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Tag: oil painting

View from Waiheke Island

An open studio weekend just gone as part of the 1st local Mana Arts Trail. Excellent weather fortunately and none … More

Alistair McDonald, art, Auckland, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, NZ scenery, oil painting, Painting, Porirua artist, Waiheke Island, Wellington artist

Near Conical Hill, Routeburn Track

A little adventure with broad brush and colour…. The Routeburn Track in Fiordland is one of New Zealand’s Great Walks. … More

Alistair McDonald, Conical Hill, Fiordland, Harris Saddle, impressionism, impressionist, Lake Harris, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, oils, Porirua, Routeburn Track, Wellington

Mitre Peak #3

No 3 in this series, intended to be a cut loose final version, but the base board didn’t seem to … More

Alistair McDonald, art, expressionism, expressionist, Fiordland, landscape, Milford Sound, Mitre Peak, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Paremata, Porirua, Wellington

Valley near Coronet Peak #2

“Civilisation exists with nature’s consent, subject to change without notice” (Will Durrant). Second pic of this scene, just south of … More

Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, Coronet Peak, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting, Painting, Queenstown, Shotover River

Flight to Battle Hill #2

The 2nd of 3 of Te Rangihaeata and Ngati Toa vacating their pa at Pauatahanui for Battle Hill in 1846. … More

1847, Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, art, New Zealand Wars, Ngati Toa, oil painting, Paremata, Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua harbour, Te rangihaeata, Wellington

Flight to Battle Hill #1

2017 resolution to tell more stories. This one is set in 1846 when local Maori, the Ngati Toa led by … More

Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, Aotearoa, art, landscape, New Zealand, Ngati Toa, NZ, oil painting, Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua, Porirua harbour, St Albans Church Pauatahanui, Te rangihaeata, Wellington

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

Alistair McDonald, art, Boatsheds, Bottle Creek, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Porirua harbour, Wellington

The Church at Putiki

Just back from Europe, mainly France after a long absence. So much improvement in access to and presentation of art … More

Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, art, church, church at Auvers, impressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, putiki, St Pauls Memorial, The Church at Putiki, whanganui

Coronet Turnoff #4

Another version of the view at the turnoff to the Coronet Peak ski-field near Queenstown, New Zealand, on a Spring … More

Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, Central Otago, Coronet Peak, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Queenstown

Queenstown Valley

On the road east from Arrowtown Junction, Queenstown Valley. Oils 100cm x100cm

Alistair McDonald, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Porirua, Queenstown, Wellington

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