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July 2010
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The Matariki exhibition at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts: Daniel is exhibiting a couple of paintings, including 'Taniwha', shown here. The taniwha is a creature of Maori myth and legend, a guardian of all waterways, and is held in fear and respect by the people of this land. A dangerous and awesome being that might be lurking in any stream or pool or sea.... 'Matariki' is the Maori New Year, coinciding with the first rising of the Pleiades star cluster, which is named Matariki in the Maori tongue. This exhibition celebrates the diversity of life, culture, language, spirit and people of New Zealand, and runs from 9 July until 1 August 2010. |
"My painting attempts to capture the essence of this mythical creature. Tiki faces and koru patterns are deeply engrained images in this country, so they seemed an appropriate guise for my rendition. Paua-shell eyes feature in many Maori carvings. Is that seaweed, or is it the arms and fingers of the taniwha?
As a little boy, I was always afraid of this creature, thanks to my father's warning 'Watch out for the taniwha!' whenever we played in or near the water, especially the creek at the back of our house. Any log floating in a river might have been a glimpse of the taniwha. It might be hiding in the kelp at the beach, or in the surf, or lurking below me as I sailed dinghys at New Plymouth.
Whenever you're in the water, beware the Taniwha...."
June 2010
This seems to be the year of teaching. As well as the Northern Escape Artists Tour in October, Daniel is teaching three calligraphy workshops (May 15, July 17, August 14 - and possibly a fourth in Auckland later in the year), a painting workshop (on the subject of Limited Palette painting, for Watercolour NZ), and he will be demonstrating and tutoring on some of the monthly painting mornings run by Watercolour NZ. Daniel will also be giving a presentation at Letterheads - the annual signwriters' convention - in Wellington in October.
12 May 2010
Announcing the Northern Escape Artists Tour of the Far North of New Zealand, planned for October 2010. This tour is aimed at those who want to be immersed in the beautiful places of New Zealand, and capture it with paint, pencil, charcoal, film or pixels. The Northern Escape Artists Tour itinerary can be viewed here , reports on all sketching tours are found here.
7 May 2010
Exhibiting at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Autumn exhibition in Wellington, 8 May to 7 June.
Late April 2010
Exhibiting at Parliament House as part of the Watercolour New Zealand exhibition. Limited to one painting per artist; the exhibition runs until mid-May.
April 2010
Daniel was once again the Resident Artist on the Red Carpet Tour of Lord of the Rings filming sites throughout New Zealand. As well as seeing the spectacular scenery, the tourists were given tuition and assistance with sketching, drawing, painting and calligraphy during the tour. Once again a marvellous experience for all concerned!
More images can be seen on the Sketching page.
Early April 2010
Two of Daniel's calligraphic artworks are featured in Letter Arts Review, Issue 24:2, the Annual Juried Issue. Letter Arts Review is the world's pre-eminent calligraphy publication, and each year the Annual Juried Issue showcases the best of the world's calligraphy. Daniel's pieces selected were "This Space Intentionally Left Blank" and "Katipo", both of which can be seen on the Calligraphy page.
20 March 2010
The Southeast Asia Night Market is on for one night, 20th of March, on the Wellington waterfront. Daniel designed the three archways that lead into the event. The entranceways capture styles of (from left to right) Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
March 2010
Daniel is exhibiting paintings in the "Summer Letters" calligraphy exhibition at the Paraparaumu Public Library with the Calligraphers of Kapiti and in the "At the Bay" exhibition of work by Titahi Bay artists at Pataka museum and gallery in Porirua.
February 2010
"Oh, what the heck, I'll have a go at this
thing..."
January 2010
Working on a major film. Confidentiality agreements prevent Daniel from saying any more about it... ;-)
December 2009
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The Wag Band release their latest CD, Returning Traveler, featuring Daniel's artwork.
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Also, Daniel's latest newsletter is now online here. |
October 2009
The Sketching Tour is back! Following the success of the tour in 2008, Daniel will once again accompany Red Carpet Tours around some of New Zealand's most beautiful scenery, including many filming sites for The Lord of the Rings movies, demonstrating and tutoring at each location. This tour will take place in April 2010. For more information visit Red Carpet Tours website , as well as updates on this website. Daniel's report on the 2008 Sketching Tour can be found here.
September 2009
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Daniel's artwork for the Stella Artois ad campaign can now be viewed online at the Stella Artois Australian website. (or by purchasing a carton of Stella Artois beer if you happen to live in Australia.) The artwork for this campaign included the main poster picture of a car, boat and plane racing towards a castle in Europe; a map of Europe showing the Challenge Course; and a set of six postcards depicting scenes along the way. |
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August 2009
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Above: The Alphabet Soup exhibition, with some of the pieces inset, from left to right,
by Helen McIntosh, Dan Reeve, Dan Reeve, Pam Kessler, Don Little, Howard Farr.
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July 2009
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Alphabet Soup is an exhibition of calligraphy and letter arts by five calligraphic artists from the Kapiti Coast: Howard Farr, Pam Kessler, Don Little, Helen McIntosh and Daniel Reeve. The forty-four artworks on display run the broad gamut of calligraphic styles, mediums and subjects. The exhibition will run from the 6th until the 30th of August at Diedre Ralph Gallery, 29 Marine Parade, Paraparaumu Beach. |
June 2009
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The Treaty of Waitangi. Once again, Daniel has played a pivotal role in creating replicas of New Zealand's founding documents, this time for long-term display at Te Papa Tongarewa, The Museum of New Zealand. The exhibition opened on 26 June, and is on the mezzanine floor above the Signs of a Nation permanent display. |
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May 2009
Stella Artois is the flavour this month. Daniel created artwork for a major Stella Artois ad campaign. Release date unknown at this stage, but images will be posted here once the campaign is underway...
