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The Albemarle Building (1906)

The Albemarle is a favourite Wellington building (more images in gallery), partly because of its dome and elaborate facade – … More

Albemarle Building, Alistair McDonald; art; Wellington; Porirua; painting, Cuba Quarter, Cuba Street quarter, Edwardian buildings, Edwardian Wellington, Ghuznee Street, illustration, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, old building image, Old Wellington, Porirua, Porirua artist, Wellington

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

Boatsheds at Bottle Creek #1

These boatsheds across Porirua Harbour are a frequent subject for local artists and photographers. This is titled #1 but is … More

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

Valley near Coronet Peak #1

Valley off Malaghan’s Road between Coronet Peak and Queenstown. Dick Frizzell’s “Small Valley” (1999) is a longer image of the … More

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

Skippers Canyon, Queenstown

Visiting this old gold mining canyon is an adventure. Heavy vehicle/tractor access via a single lane gravel road dropping vertically … More

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

Temple in Bangkok

Sketched this in Bangkok in April 1978. In the 40 ! years since then, the blue ballpoint ink almost completely … More

Alistair McDonald, Bangkok temple, black and white illustration, Porirua, Wellington

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