Granite: 4x5x4ft 3.00 tons. Location: Private collection, Peak District. Sold.
A craggy sculpture of a shepherd and his sheep. This work was exhibited at St. John’s Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh and at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. The sculpture has two levels of meaning – it could be an ordinary shepherd or The Good Shepherd. It is now appropriately sited in the fields of the Peak District where the sheep nestle and rub against it patinating the stone.
Granite: 4x4x3ft 2.00 tons. Location: Private collection, Lanarkshire. Sold.
A mother elephant and her calf lovingly entwine. The title for this work expresses the power and gentleness of God which is also in elephants. This was Rae’s first elephant sculpture. He would carve many more. Purchased from the exhibition at St. John’s Church, Edinburgh.
Granite: 2x3x1ft 0.25 ton. Location: Cramond Kirk Hall, Edinburgh. Gifted.
Ronald Rae has had the support of Cramond Kirk since 1989, providing him with an area to work in their grounds. Rae was delighted when he was asked to carve a sculpture to celebrate the new Millennium Kirk Hall.
“The ancient Christian symbol of the fish, Ronald Rae’s generous gift to the hall, provides an ideal focal point for the gathering area.” – the Rev Dr Russell Barr.
Granite 5x9x5ft 9.00 tons. Location: Private collection, Peak District. Sold.
Privately commissioned, this powerful work carved in Kemnay granite which is 470 million years old, is sited in farmland on a right of way where it is enjoyed and photographed endlessly by passers-by. Ruggedly carved it is the essence of bull.
Granite 3x4x3ft 0.50 tons. Location: Private Collection – Leeds. Sold.
This symbolic sculpture emphasises the plight of the elephant and the fragility of the environment.
Granite: 6x7x4ft 3.00 tons. Location: Private collection, Peak District. Sold.
Carved in Dalbeattie granite, which is geologically a very interesting stone because of its varied colours, this work was inspired by cave art at Lascaux in France. The head is carved in deep relief whilst the body is etched on to the stone leaving much of the natural stone uncarved, allowing the stone to speak. Sited in a field with the cattle around it, is a perfect setting for this rugged work.
Granite: 5x10x5ft 10.00 tons. Location: Isle of Eriska, Argyll. Sold.
Carved expressively this powerful sculpture is the very essence a highland cow, bulky and brooding with huge horns and rhythmic hair covering its eyes.
Rae has taken the stereotypical image of the highland cow seen so often in art, and revitalised it in granite. The sculpture is sited on the Isle of Eriska and has two permanent friends – namely the resident donkeys that enjoy rubbing against the granite!
To see a short video about this sculpture go to Latest News on Video at the right hand column of this page and click on Ronald Rae with his sculptures on the Isle of Eriska.
Granite: 6x4x3ft 3.00 tons. Private Collection. Shropshire. Sold.
A spiritual and highly emotive work of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, depicting the moment he said “Take this cup from me.” The bent head and wrapped limbs represent everyone’s pain.
The carving of this sculpture was filmed by Steve and Carolyn Horn and shown on BBC and Grampian Television.
The sculpture was purchased from the Regent’s Park Exhibition.
Creetown Granite: 7x7x3ft 4.00 tons. Location: In private collection. Oxon. Sold.
Carved in silver-grey Creetown granite from the Solway Firth in Scotland, the sculpture depicts the monumental severed head of the biblical prophet. The scar on the cheek represents his pain. John the Baptist was purchased from the exhibition in Regent’s Park, London in 2002.
Granite: 5x5x3ft 3.00 tons. Location: Private Collection. Aberdeenshire. Sold.
This sculpture of four monumental portrait heads stands as a memorial to the people of St.Kilda who became dispossessed when they could no longer survive on their remote island off the west coast of Scotland. The head of the elderly man was based on Rae’s grandfather.