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Te Rangihaeata: Exodus to Battle Hill #3

The 3rd of 3 of Te Rangihaeata and Ngati Toa vacating their pa at Pauatahanui for Battle Hill in 1846 … More

Alistair McDonald, art, Battle Hill, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Paremata, Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua, Porirua artist, Porirua harbour, St Albans Church Pauatahanui, Te rangihaeata, Wellington, Wellington artist

Te Rangihaeata – Exodus from Battle Hill

The 4th of 4, this one of Te Rangihaeata and Ngati Toa vacating their position on Battle Hill in 1846 … More

expressionism, expressionist, Hiroshige, New Zealand, Ngati Toa, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Paremata, Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua, Porirua harbour, Te rangihaeata, Wellington

The Church at Putiki

Just back from Europe, mainly France after a long absence. So much improvement in access to and presentation of art … More

Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, art, church, church at Auvers, impressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, putiki, St Pauls Memorial, The Church at Putiki, whanganui

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

1847, Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, art, New Zealand Wars, Ngati Toa, oil painting, Paremata, Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua harbour, Te rangihaeata, Wellington

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

1769, acrylic, Alistair McDonald, captain cook, Endeavour, First contact, Gisborne, Kaiti Beach, New Zealand, Ngati Oneone, Ngati Porou, NZ Maori, Painting, Porirua, poverty bay, Rongowhaata, Te Kuri o Pāoa, Te Maro, Te Raka, Te Toka-a-Taiau, Tupaia, Turanga nui, Young Nick's Head

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

Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, Aotearoa, art, landscape, New Zealand, Ngati Toa, NZ, oil painting, Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua, Porirua harbour, St Albans Church Pauatahanui, Te rangihaeata, Wellington

Awarua o Porirua taniwha at Mana Island

Awarua O Porirua is a taniwha of Porirua harbour. The young Awarua wanted to be able to migrate with his … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, Awarua o Porirua, colour colorblind artist, expressionism, expressionist, Mana Island, New Zealand, Painting, Porirua, taniwha, Wellington

Awarua O Porirua taniwha learns to fly #5

My entry into (and sold at) the 2014 Pataka Museum Art Awards. Awarua O Porirua is a taniwha (in the … More

Alistair McDonald, Awarua, Awarua o Porirua, colour colorblind artist, New Zealand, oil painting, Porirua harbour, taniwha, Wellington

Awarua O Porirua Taniwha Learns to Fly #4

Awarua O Porirua is a taniwha (in the form of a giant lizard) of Porirua harbour. The young Awarua wanted … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, Awarua, Awarua o Porirua, Mana Island, Maori rock drawings, New Zealand, NZ, Opihi rock drawings, Opihi taniwha, Painting, Porirua, Porirua harbour, taniwha, Wellington

Te Rangihaeata and McKillop, Bottle Creek 1846

Te Rangihaeata was the nephew of the great Ngati Toa warrior Te Rauparaha. Te Rangihaeata’s pa/village was at the head … More

1847, Alistair McDonald, Bottle Creek, colour colorblind artist, Devenport Museum, expressionism, expressionist, HMS Calliope, Ivey Bay, landscape, McKillop, New Zealand, New Zealand Wars, oil painting, Paremata, Paremata Barracks, Porirua, Porirua harbour, Te rangihaeata, Wellington

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