HAMISH MACKIE 2013

“You should be able to look ata wildlife sculpture in the eyeand see life.”Hamish MackieSUFFOLk RAM HEADClay original for bronze.

Hereford BullBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2011, 63cm long x 35cm high x 16cm wide.Swift, Life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25,Dated 2011, 50cm long x 34cm high x 19cm wide.Jacob Ram Head, Life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of12, Dated 2009, 45cm long x 48cm high x 33cm deep.9

Otter, Fish Take-awayBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2013, 23cm long x 13cm high x 12cm wide.Kingfisher, divingBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2009,49cm high x 22cm wide x 20cm deep.Otter on a rockBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2009,28cm high x 18cm wide x 19cm deep.11

Otter Mother and CubsBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 24cm long x 34cm high x 16cm wide.12

Otter, spiralling maquetteBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2012, 40cm long x 20cm high x 17cm wide.Otter swimming, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013,96cm long x 38cm high x 35cm wide.13

CrabSilver, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 6, Dated 2010, 17cm long x 13cm high x 35cm wide.LobsterSilver, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 6, Dated 2010, 69cm long x 12cm high x 24cm wide.14

All in the name of research!SalmonBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 84cm long x 151cm high x 38cm wide.15

Antarctica“In 2011, I was hugely honoured to be invited by polar experts ‘Ice-tracks’ as the artist on board an expeditioncruise travelling to Antarctica. This gave me an invaluable opportunity to study and sculpt some of the planet’shardiest wildlife within their pristine environment. It was overwhelming to see such a profusion of wildlife withinsuch a rugged and unforgiving landscape.”www.ice-tracks.com16

ELEPHANT SEALSBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2011, 25cm high x 62cm long x 18cm wide.King Penguin 2011Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2011, 24cm high x 25cm long x 25cm wide.17

Of the 21 speciesof albatross, 19 arecurrently threatenedwith extinctionAlbatross HeadBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie,Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2011,31cm long x 50cm high x 13cm wide.Whale FlukeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2011, 28cm long x 22cm high x 28cm wide.18

Humpback, Mother and Calf BreachingBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 84cm long x 151cm high x 38cm wide.Polar Bears, Mother and CubsBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2009, Mother 33cm long x 19cm high x 10cm wide. Cub head up 24cm long x 17cmhigh x 9cm wide. Cub head down 22cm long x 15cm high x 8cm wide.19

U.A.E.“Thank you to the Dubai CamelResearch Centre for their kindassistance with my camel research.”Hamish sculpts maquettes directly from life toget the subject’s attitude and disposition into hishead. His emotive understanding of the subjectis fundamental to capturing its character. It isthen easier to sculpt a life-size sculpture oncethe subject is ‘in his head’ without having to referanywhere else.20

Camel StandingBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 33cm long x 28cm high x 14cm wide.Camel Sitting downBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 35cm long x 15cm high x 14cm wide.21

Camel, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 9, Dated 2013, 307cm long x 217cm high x 65cm wide.22

Camel HeadBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013,28cm long x 31cm high x 12cm wide.23

THE HIGHLANDS“Going up the hill, in the Highlands of Scotland, is one of my favouritepastimes. I stalked a group of three stags to within six meters, before spookingthem with my camera - an unforgettable experience. The rut, along with manyother seasonal events in the animal kingdom, gives a fascinating insight intotheir evolved behaviour.”24

Red Deer STAG & HindHIND: Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 35cm long x 40cm high x 20cm wide.STAG: Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 42cm long x 58cm high x 23cm wide.25

Stag, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2008, 183cm long x 217cm high x 66cm wide.26

Roe Doe, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 96cm long x 99cm high x 50cm wide.27

Roe Buck legs outstretched, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 154cm long x 130cm high x 51cm wide, including steel plinth.28

Roe Buck legs under, Life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 115cm long x 130cm high x 51cm wide, including steel plinth.29

Grouse standingBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 21cm long x 26cm high x 12cm wide.30

Grouse standingSilver, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 6, Dated 2013, 21cm long x 26cm high x 12cm wide.31

Grouse Left and RightBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 32cm long x 78cm high x 34cm wide.32

Grouse standingBlack GrouseBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013,Bronze, Signed Hamish21cmMackie,longNumberedx 26cm higheditionx 12cmof 12,wide.Dated 2013, 22cm long x 33cm high x 36cm wide.33

