Climer Design

11/20/2025

It's a happy day seeing this sign restored over downtown Denison! ♥️🎉👏😃

08/08/2025

I just wrapped up a vintage travel postcard illustration and design. This little section of it is one of my favorites. These characters are a colorized version of a 3-piece bronze statue in downtown Denison at the old Katy Railroad train depot. This is a vector line drawing done in Adobe Illustrator with added texture in Photoshop. 

The intro to Richard Hawley's Long Black Train seemed like a perfect fit. Beautiful song!

07/30/2025

Today is a really sad day in the history of Denison, Texas as the last p***s fell on the iconic downtown p***s building that has stood for over one hundred years. In 1897 the Clymer-Hughes block (no relation) was erected at 110-120 South Rusk in downtown Denison. Recent work on the building resulted in the roof collapse and this morning's demolition.

07/28/2025

As the work week begins many of us are humming or even whistling the classic Walt Disney work song so here's a photograph I shot last month of a vintage midcentury modern sign in Arlington Texas. Swanky!

07/18/2025

The Sign I Left Behind sold! Yay!

Thank you to whoever bought it and the other artist's works that were purchased.

We are delighted that the pieces in Altered Realities have been so well-received. We appreciate each and every visitor, but we'd like to extend a special thanks to those who have bought pieces from the show. Your support helps 517 Gallery and the Denison Arts Council do all we do! We hope you will enjoy being the proud owner of a beautiful new artwork.

Altered Realities will remain open through September 21. If you haven't seen it yet, don't miss out-- come by and enjoy the show!

07/17/2025

On this day... Another anniversary of a post on Facebook. 🎉

07/16/2025

The Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association awarded a Gold Medal to Cassaro Winery for our label design for the Crime Scene wine. Cheers!

07/15/2025

I've only tried skiing once and it wasn't pretty. Unlike this vintage ski babe who is skipping across the waters of Lake Texoma on the newest postcard for Denison tourism.

07/15/2025

Meanwhile, here's what today was like in 2024...

07/14/2025

Highlights of my day so far... Pretty exciting stuff if you don't underestimate the dangers of cleaning rain gutters. Every year tons of people fall off ladders and break their necks so yeah, suck it James Bond!

07/14/2025

My introverted self tends to avoid gatherings but the opening reception for the Altered Realities show was tons of fun. It helps that there were lots of friends attending and showing their art. Plus having Lisa, my partner in crime, there with me is always fun. Denison Arts Council is such a great group and I appreciate them displaying three of my neon sign creations.