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Category: Quirky

The Consternation of the Magi

Christmas Eve in New Zealand, warm and windy. My only Christmas painting, from about 2010. Durer’s Adoration of the Magi … More

acrylic, Adoration of the Magi, Alistair McDonald, cartoon, Consternation of the magi, Durer, einstein, expressionism, expressionist, magi, Painting, Porirua artist, Wellington artist

COVID Cartoon Gallery/Anzac Day

Today we commemorate our war dead in New Zealand. We are still in full isolation so the traditional Dawn Service … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, Anzac Day, Anzac Day 2020, art, Bottle Creek, cartoon, New Zealand, NZ, Painting, Porirua, Porirua artist, Sculpture, Wellington, Wellington artist

Cuba Quarter Buildings, Wellington NZ

All 8 pix of Cuba Street quarter buildings in downtown Wellington, NZ brought together in this post. Quality giclee prints … More

Albemarle Building, Alistair McDonald, art, Cuba Quarter, Cuba Street Bistro, Cuba Street quarter, Footscray Avenue Wellington, heritage building Wellington, ikoiko Wellington, oil painting, old, Old Wellington, Porirua artist, Tonks Grove Wellington, Wellington, Wellington artist

The Giant Hedgehog

…. arrives in Wellington. Could happen. Acrylics 56×71, includes annoying dent in middle of canvas from incorrect storeage. Rethink needed!

acrylic, Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, Hedgehog, oriental bay, Painting, Quirky, Wellington

Arnold

Either a painted sculpture or a sculptured painting – from the early 2000s, when I was doing both and interested … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, art, cartoon, mixed media, New Zealand, NZ, Painting, Porirua, Sculpture, Wellington

Old Man Warming his Head in the Sun

As happens every year, summer finally came to town in early February. Anyway, here’s a simple summer pic to celebrate. … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, color blind artist, colour blind artist, New Zealand, Porirua, Wellington

Avez-vous du sucre?

Based on my earlier painting The Neighbours. Noticed later that the right side building and awning are (accidentally) a bit Escher! … More

Alistair McDonald, black and white illustration, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, New Zealand, pen and ink, Porirua, Wellington

10 years of Fish

For several of the last 10 years or so, we have had a winter break in the Pacific, partly to … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, Porirua, tropical fish, Wellington

Domestic Bliss 1-6

The subtleties and body language of domestic arrangements  (other peoples’ of course!). More below. This group of pix was intended as throwaways … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, Domestic Bliss, New Zealand, Painting, Porirua, Wellington

The Neighbours

I like this one, putting the familiar into a new context is what cartooning does best. Acrylic on canvas 12″x15″

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, Neighbours, Painting, Porirua, tropical fish, urban France, Wellington

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