26 April 2009
Daniel is taking part in the 10th Anniversary celebrations of TheOneRing.net, by taking part in online discussion threads on the MessageBoards for a couple of days (well, the 26th of April, as it rolls its way around the timezones of the world)...
March 2009
Work on Spartacus, a TV series set in ancient Roman times. Images obviously under wraps at this time.
February 2009
Daniel exhibited a large watercolour of Mana Island at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington. Upcoming exhibitions to include Daniel's work this year are several more NZAFA exhibitions, a calligraphy exhibition in August, and a Watercolour NZ exhibition in October-November.
October 2008 - January 2009
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Work on the biblical epic movie Kingdom Come. Beard required for potential on-screen shots... ;-) |
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19 January 2009
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Daniel's report and images from the Red Carpet Sketching Tour is finally online here. Red Carpet Tours themselves have also put a report up on their website. |
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6 December 2008
The Big Day Art was a special, one-day event promoting local artists. Porirua Community Arts Council organised the exhibition at the brand-new Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua. About 60 local artists participated, exhibiting and selling their art and craft work. Daniel exhibited new works and old, and sold several. It's hoped that this will become an annual event.
October 2008
The highlight of the year was of course the Red Carpet Sketching Tour! In October Daniel accompanied the Red Carpet Tour right throughout the country, visiting all the famous filming spots from The Lord of the Rings, and giving some art tuition on the way. What a marvellous time! Full report and images coming soon.
September 2008
An interesting development during the year has been creating commercial art for The Craft Shop, an advertising company in Auckland. They’ve needed handwriting for several ads, and illustrations for others, so we’ve done some interesting projects together. Some examples of this kind of work can be seen on the new Commercial Art page.
August 2008
The Mines of Moria, as you've never seen them before. Daniel created an intricate map of Moria for the European version of the LOTR Online game, Moria expansion. The printed map was to be included in a special edition of the game - though it's difficult to find any evidence that this was done.
6 June 2008
Watercolour New Zealand's latest exhibition, Splash 4, features Daniel's latest painting, Chaffers Marina. The exhibition is on at Shed 11 on Wellington's waterfront, and runs until 15th June 2008.
April 2008
The Haunting of Kincep Mansion is another RPG by Wizards of the Coast: Daniel created four maps for it. This was a nice project - the maps needed a different look from what he’d done before. One or two of them are now on the Maps page.
March 2008
Completed Merchandising/Publicity map for the second Narnia film, Prince Caspian.
December 2007
Daniel creates props for Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans, being shot in Auckland.
November 2007
Daniel creates props for The Laundry Warrior, being shot in Auckland and starring Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush and Dong-Kun Jang.
May 2007 - March 2008
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Daniel devised several fonts for Dungeons and Dragons role-playing games. |
7 November 2007
10 September 2007
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I have heard tell of a wonderful gathering, indeed a Long Expected Party, which will be taking place in Kentucky in September 2008. Could be all sorts of interesting folk turning up there... |
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1 August 2007
31 July 2007
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The Dragon Wars are coming... |
30 July 2007
Numerous updates to the website, including: a Logo and Design page has been added, a 3rd Party Merchandise page has been added, photos of movie props have been added to the King Kong page and to the Narnia page, and the Paintings gallery has been expanded and re-hung.
7 May 2007
5 April 2007
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Daniel's hand-drawn map of Cape Cod is now available as a limited edition print, individually numbered and signed. Limited to 50 pieces worldwide. |
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4 April 2007
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After the great success of the 1st edition on January 2006, with more than 4,000 guests in Cascina Robbiolo, from April 28 to May 1 2007 Tolkieniana Net Festival comes back to Buccinasco, Italy! This year, Tolkieniana will feature Daniel Reeve as a star guest, in a weekend celebrating music, art and calligraphy inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien. The weekend covers two themes, Hobbittana 70° and Back to Numenor, includes the events Eldamar IV and Alla Corte degli Elfi III, and runs in association with Tolkieniana.net, Eldalie, Bolgeri, Granburrone and ArsT. |
4 April 2007
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Vampira, The Movie, for which Daniel designed the title logo, will show in a sneak preview screening at the Weekend of Fear international film festival in Erlangen, Germany, at midnight on April 27th, having already made its debut in Chicago in February. Vampira: the Font - coming soon to this website... |
5 March 2007
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The Art of Daniel Reeve, an exhibition at Thinking Creatively 2007, will feature some new work, including a map of the Cape Cod area. A limited edition print of this map will go on sale on 30th March. Details coming soon... |
17 January 2007
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Daniel is thrilled to be asked to appear as the keynote speaker at Thinking Creatively 2007, the annual conference of the Art Director's Club of New Jersey! This is a melting pot of the best art directors, designers and creative thinkers, local and international, in a two day event which bubbles with creative energy! Let those juices flow! Thinking Creatively is on 30 - 31 March, 2007 at Kean University in Union, NJ, and will also include a mini exhibition of "The Art of Daniel Reeve". |
22 September 2006
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September 22 - Bilbo Baggins' birthday! The perfect day to announce the release of the first Daniel Reeve font - Bilbo's handwriting! Check it out in the new Fonts section! |
