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Rush Street at Chicago River

Rush Street at the Chicago River

Another illustration done for the “Friends of the Chicago River” project. Randal illustrated what could be done at the southern end of Rush Street in Chicago, where it dead ends into the Chicago River. This view showed an outdoor eating area, a dancing area on a barge, plantings, walkways and other amenities to make creative [...]

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Prairie Style House

Prairie Style House

Randal was commissioned by a real estate development firm to develop this architectural rendering of a residential design being offered in a development in Chicago’s near South Loop area. This was to be new construction offered in the Prairie School style, popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright. Randal first worked from architectural drawings to develop a [...]

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Chicago River Bridges at Night

Chicago Bridges at Night

Randal did this white ink and pencil illustration of Chicago bridges at night for a project funded by the Open Lands nature conservancy project. The illustration was used in a report designed to highlight how the Chicago River could be developed and turned into an amenity for Chicago, rather than the eyesore that it was [...]

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Greek Goddess

Greek Goddess

While traveling overseas, I often do sketches of things I see. This is a figure study ink line sketch done of a Greek goddess statue or sculpture as a part of a fountain or public building in Europe… not sure where.

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Product Illustration of Larressingle Armagnac

Larressingle Armagnac Illustration

CLIENT
New York city ad agency
OBJECTIVE
A New York ad agency required a product illustration of Larressingle Armagnac for newspaper advertising use.
SOLUTION
Through his New York artist rep, Randal Birkey was contracted to prepare a line art illustration of the Larressingle Armagnac product. The art was completed by hand in a pen and ink style and a high [...]

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