Small oil developed from 2 sketches attached. Built from wood in about 1906 in a New Zealand Italianate style (ie … More
Author: Alistair McDonald
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
Ice Skating in Summer in Bordeaux
My favourite image from my 2017 Facebook posts. For me, this pic sums up a lot of the things to … More
Lake Hayes from the Remarkables #2
Another scene of Lake Hayes in the Queenstown Valley, one of 3 of the bit between the lake and where … More
Boatsheds at Bottle Creek #3
A further version in oils of the boatsheds across Bottle Creek, this one with shorter brushstrokes, almost pointillist. This method … More
Coronet Turnoff #4
Another version of the view at the turnoff to the Coronet Peak ski-field near Queenstown, New Zealand, on a Spring … More
Oriental Bay from Wellington CBD
Donated to and sold by Te Omanga Hospice, Lower Hutt at their Vintner’s Lunch fundraiser in July 2018 – in … More
Cinque Terre (Manarola)
Practicing pen, ink and charcoal sketches of Italian scenes (click through to gallery) in readiness for a bit of travelling … More
Aro Valley, Wellington
3 of Aro Street, Wellington, NZ – oils, b&w acrylics, pencils