CBDecker

Musica de Espana

2011-09-16T07:40:00.000-07:00

I found a new font I liked called Ginga. I think it works.

Mr. Jiffy

2011-07-11T10:45:00.000-07:00

Here are two ideas for the Band "Jiffy" Darrel asked for something with a Mexican flavor and a skull. He also liked the connection with the peanut butter...why? Dunno, but I tried.

Remember and Prepare

2011-06-06T22:33:00.000-07:00

I've been asked to be the chairman for a big commemoration of 9/11 here in Modesto. Most things will have to be delegated out, but I gave myself the job of making a poster for the event. The text is subject to change (it still needs editing by the committee) but hopefully the changes won't be major. I saw a similar poster online and modeled mine after it. I've made plenty of changes but I can't take all the credit.

New Band Poster

2011-06-06T22:29:00.000-07:00

I'm a bit slow with this poster but I like the way it turned out. Fun, whimsical, musical, I think.
Let me know what else needs to be added.

Posters for Del Mar College

2011-04-17T19:36:00.000-07:00

More blue texture from Mr. Hester, plus some vector images (perfect for manipulation because they stay crisp and clean when you size up) from dezignus.com. They are royalty free, if you mention where you got them!

The New People and Composition Symposium

2011-04-17T19:30:00.001-07:00

I'm excited about all the blues that are happening in this and the next poster. I have to give credit where credit is due. I found a site with some royalty free grunge textures created by Darren Hester. I've manipulated one of his, together with some of my own images to create the background.

Go to grungetextures.com to find some of your own.

A Night of Symphonies

2011-02-09T06:58:00.000-08:00

Try to guess what texture I used in the background. Here's a hint: it's something you use at least once a week. Generally, I like these posters in a vertical format, but I couldn't resist a landscape layout since the title of the poster is A "Night" of Symphonies. I wanted to promote the physical earthiness (is that a word?) of the whole thing, hence the landscape view.

Fall Classic

2010-10-31T22:01:00.000-07:00

Three layers in the background make for a big file! I found a great site with free textures. I'm a crazed woman when it comes to textures. Three fonts too. Myriad Pro, Kunstler Script and ...well, I can't remember the third. I'll have to look it up before I send it to the printer.

Sketches

2010-09-30T15:22:00.000-07:00

I was asked recently to provide sketches for a magazine client. I'm competing for a monthly comic strip. I have to admit that trying to put the required information into a square roughly 3"x 3" was a DAUNTING task, akin to writing good children's literature. I did 6 panels and this one is my favorite.

Caribbean Rite

2010-08-28T13:04:00.000-07:00

I love the way this poster came together. For the background I began with an image I had saved on my computer just waiting for the right application. I duplicated it so I had two of them, flopped one of the duplicates and put it on top of the other. I moved them around until I began to see a "face" come together in a very subtle way. On top of that I placed another image which I hope the viewer will recognize - but not too quickly. All of these layers have a bit of transparency so that texture from each layer adds to the final version. Then the whole thing gets flattened into one finished background.

Finding the right font is always fun. I have used two, Blackadder and Tw Cen MT Condensed -one serif and one sans serif to compliment each other. The color for the fonts are "picked" out of the background.

It's always a challenge to include all of the text that Darrell asks for without destroying the background underneath, but I think it works here.

Colored Up

2010-05-03T23:23:00.000-07:00

I hope this isn't too colorful for you all. Let me know. I have the other files ready to send.

2010 Summer Band Camp

2010-05-02T21:41:00.000-07:00

Darrell, this is just a beginning idea. The individual letters could be different colors, I could add more little viking guys with musical instruments or scrub the whole thing for something else.
I also need to know if you want a date on the poster...I may have missed that on your email. Let me know what you think. I think the date would look great in the middle of the "d".

2010-03-31T20:56:00.000-07:00

Changes made to the dates...and a small font change made.

2010 Composition Symposium

2010-03-26T12:48:00.000-07:00

Hard to believe a whole year has come around since the last symposium! What'dya think of this new image? Pretty fun. You'll have to imagine the right side edge. Because it's white without any box around it, it doesn't show up. Same size poster (11x17) as always.

The Cannon Ball

2010-01-09T20:34:00.000-08:00

Sometimes on Saturday Matt takes me "garage sailing". I call it sailing because we sail around looking for sales. Matt has a nose for this kind of thing. Last Saturday we went to an estate sale in Del Rio. I found a few pieces of art that I really liked and...a cannon ball. After a little internet research I discovered that an etching Matt bought me for $10 was worth $150 and the cannon ball that he bought for $5 was worth about $375. What FUN!

My mother's things

2010-01-09T20:18:00.000-08:00

I received such a nice gift in the mail today. My brother and sister-in-law sent me some of my mother's things - some jewelry and a scarf. Jewelry wasn't too important to her but what she had was nice. It brought her memory into sharp focus. It took me by surprise and I have to admit, made me a little teary. Robyn asked to see it and so I've taken a couple of pictures. I think she liked this leaf motif neckless because it covered up the scar left from her thyroid surgery. I remember her wearing it in the early years of the Murray home. I'm going to wear the scarf to church tomorrow. I'm wearing the camp neckless as I type.

THANK YOU Jon and Renee.

Originals band poster

2010-01-09T16:13:00.000-08:00

The background was inspired by Paul Rand, one of the great graphic artists of the 50's 60's and 70's. He did many wonderful book covers - very clean look.

A New England Halloween

2009-09-13T15:28:00.001-07:00

The background was taken from one of N.C.Wyeths paintings entitled "The Magic Pool". Painted in 1907. It is a beautiful piece with an Indian in the middle drinking from the water. I took out the Indian and a few other elements and then darkened what was left. I love all things Wyeth.

Band Camp Shirt Design 09

2009-06-14T23:49:00.000-07:00

A fun shirt, I think...what'dya think?

2009-06-07T15:42:00.000-07:00

Farr and Away

2009-05-28T19:40:00.001-07:00

Beautiful!

2009-05-28T15:37:00.001-07:00

Here are more pictures, inside and out.

The house of my dreams

2009-05-28T14:31:00.000-07:00

I love the Farr house. I've dreamed about it ever since moving away from my childhood home on 144 South 10th East. The Farr's were our neighbors (130 South 10th East) and I spent a lot of time playing with Colleen and Marilyn. This past week I had opportunity to go inside again, after an absence of 34 years. I was not disappointed.

2009-03-08T21:22:00.000-07:00

Okay, I had to use my old Photoshop Elements 3 in order to export this poster with the correct color. This is the final version. I hope.

2009-03-06T14:49:00.000-08:00