Iconic NZ, usually seen through low hanging mist more days than not. No 3 in this series, intended to be … More
Author: Alistair McDonald
Te Rangihaeata: Exodus to Battle Hill #2
The 2nd of 3 of Te Rangihaeata and Ngati Toa vacating their pa at Pauatahanui for Battle Hill in 1846. … More
First Contact 1769
Kiwirail used this in their Spring 2019 inboard magazine to head their feature article re Captain James Cook’s first landfall … More
Red Tree, Crown Range Road
First of 3 inspired by Mondrian’s “Red Tree”. Sold at Mana Arts Trail 2025 Commentary from 2017 post – This … More
Track above Arrowtown #1
View from the foothills east of Arrowtown in the Queenstown valley. First time in this style, white acrylic pens on … More
Shakespear Regional Park, Auckland
View of Rangitoto Island from Shakespear Regional Park, North of Auckland. I like this one – maybe it’s the red/green/blue … More
Arrowtown Cemetery
Arrowtown Cemetery, 2016, oils, 40x30cm Have been thinking lately whether to try a more realistic style. This is my closest … More
288 Cuba Street, Wellington
Small oil developed from 2 sketches attached. Built from wood in about 1906 in a New Zealand Italianate style (ie … More
Rakaia Gorge #2
Another well known South Island scene, roughly where the Rakaia River leaves the high country for the Canterbury Plains. Oils … More
Te Rangihaeata: Exodus to Battle Hill #1
2017 resolution to tell more stories. This one is set in 1846 when local Maori, the Ngati Toa led by … More