Welcome to the New BirkeyBlog Website!

Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in Birkey Web Design, Personal | No Comments »

I've redone my former birkeyblog website into a new one powered by WordPress. The old one was hosted under my Apple .MAC account using a software product called BlogStudio. This ... Read more..

Exelon Illustrations

Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Birkey Illustration | No Comments »

Back in the 1990's, I did a series of illustrations for a designer friend of mine, who was designing some print brochures for Exelon, the energy company. The illustrations had ... Read more..

I’m a Biker!

Sunday, October 7th, 2007 Posted in Personal | No Comments »

I am now officially a "biker" (as in motorcycle owner and rider). I had been contemplating and talking about getting a motorcycle earlier this year when gas was at an ... Read more..

Chicago Area Map Illustrations

Saturday, September 29th, 2007 Posted in Birkey Illustration | No Comments »

I've done so many map illustrations in my career, I've lost count. Many of them are of the Chicago area. The one on the left I did in 1995 of ... Read more..

Cartoon Illustrations for Ameritech Mobile

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 Posted in Birkey Illustration | No Comments »

I am not really known for doing "cartoon" illustrations, but back in the 1980's I did a whole series of them for Ameritech Mobile Communications. They were used in various ... Read more..

Nickel, Birkey & Company

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 Posted in Personal | No Comments »

My sister recently scanned and sent me these two photo images from the past. They were taken back in 1972-1973 when I was freshly graduated from York High School, and ... Read more..

Racing Car Illustration

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in Birkey Illustration | No Comments »

I was watching the Houston Texas LeMans race yesterday afternoon on TV for a bit, and it reminded me of this cutaway drawing I did years ago of a Formula ... Read more..

My Old Business Card

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 Posted in Birkey Illustration, Birkey Web Design, Personal | No Comments »

This was my first 4 color business card, created back in the 1980's, when I relocated by studio from my home in Oak Park, to a space in Chicago, on ... Read more..