Woodcock Rising, 2013Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 52cm long x 66cm high x 37cm wide.34

Woodcock 2011Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2011, 33cm long x 28cm high x 14cm wide.35

English PartridgeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2011, 89cm long x 70cm high x 53cm wide.36

English PartridgeSilver, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 3, Dated 2011, 89cm long x 70cm high x 53cm wide.37

Pine Marten, in a TreeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 46cm long x 82cm high x 20cm wide.Pine MartenBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 59cm long x 39cm high x 13cm wide.38

BARN OWL 2013Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 31cm long x 21cm high x 22cm wide.39

Africa“Studying a wild leopard is notoriously hard. In 2012 I visited Africat on aresearch trip to learn about leopard and cheetah. I aim to sculpt from lifewhere possible and return to my studio with enough inspirational, visual, andanatomical information to further develop the subject.”‘Our mission is to make a significant contribution to conservation througheducation. We shall continue to strive towards the long-term survival ofNamibia’s carnivores in their natural habitat.’The Africat Foundation.40

Cheetah HeadBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2012, 17cm long x 30cm high x 20cm deep.41

Cheetah foot down, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 185cm long x 175cm high x 60cm wide, including steel plinth.42

Cheetah launch pad, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 130cm long x 143cm high x 112cm wide, including steel plinth.43

Cheetah SequenceBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 20121. 36cm long x 19cm high x 19cm wide. 2. 33cm long x 21cm high x 20cm wide. 3. 43cm long x 19cm high x 13cm wide.Leopard Stalking 2012Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2010, 45cm long x 20cm high x 13cm deep.44

Cheetah FragmentBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2012, 10cm long x 43cm high x 11cm deep.45

Caracal HeadBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25,Dated 2010, 17cm long x 34cm high x 16cm deep.Leopard HeadBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012,19cm long x 34cm high x 22cm deep.46

Leopard Turning in TreeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 29cm long x 52cm high x 24cm deep.47

Leopard Stalking, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2010, 193cm long x 163cm high x 75cm wide including steel plinth.48

Leopard Sitting, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2008, 80cm long x 91cm high x 47cm deep.49

Leopard climbing Tree, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2008, 127cm long x 260cm high x 110cm deep.50

“Africa is in the midst of a poaching crisis driven by unprecedenteddemand for ivory and rhino horn from the Far East. Last year as many as35,000 elephant were slaughtered by poachers, whilst South Africa, whichhosts 75% of the world’s rhino population, alone lost 668 rhino. Tusk issupporting a wide range of projects aimed at combating this threat.”Charlie Mayhew, Founder and Chief Executive of Tusk Trust.Elephant Mother and CalfBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2009, 46cm long x 26cm high x 23cm deep.Elephant Bulls FightingBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2010,102cm long x 44cm high x 29cm wide.Elephant Bulls FightingSilver, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 3, Dated 2010,104cm long x 47cm high x 33cm wide.51

Elephant Calf, practice chargeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 24cm long x 20cm high x 13cm wide.Elephant Calf, trunk senseBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013,22cm long x 20cm high x 11cm wide.Elephant Calf, size mattersBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013,22cm long x 18cm high x 14cm wide.52

Warthog FamilyBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 3, Dated 2009. Male - 36cm long x 22cm high x 10cm wide. Female - 38cm long x 22cm high x 9cm wide.Piglet - 27cm long x 17cm high x 7cm wide.Guinea FowlBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2012. Eating - 13cm long x 8cm high x 7cm wide. Looking Up - 12cm long x 15cm high x 6cm wide.Walking - 12cm long x 15cm high x 6cm wide. Running - 13cm long x 15cm high x 6cm wide. Bolt - 18cm long x 18cm high x 6cm wide.Guinea FowlSilver, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 6, Dated 2012. Eating - 13cm long x 8cm high x 7cm wide. Looking Up - 12cm long x 15cm high x 6cm wide.Walking - 12cm long x 15cm high x 6cm wide. Running - 13cm long x 15cm high x 6cm wide. Bolt - 18cm long x 18cm high x 6cm wide.53

Goose, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2010,102cm long x 44cm high x 29cm wide.54

TunaStainless Steel (zeron 100), Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2010, 103cm long x 61cm high x 47cm wide.Goose MaquetteBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated2010, 35cm long x 37cm high x 16cm wide.55

