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Category: Landscapes

Tere Tere – Waikawa Bay, Picton

In June, we visited an old friend from early 80’s Brixton days at his house at Waikawa Bay in the … More

Alistair McDonald, colour colorblind artist, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Picton, Porirua, Tere, Waikawa Bay, Wellington

Taranaki Farm Gate #1

Sepia version gifted to friends, 2015

Alistair McDonald, colour colorblind artist, farm gate, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting, sepia ink, Taranaki Gate

Fiordland

Dusky and Doubtful Sounds, both poetically named by Captain Cook in 1770. Now largely national park and an isolated, brooding, … More

Alistair McDonald, colour colorblind artist, Doubtful sound, Dusky Sound, Fiordland, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting

Road to Mahia

Our wider family have a bach at Mahanga, the southern-most beach on the East Coast of the North Island. There’s … More

Alistair McDonald, art, colour colorblind artist, Hawkes Bay, landscape, mahia, oil painting, Porirua, 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

Coronet Peak turnoff, Queenstown

A magnificent view opposite the turnoff to the Coronet Peak skifield from the Queenstown-Arrowtown road. Have done several of this … More

Alistair McDonald, Arrowtown, art, colour colorblind artist, Coronet Peak, expressionism, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting, Porirua, Queenstown, Wellington

Queenstown from Crown Range Road #1 and 2

The view from the Crown Range Road as it climbs the moraine at the end of the magnificent glacial valley … More

Alistair McDonald, art, colour colorblind artist, Crown Range, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting, Porirua, Queenstown, Wellington

Porirua Harbour in Sepia and Oils

A view looking north on the Cambourne walkway on the other side of Bottle Creek. Sepia ink is great as … More

Alistair McDonald, art, Bottle Creek, colour colorblind artist, landscape, New Zealand, Porirua, sepia ink, Wellington

Earthquake in Canterbury

I started this in 2003. Its acrylic about 36’x36″. It was based on a view of the Southern Alps in … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, art, Canterbury, colour colorblind artist, earthquake, landscape, New Zealand, Porirua, 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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