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Tag: Porirua

Aoraki and Lake Pukaki

Classic central South Island, a lake and mountains and not many houses, people or roads. Mt Cook/Aoraki (Cloud-piercer, great name) … More

Alistair McDonald, Aoraki, art, colour colorblind artist, expressionism, expressionist, lake hawea, landscape, mount cook, New Zealand, oil painting, Porirua, Wellington

Oriental Bay (after Derain)

I like Andre Derain’s simple colours and contrasts – this is an adaption of one of his several paintings of … More

Alistair McDonald, Andre Derain, colour colorblind artist, expressionism, expressionist, fauvism, New Zealand, oil painting, oriental bay, Porirua, Wellington

Awarua o Porirua taniwha at Mana Island

Awarua Awarua is a taniwha (see below) of Porirua harbour. The young Awarua wanted to be able to migrate with … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, Awarua o Porirua, colour colorblind artist, expressionism, expressionist, Mana Island, New Zealand, Painting, Porirua, taniwha, Wellington
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Contrasts: An exhibition with Tanya Wintringham

My first (shared) exhibition last week with Tanya Wintringham, ace photographer.  A popup which we organised in a week and … More

acrylic, Alistair McDonald, colour colorblind artist, contrasts, exhibition, landscape, New Zealand, oil painting, Painting, Porirua, Queenstown, Sculpture, Tanya Wintringham, Wellington

Shotover River from Arthurs Point

Alistair McDonald, Arrowtown, Arthurs point, colour colorblind artist, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, New Zealand, NZ, oil painting, Porirua, Queenstown, Shotover River, Wellington

Off Malaghan Road, Queenstown-Arrowtown

This is a farm road alongside Malaghan Road between Queenstown and Arrowtown, just below Coronet Peak at the top right. … More

Alistair McDonald, Arrowtown, colour colorblind artist, Coronet Peak, expressionism, expressionist, landscape, Malaghan's Road, New Zealand, oil painting, Porirua, Queenstown, Wellington

Tulips

I’ve never been a big fan of still lifes/lives. They’re fine to do, say, if you’re stuck in an attic … More

Alistair McDonald, colour colorblind artist, flowers, oil painting, Porirua, still life, tulips, Wellington

Mokotahi, the house

An old tin boatshed, or stables maybe, converted into a beachhouse on the seafront at Mahia. A bit Aubrey Beardsley, … More

Alistair McDonald, Beardsley, black and white illustration, Boatsheds, cartoon, colour colorblind artist, mahia, mokotahi, New Zealand, Porirua, Wellington

Woman drinking wine

The second of 4 recent sculptures from old wooden fence posts. She started from rough sketches (attached plus a previous … More

Alistair McDonald, Boatsheds, colour colorblind artist, New Zealand, Porirua, Sculpture, totara, Wellington, woman drinking wine, wood carving, wood figure

Assisi

My first photo post of 61 so far. The window of a souvenir shop in Assisi with a bog-standard Tuscan … More

Alistair McDonald, assisi, colour colorblind artist, italy, photo, Porirua, Wellington

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