Ronald Rae visits his earliest sculptures at Rozelle Park Ayr

August 29, 2010

In this recent film Ronald Rae talks about his granite sculptures sited at Rozelle Park Ayr which portray The Tragic Sacrifice of Christ. The granite for the centre piece, The Deposition, came from Kirkmabreck Quarry in Creetown. This was his first monumental work. The granite for the remaining sculptures came from the Old Harbour wall [...]

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Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part Two

August 21, 2010

This second video of Ronald Rae’s magnificent exhibition at The Falkirk Wheel features five of his animal sculptures two of which are endangered species and one a cloned creature. The next video, yet to be made, will cover the remaining sculptures.

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Heavy Horse – Falkirk Wheel

August 15, 2010

Granite 7x10x5ft 10.00 tonnes. For sale. As you can see The Heavy Horse and Foal sculpture is a great favourite at The Falkirk Wheel. Heavy horses in days of yore, would have pulled the barges along the canal. The Ronald Rae Sculpture Exhibition at The Falkirk Wheel in Central Scotland runs throughout 2010. To see [...]

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Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One

August 11, 2010

Ronald Rae has fourteen sculptures on exhibition at The Falkirk Wheel in Central Scotland where the Forth, Clyde and Union Canals meet. The exhibition is free.The Falkirk Wheel is the world’s first and only rotating boat lift, a masterpiece in engineering. In this video Ronald Rae talks about his most poignant works in the exhibition.

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Ronald Rae with his sculptures on the Isle of Eriska

July 27, 2010

Ronald Rae has two sculptures, the Horse and Highland Cow, sited on the beautiful Isle of Eriska in Argyll. Each sculpture has a unique setting – the Horse is on the edge of the nine hole golfcourse with the stunning back drop of Loch Linnhe, and on the wilder west side of the island with [...]

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I.N.R.I.

July 24, 2010

I.N.R.I. by John Davies There’s a rock outside the Mac With a man’s head on it Seems to have fallen from the sky Like a tailless comet Landed with quite a bump That airborne gent One eye tight closed in a painful wince One eye wide open with the shock of the event This chunk [...]

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Fallen Christ and Cow

July 24, 2010

Granite 5x8x7ft 7.00 tonnes. Location: Isle of Iona. The site for the Fallen Christ sculpture on Iona is on land where sheep and cattle freely graze. This touching photo of a cow nuzzling Christ’s head was captured by David Coleman of the Iona Community. It was published on the cover of the Coracle, magazine of [...]

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Cramond Fish in Winter

July 23, 2010

Granite 7x10x6ft 8.00 tons. Location: Cramond Waterfront Here is a photo to cool you down this summer! It is also a reminder of how cold it was last winter with temperatures of minus 10 degrees recorded in Edinburgh. It is very unusual to see snow lying on the beach. The Cramond Fish covered in snow [...]

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Ronald Rae visits his Fallen Christ Sculpture on Iona

July 20, 2010

Not everyone manages to go to Iona because of the long journeys involved – from the mainland of Scotland it requires two ferry journeys and 40 miles on a one track road through Mull. It is said of Iona that it is a hard place to get to and an equally hard place to leave. [...]

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The Deposition – The Tragic Sacrifice of Christ

July 11, 2010

Granite:5x4x2ft 3.00 tons. Location: Rozelle Park, Ayr. Sold. The Deposition – The Tragic Sacrifice of Christ One of five sculptures portraying the Tragic Sacrifice of Christ, the centrepiece of which is this deep relief of the Deposition of Christ – Christ being taken down from the cross. The deposition is a complex work which Rae [...]

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Edessa Messiah

July 11, 2010

Granite:5x4x3ft 3.00 tons. Location: Rozelle Park, Ayr. Sold. Edessa Messiah One of five sculptures portraying the Tragic Sacrifice of Christ. This sculpture was based on the Turin Shroud which was found in the city of Edessa in 544 AD believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth. The granite blocks for four of [...]

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The Scourging of Christ

July 11, 2010
The Scourging of Christ sculpture by Ronald Rae

Granite:5x4x3ft 3.00 tons. Location: Rozelle Park, Ayr. Sold. The Scourging of Christ One of five sculptures portraying the Tragic Sacrifice of Christ. This sad work depicts Christ’s acceptance of being beaten on the way to the Cross. The other side of sculpture shows his naked torso. The granite blocks for four of these sculptures once [...]

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Sculptures in Private Collections

July 10, 2010

Sculptures in Private Collections Ronald Rae’s prestigious works can be found in a number of private collections. To find out more about a particular sculpture, click the image.

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Ronald Rae opens Creetown School project

July 6, 2010

On Tuesday 29th June 2010 Ronald Rae opened Creetown Primary School project – Time in our Environment. This was a great honour for him as it was in Creetown’s famous quarry, when he was 18 years of age, that he found his first monumental granite stone that became the Deposition of Christ, now sited at [...]

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Ronald Rae Finds A New Stone

June 22, 2010

Ronald Rae has been back to Corrennie Quarry in search of a new stone. This short video taken in the quarry shows where his creativity begins. It is some time since he has carved and he wonders if his body will withstand the punishment of another stone. However his obsession to carve granite has always [...]

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Baby Boar returns to Aberdeen

June 9, 2010

Ronald Rae’s Baby Boar sculpture returns to Aberdeen on 14th June 2010. It has been bought by JD Wetherspoon who is constructing a new restaurant and beer garden at Aberdeen Airport. The sculpture will be sited in the beer garden and become a talking point for visitors while they enjoy a snack and await their [...]

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Something’s Burning

April 30, 2010

Pen on newspaper – April 2010 23″ x 29″ Ronald Rae’s cartoons are not typical cartoons in that they are not caricatures – they are surreal images and poetical comments that just happen.

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Arriving in St Andrew Square

April 26, 2010

Granite 8x17x6ft 20.00 tonnes. For sale. Location: St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. Scroll down for short video of the move. On Sunday 25th April the Lion of Scotland sculpture left Holyrood Park after four years and made the mile long journey to its new city centre venue at St Andrew Square Garden where it will be [...]

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In A Hundred Years

April 22, 2010

Pen on newspaper – April 2010 “23″ x 29″ Ronald Rae’s cartoons are not typical cartoons in that they are not caricatures – they are surreal images and poetical comments that happen spontaneously.

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