Little Owl taking off 2013Bronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2013, 44cm long x 38cm high x 36cm wide.ChickensBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated2009. Brahma Cockerel, 78cm high x 41cm wide x 52cm long. LegHorn Cockerel, 65cm high x 22cm wide x 37cm long. Hen Pecking,38cm high x 24cm wide x 42cm long.Hound Jumping WallBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated2012, 36cm long x 42cm high x 19cm wide.56

Wild Boar, life-sizeBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2010, 173cm long x 106cm high x 46cm wide including steel plinth.57

Goodman’s fieldSLondon E1The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC has chosen British sculptorHamish Mackie to create a major new sculpture at Goodman’s Fieldsin the City of London.As Britain’s foremost wildlife artist, Hamish is turning hisconsiderable talent to creating a group of seven galloping horses; lifeand a quarter size, and cast in museum quality bronze.These horses take their inspiration from the time in C17th whenMr. Goodman leased out the fields for livery for London’s horses.Hamish has recreated an excitable and energetic group, breakingfree from their stables and galloping towards Leman Street wherethey rear up as they meet the bustle of London’s traffic.Working with live animals, Hamish models directly into clay,capturing the strength and mood of the animals he sculpts. Hishorses almost live. Look into their eyes and you know what they arethinking. They are ghosts of a past history of London, galloping intoa future city and creating the dynamism to link this new businessand residential quarter with its history of commerce, trade, goodsand people from around the world.The Berkeley Group has created an exemplar development and thisnew work by Hamish Mackie will be at its heart. The landscapingscheme has been specifically designed for this sculpture by MurdochWickham Landscape Architects. Mature trees, pools and fountainswill create tranquility, contrasting with the raw energy of Hamish’shorses and following the curved path of their gallop through thepiazza.These horses will be the centerpiece of this destination development,a major London Landmark and iconic showcase of British Sculptureat it best.MM urdochickham58

Polo PonyBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012,38cm long x 35cm high x 21cm wide.FoalBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2011,32cm long x 24cm high x 14cm wide.Event HorseBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numberededition of 12, Dated 2012, 59cm long x 39cmhigh x 26cm wide.59

Shire HorseBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2011, 64cm long x 37cm high x 14cm wide.HIGHLAND FOOT SCRATCHBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2009,30cm long x 20cm high x 28cm wide.HIGHLAND CHEEK ITCHBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 25, Dated 2009,36cm long x 19cm high x 23cm wide.60

ABERDEEN ANGUS BULLClay original for bronze.61

Bird FormBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2009, 50cm long x 31cm high x 16cm wide.Oscillating DiskBronze, Signed Hamish Mackie, Numbered edition of 12, Dated 2012, 70cm long x 50cm high x 33cm wide.62

