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Buzzy Bee – on a mission

Buzzy Bee is an iconic toy many Kiwis had as a child. When you tow it, it whirs and the … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, art, Buzzy Bee, colour colorblind artist, New Zealand, Painting, Porirua, Wellington

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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

Badger

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

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 … More

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

The Ohakune Switchbox en vacances a Briancon

This (railway) switchbox and its twin sat at Paekakariki, just north of Porirua, in increasing ruin for years. One was … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, art, Briancon, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, New Zealand, NZRail, Ohakune, Porirua, Switchbox, Wellington

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