Kiwirail used this in their Spring 2019 inboard magazine to head their feature article re Captain James Cook’s first landfall … More
Tag: Alistair McDonald
Red Tree, Crown Range Road
First of 3 inspired by Mondrian’s “Red Tree”. This tree is a survivor. It sits above the hairpins taking you … More
Track above Arrowtown #1
View from the foothills east of Arrowtown in the Queenstown valley. First time in this style, white acrylic pens on … More
Shakespear Regional Park, Auckland
View of Rangitoto Island from Shakespear Regional Park, North of Auckland. I like this one – maybe it’s the red/green/blue … More
Arrowtown Cemetery
Arrowtown Cemetery, 2016, oils, 40x30cm Have been thinking lately whether to try a more realistic style. This is my closest … More
288 Cuba Street, Wellington
Small oil developed from 2 sketches attached. Built from wood in about 1906 in a New Zealand Italianate style (ie … More
Rakaia Gorge #2
Another well known South Island scene, roughly where the Rakaia River leaves the high country for the Canterbury Plains. Oils … More
Lake Hayes from the Remarkables #2
Another scene of Lake Hayes in the Queenstown Valley, one of 3 of the bit between the lake and where … More
Boatsheds at Bottle Creek #3
A further version in oils of the boatsheds across Bottle Creek, this one with shorter brushstrokes, almost pointillist. This method … More
Oriental Bay from Wellington CBD
Donated to and sold by Te Omanga Hospice, Lower Hutt at their Vintner’s Lunch fundraiser in July 2018 – in … More