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Aro Valley, Wellington

3 of Aro Street, Wellington, NZ – oils, b&w acrylics, pencils

Alistair McDonald, Aro Street, art, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Porirua artist, Wellington, Wellington artist

203 Cuba Street, Wellington

The People’s Palace is a bit formal and tall by Cuba Street standards, when you look up it feels a … More

203 Cuba Street, Alistair McDonald, art, Cuba Quarter, Cuba Street Bistro, Cuba Street quarter, Edwardian buildings, Edwardian Wellington, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Peoples Palace, Salvation Army

290 Cuba Street, Wellington

A minor landmark in Wellington, both for its fastfood history in a student area and its location on the top … More

290 Cuba Street, Alistair McDonald, Cuba Street quarter, Edwardian buildings, Edwardian Wellington, expressionism, expressionist, oil painting, oils, Painting, Porirua, Wellington

November is the Cruelest Month

On 14 November 2016 we had a large (7.8) earthquake, felt mostly in Kaikoura and the north of the South … More

Albemarle Building, Alistair McDonald, Cuba Street quarter, earthquake, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Ruamoko earthquake, T.S.Eliot, Wellington

Matahorua, Hawkes Bay

Many NZ rural scenes seem to include a hill with a lone tree on top – perhaps they are left … More

Alistair McDonald, art, expressionism, expressionist, Hawkes Bay, landscape, matahorua, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Painting

The Giant Hedgehog

…. arrives in Wellington. Could happen. Acrylics 56×71, includes annoying dent in middle of canvas from incorrect storeage. Rethink needed!

acrylic, Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, Hedgehog, oriental bay, Painting, Quirky, Wellington

Mitre Peak #2

One of New Zealand’s iconic scenes, from Milford Sound, Fiordland. I aimed at keeping this one uncomplicated and stylistic. I’ll … More

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

Old Boots 1990-2017

I found this sketch in a pile in the garage at Christmas – from my black and white pre-1994 days … More

Alistair McDonald, black and white illustration, boots image, New Zealand, NZ, Painting, Porirua, sepia ink, Wellington

Arnold

Either a painted sculpture or a sculptured painting – from the early 2000s, when I was doing both and interested … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, art, cartoon, mixed media, New Zealand, NZ, Painting, Porirua, Sculpture, Wellington

Milford Sound #2

Second version of this scene, similar colours but a bit larger and looser than the first. Oils 60x75cm. Sold at … More

Alistair McDonald, expressionism, expressionist, Fiordland, landscape, Milford Sound, NZ, oil painting, Painting, Porirua, Wellington

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