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Saxophone Man

An old totara fence post, 1.5 metres high. This one started without any great plan as a basic face and … More

Alistair McDonald, colour colorblind artist, muso, New Zealand, Porirua, sax, saxophone, saxophone man, Sculpture, totara, Wellington, wood carving

Avez-vous du sucre?

Based on my earlier painting The Neighbours. Noticed later that the awning on the right side building is (accidentally) a … More

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

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

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

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

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

3 Birds

A modified toucan, gannet and flamingo, Egyptian-style. Sold at Mana Arts Trail 2019. Acrylic on canvasboard 18″x24″ We spent a … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, art, birds, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, Egyptian art, flamingo, gannet, New Zealand, Painting, Porirua, toucan, Wellington

The Betrayal

Maybe you have to like cartoons to like the Betrayal. I posted it because my early audience seem to be … More

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

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