting

Conversation naturally deepens:

• how collectors engage with art
• how environment influences creative output
• reflections on the morning’s experience

Phase V — Reflection & Return

Closing the First Chapter

Before departure, the group gathers for a brief reflection.

Guests may share their sketches, discuss their experience, or simply absorb the moment. Minna offers personal insights and observations, connecting what was created that day to her broader practice.

Each guest leaves with:

• their sketch, signed by Minna as part of the experience
• professional documentation of the day
• a deeper, more personal connection to the work that will follow

The return journey is quiet, reflective—allowing the experience to settle.

Six Weeks Later...  

The Artwork Unveiling

Phase VI — The Collector Dinner

From Landscape to Canvas

Guests are welcomed back to Vaunt Gallery for an intimate, private dinner—an evening designed to reconnect the group and bring the experience full circle.

The gallery is transformed:

• documentation from the excursion is subtly integrated into the space
• guest sketches are displayed as part of the narrative
• the atmosphere is warm, refined, and anticipatory

A multi-course dinner unfolds within the gallery, with Minna seated among guests, continuing the dialogue begun on the mountain.

Phase VII — The Artist’s Reveal

The Moment of Transformation

At the center of the evening is the unveiling of a new work—created by Minna George directly from the sketch and landscape experienced during the excursion.

Before the reveal, Minna shares:

• the specific moment that inspired the piece
• how the initial sketch evolved in the studio
• what was preserved, what was reinterpreted

The unveiling itself is intentional and restrained—allowing the work to emerge as the culmination of a shared experience.

For those present, the piece is not new—it is recognized.

Phase VIII — First Right of Acquisition

A Privileged Opportunity

Following the reveal, guests are offered exclusive first access to acquire the work.

This opportunity exists only within this setting:

• before public viewing
• before the VIP opening the following evening

The dynamic is not transactional—it is contextual.

Guests understand:

• where the work began
• how it evolved
• why it exists

Acquisition becomes a natural extension of the experience.

Phase IX — Private Exhibition Preview

Before the World Arrives

The evening concludes with a private viewing of the full exhibition.

Guests move through the gallery ahead of its public debut, experiencing the broader body of work in a quiet, unhurried environment.

By the time the exhibition opens the following day, these collectors hold something unique:

• early access
• deeper understanding
• and, for some, ownership of a work whose story they helped shape

The Result

This is not simply an event.
It is a two-part journey that transforms collectors into participants—and artwork into something lived, not just acquired.