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Awarua O Porirua Taniwha Learns to Fly #4

Awarua is a taniwha (in the form of a giant lizard) of Porirua Harbour. The young Awarua wanted to be … 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

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

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

Ruamoko at Kaputi Island

This earthquake rolling through Kapiti Island was inspired by Sam Hunt’s poem (which he recites in “Cape Turnagain” by the … More

Alistair McDonald, art, colour colorblind artist, kapiti island, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting, Porirua, Ruamoko earthquake, Wellington

Down Ngauranga Gorge into Wellington

Oil on board 18″x20″. My second oil, made up as I went along, turned out more cubist than expected. My … More

Alistair McDonald, colour colorblind artist, cubist, expressionism, expressionist, New Zealand, Ngauranga Gorge, oil painting, Porirua, Wellington

Boatsheds at Oriental Bay #1

This is a view of the boatsheds at the marina on Oriental Bay. The iconic St Gerard’s Monastery sits on … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, Boatsheds, colour colorblind artist, landscape, New Zealand, oriental bay, Porirua, Wellington

Boatsheds at Bottle Creek #4

…with part of a Sam Hunt poem. Sam famously lived on both sides for 15+ years, he says he created … More

acrylic painting, Alistair McDonald, Boatsheds, Bottle Creek, expressionism, landscape, New Zealand, Paremata painting, Porirua

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