Animal Sculptures UK
Sculpture by Hamish MacKie
Hamish MacKie is established as one of the top British wildlife sculptors.
His sculptures are cast in bronze or silver as limited editions, signed, dated and numbered.
Hamish Mackie was born in 1973 and grew up on a livestock farm in Cornwall. He has been sculpting as a career since 1996 and has worked in public and private collections around the world.
Public commissions include Merrill Lynch, Hiscox Insurance, Barclays Bank, The National Trust, Woburn Abbey, Chapman University California and Gilbane Development Company Rhode Island.
Hamish has been sculpting since school, finding himself lucky to have both a natural talent as well as a passion which was developed at Radley College, Falmouth school of Art and Kingston University.
Bronze Spanish Bull head down Bronze 40 x 17 x 15cm, signed
Ham, dated 2007, numbered edition of 12. The first eight of the edition
will be reserved as complete set of four bulls.
£ 2,850 including VAT
In between commissions, Hamish shows his sculptures every three years.
The next is in The Gallery in Cork Street, London in October 2010. Since his last solo show Hamish has built a purpose built studio in Oxfordshire from which he is sculpting his latest collection. The new studio was christened with the life size stag, which he shot, sculpted and ate! Visit him and buy a VERY limited version of it!
During 2009 Hamish exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show as well as the CLA Game Fair, Belvoir Castle.
Hamish sculpts from life where possible working mainly in clay or wax over an armature made of steel and aluminium which forms a skelington.
From the original, a mould is made for the lost wax casting technique using a ceramic shell to pour the bronze into. Hamish has always been intrigued that it is possible to cast a finger print into bronze.
Bronze Gorilla Bronze, 87 x
56 x 53cm, | 
Silver Crab Hallmarked
Silver (4.6kg approx). 17cm long x 35cm wide x 13cm high, |
He likes to leave a history in the sculpture surface as to how the anatomy was built up, for example, the forceful push of his palm running down a leopard's leg generates power into the sculpture and leaves a history as to how it was made.
In comparison, Bird form, currently being worked on, has an almost obsessive tightness to the surface. His spontaneous looseness is only achievable after 12 years practise and a thorough understanding of anatomy. Texture depends on his perception of the subject and it's character. The vigour and energy Hamish creates in his work contrasts with the solidity of bronze and the outcomes are dramatic, powerful and full of movement.
Bronze Little Owl 2008 Bronze, | 
Bronze Leopard Life Size
Coming out of tree Bronze, |
 | Please do not hesitate to contact Hamish directly to arrange to view a sculpture or discuss a potential commission - large or small.
Please visit Hamish Mackie's web site to view his latest available sculptures or call 0044 +(0)1608 737 859 |