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The paintings & sculptures of Alistair McDonald

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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…

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…

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

Shackleton and the Sisters of Mercy

Shackleton’s 1914 mission to the Antarctic, with his crushed ship, smallboat journeys to Elephant Island and South Georgia, and crossing…

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, New Zealand, Painting, Porirua, Shackleton, 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…

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

Penguin

This is Pompini, who was named by/for Raffaele, a rich, lazy and funny Italian we met on a kibbutz in…

Alistair McDonald, art, cartoon, penguin, Porirua, Sculpture, Wellington

Johnny Ratten

This is Johnny Ratten, the punk rat. He’s 1.5m tall. His stance is based on a Billy Idol photo and…

Alistair McDonald, art, cartoon, johnny Rotten, Porirua, punk rat sculpture, Wellington

Badger

This is Badger. He’s 1.2m tall and is a professor (even if not, he is certainly professing). Hes made of…

Alistair McDonald, cartoon, New Zealand, Porirua, professor, Sculpture, 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…

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

Oamaru stone – Janus

My first stone sculpture. I enjoy working with Oamaru (lime) stone. Any (hand or power) tool in the shed will…

Alistair McDonald, oamaru stone, Porirua, Sculpture, 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…

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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