Owl Ring18crt. Gold, made to size.63

onze casting64

At a time when contemporary art is criticised for lacking craft, bronzecasting is a refreshing antidote. Each sculpture takes on average fourmonths to be sculpted, moulded and then cast into bronze. It is ahighly skilled, labour-intensive process. Hamish’s sculptures are castin England by the Lockbund Sculpture Foundry. He has a 20-yearhistory of working with this foundry building a crucial relationshipbetween sculptor and founder; together rising to various technicalchallenges, from casting intricate feather detail to a life-size cheetahsupported on one leg.Whatever the sculpture, the finish is always of museum quality.‘You sculpt what you want and we’ll work out how to cast it.’ SimonAllison - Lockbund Sculpture Foundry.“I love the fact that a finger print left in the clay original comesthrough into the bronze. I take full advantage of the technicalcapabilities of a good foundry.”Bronze’s tensile strength allows compositions with minimal supports,unthinkable in materials such as marble, wax and plaster fromwhich sculptures are initially created. This results in tactile bronzesculptures that will last many centuries.Bronzes are made by pouring molten bronze into a ceramicinvestment - known as the ‘Cire Perdue’ or ‘Lost wax’ Method. Thesame technique dates back 5000 years. The skill of transforming onematerial into another is to preserve all of the detail of the original.Positive original to negative mouldThe first stage of making a bronze is to sculpt the original. Hamishuses different materials such as clay, plasticine or wax, dependingon where and what he is sculpting. This is built up over a steel andaluminium anatomical skeleton known as an armature. A siliconrubber mould is made over the original. The soft silicon rubber formsan exact negative of the positive original held in the right shape bya rigid fiberglass outer case. Multi-section moulds fit together withmillimetre precision.Positive wax to negative ceramicinvestmentThe ‘sprued up’ wax is then coated inside and out with liquid ceramicand grit, built up in layers to form a strong heat-resistant investmentaround the wax. This is then baked upside down in an oven, allowingthe wax to be burnt out - hence the term ‘Cire Perdue’ or ‘lost wax’.Negative ceramic investment topositive bronzeThe negative space formerly occupied by the wax is now filled withmolten bronze poured in at 1200ºC into the pre-heated ceramicinvestment. Other metals such as silver can be cast using the samemethod but at different temperatures.When the bronze has cooled, the ceramic shell is painstakinglyhammered away and the sprues cut off. To remove the hard ceramicfrom the surface detail and deep undercuts, the bronze is placed inacid, which further breaks down the investment.ChasingIf the bronze has been cast in several pieces, it is now welded togetherand chased. This is a highly skilled process recreating any surfacedetail. “It’s easy for me to push my fingers into soft wet clay, not soeasy to reproduce in hard metal; the sign of a quality casting is notto notice the chasing.” If structurally necessary, sculptures are fittedinternally with stainless steel supports.PatinatingThe sculpture is now ready to be heated up and applied with a widerange of chemicals, which form the finished patina. Hamish is one offew sculptors who do their own patination, as he considers this to beas important as the colour of paint on a canvas.Negative mould to positive waxMolten wax is slushed into the mould, poured out and the remainingskin allowed to cool; this forms a hollow wax positive approximately4mm thick. The seam lines where the mould sections fitted togetherare then worked out and the sculpture cut up into castable sections.To this a series of wax pipes called runners and risers are fitted(known as sprues); these allow the molten bronze to flow in and thegases to come out. Each time an edition is cast another wax has tobe made.65

Selected Exhibitions• 1996 Became full time sculptor.• 1996 Art for Youth – winner of the Diana Brookes prize. 1st Solo show in the AirGallery, Fanshawe Somerset, London.• 1997 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London.• 1998 Brewin Dolphin, CLA Game Fair.• 1999 Cotswold Wildlife Park in Aid of Tusk Trust, Oxfordshire.• 2000 Hiscox Insurance, London.• 2001 Art London.• 2002 Soane, London.• 2003 Rathbones, Edinburgh.• 2004 First Triennial Solo Show in the Gallery in Cork Street.• 2005 Knight Frank, Inhomes, Hungerford.• 2006 Solo Show, Fine Art Commission, London.• 2008 Represented by Collier and Dobson.• 2010 Mallett, American International Fine Art Fair, The Palm Beach, Jewellery, Artand Antique show, Florida.• 2010 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London.• 2012 Solo Show, Mallet, New York.• 2012 Sculpture 2012 (Olympics), Grosvenor Square and Oxford Street, London.• 2013 Mallett, The San Francisco Fall Antiques Fair.• 2013 Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Highgrove, Gloucestershire.• 2013 Fourth Triennial Solo Show Gallery in Cork Street.Thank you to the following companies for their support with my 2013 solo show.Selected Commissions• Merrill Lynch, London.• Hiscox, London.• Andrew Winch Design.• Countryside Alliance.• Lewa Downs, Kenya.• Chippenham Park, Cambridgeshire.• Knowsley Park, Derbyshire.• Tregothnan Estates, Cornwall.• Trewithen Estates, Cornwall.• Cadogan Estates.• Westminster Estates.• Clear Water, Nova Scotia, Canada.• Radley College.• The National Trust.• Barclays Private Bank Ltd.• National Trust.• The Himalayan Garden, Yorkshire.• RSPCA.• Woburn Abbey.• Floors Castle.• Chapman University, California.• Gilbane Development Company,Rhode Island.• Bahamas Development Company,Bahamas.• Alibaba Group, Hong Kong.• Sogo Hong Kong.• Berkeley Group.• British Racing School.• Purdey, London (Resident Sculptor).66

“…his animals always seem to be on themove, or ready, at any moment, to move.”Edward Lucie-Smith, Art critic and historian.Hamish Mackie SculptureManor Farm Barn, Station Road, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, OX15 5LT, England.Mobile. +44(0)7971028098Hamish@hamishmackie.comwww.hamishmackie.com