She's been going to New Plymouth to make sketches and take photographs, but is not sure yet what she will draw.
"It will be scenes of New Plymouth, but I'm staying away from the cliched mountains and wind wands and things like that."
She'll be finishing the drawing on Sunday, and co-tutoring a drawing workshop that afternoon. People can follow her progress in a pictorial blog at www.catherinemacdonald.co.nz
Macdonald also has a show of drawings in pencil and watercolour, prints and an animated dog fight in Wellington. It's at the Solander Gallery, which sells her work. The show is called A Time & A Place and is up until March 10.
The dog fight animation was done using her drawings and computer technology. The actual fight happened in Campbell St, where Macdonald lives. She said there's been less fighting there since one particular dog has gone.
She's been told the Solander show is being well received.
"It's been a very exciting start to the year," she said.
Also about to have work shown in Wellington is Wanganui potter Paul Maseyk. A set of his pots will be in The Obstinate Object, a sculpture exhibition showing the work of 32 artists. It's at the City Gallery from February 24 to June 10.
Maseyk was taught by Ross Mitchell-Anyon at the former Wanganui polytech. He now lives and works in Putiki Drive, selling mainly to dealer galleries in Auckland and Wellington.
The Obstinate Object works are from the collection of his Wellington friend Simon Manchester.
Maseyk also has a show coming up at Wellington's Avid gallery in May and one of his pieces has been bought by Te Papa.
