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Taranaki Farm Gate #5

Alistair McDonald, art, kiwiana, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting, Painting, pen and ink, Porirua, sepia ink, Taranaki Gate, Wellington

Mitre Peak #3

Iconic NZ, usually seen through low hanging mist more days than not. No 3 in this series, intended to be … More

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

First Contact 1769

Kiwirail used this in their Spring 2019 inboard magazine to head their feature article re Captain James Cook’s first landfall … More

1769, acrylic, Alistair McDonald, captain cook, Endeavour, First contact, Gisborne, Kaiti Beach, New Zealand, Ngati Oneone, Ngati Porou, NZ Maori, Painting, Porirua, poverty bay, Rongowhaata, Te Kuri o Pāoa, Te Maro, Te Raka, Te Toka-a-Taiau, Tupaia, Turanga nui, Young Nick's Head

Red Tree, Crown Range Road

First of 3 inspired by Mondrian’s “Red Tree”. Sold at Mana Arts Trail 2025 Commentary from 2017 post – This … More

Alistair McDonald, Arrowtown, Arrowtown Junction, Crown Range Road, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, Mondrian, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, oils, Painting, Paremata, Porirua, Porirua artist, Queenstown, Red tree, Wellington, Wellington artist

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

288 Cuba Street, Alistair McDonald, art, artist, cartoon, Cuba Street quarter, Edwardian buildings, expressionist, heritage building Wellington, Kiwi art gallery, oil painting, old building image, Painting, Porirua, Wellington

Rakaia Gorge #2

Another well known South Island scene, roughly where the Rakaia River leaves the high country for the Canterbury Plains. Oils … More

Alistair McDonald, art, Canterbury Plains, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, oils, Painting, Porirua, Porirua artist, Queenstown, Rakaia Gorge, Wellington, Wellington artist

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

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

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

Alistair McDonald, art, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, oriental bay, Painting, Porirua, Wellington

Cinque Terre (Manarola)

Practicing pen, ink and charcoal sketches of Italian scenes (click through to gallery) in readiness for a bit of travelling … More

Alistair McDonald, art, italy, landscape, oils, Painting, Porirua, sepia ink, sketches, sketches of italy, Wellington

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