Mixed Media

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1/30 Refugee

Recycled wood and found objects 50" x 36" x 12" Location: St Mark's Unitarian Church, Edinburgh. Ronald Rae constructed this piece in 1980 when he was carving his Abraham sculpture in the grounds of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. At th [ ... ]

2/30 Good Friday

Wax crayons on incised hardboard. 40" x 60" A contemporary look at Good Friday - the umbrella a metaphor for the shadow caused by Christ's suffering.

3/30 Bird Head

Paint on recycled wood 17" x 19"

4/30 INRI Suitcase

Paint, earth and rope on recycled suitcase 14" x 17" x 6" The letters INRI were often depicted on Christ's cross in religious paintings - they stand for Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. Rae carved these letters on his granite sculptu [ ... ]

5/30 Flying Bird

Paint and earth on recycled wood "18 x 26"

6/30 Bird and Fish

Paint and pen on cardboard 7" x 12"

7/30 Fly

Paint and pen on cardboard 11" x 14"

8/30 Insect

Paint and pen on cardboard 8" x 15"

9/30 Fish Assemblage

Paint on recycled wood assemblage 24" x 35"

10/30 Bird on Egg

Paint and earth on recycled wood 18" x 22"

11/30 Elephant Head

Paint and earth on recycled wood 32" x 32" Sold The theme of elephants looms large in Rae's oeuvre, having carved seven elephant sculptures in granite.

12/30 Horse Head

Paint and earth on recycled wood 18" x 24"

13/30 Judas

Wax crayons on cut hardboard 40" x 55" Perhaps the artist as Judas.

14/30 Noli Me Tangere

Wax crayons on hardboard 40" x 60" A close up of Christ's hands when Mary Magdalene confronted him on the day after his crucifixion and he said Noli me tangere - "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father." St.John Chapter 21 [ ... ]

15/30 Dispossessed Collage

Photo collage and candlewax on wood 6" x 12"

16/30 Elephant Collage

Photo collage with candlewax on wood 11" x 9"

17/30 Trophy Collage

Photo collage with candlewax on wood 7" x 8"

18/30 Ram And Dog

A ram being bitten by a dog - paint and earth on recycled wood 17" x 22"

19/30 Running Bird

Paint on recycled cardboard "13 x "18

20/30 Sail Boat And Bird

Paint on wood assemblage. 51" x 68" The abstract designs on this artwork were influenced by a trip to the Antipodes.

21/30 Leaf Sun Drawing 1

This decorative laurel leaf was achieved by burning the design on to the leaf using a magnifying glass and the sun's rays. A selection of these leaves were exhibited at the Benmore Botanic Garden in 2004.