Education
He studied at the Art Center College of Design.
He studied at the Art Center College of Design.
Rane was raised in Southern California. He then worked in the New York City area but later moved to Salem, Oregon. He has also illustrated editions of Wallace Stegner"s Recapitulation and Ellen Glasgow"s In This Our Life.
He also illustrated the Franklin Library 1978 edition of William Faulkner"s Absalom, Absalom.
He has also painted events from the life of Joseph Smith. Rane painted a mural at the Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Visitors Center at Winter Quarters in Omaha, Nebraska.
Additionally, over 30 unique paintings by Rane can be found in the Church History Museum adjacent Temple Square for sale as reproductions to the general public in the Museum Store as well as increasingly online, primarily from his print website www.walterraneprints.com
In 2006 Rane was the recipient of the Associate Directors award at the 21st annual Springville Museum of Art Spiritual and Religious Arts Show. A retrospective of Rane"s work was held at the Springville Museum of Art in 2013.