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31 October 2013

Jerry the Giraffe

I was commissioned to draw Jerry the Giraffe by an ear, nose, throat doctor's surgery.

They had already purchased a print of Eden the Enigmatic Elephant who represented the ears and nose and now they just needed the throat to compete the trifecta.

Jerry the Giraffe was the ideal candidate.

© Mulga 2013, Jerry the Giraffe, Posca on Paper, 30 x 42 cm

An Ode to Jerry the Giraffe

Jerry the Giraffe is unique in his tower
Because of his magical colours his voice has power

He’s memorised all the tunes from the Lion King
And for miles around all the animals hear him sing

He has a voice so smooth like Elton John
And everyone loves when he sings that special song

He always wins the savannah talent shows
And afterwards all his fans give him a rose

The End

02 May 2013

Anton the Aztec Goat

An Ode to Anton the Aztec Goat

A goat called Anton rowed his boat

Every day around the castle in the moat

And in that boat he wore a coat

And its patterns were great, he was known to gloat

“In the Incas I obtained my patterned coat”

In his daily journal is what he wrote

The coat was payment made in full

For head-butting one rampaging bull

He butted the bull and it ran away

And he saved all the village folk on that day

But that was a long time in the past

And now he can’t even run that fast

His time is now spent as a goat in a boat

Paddling in a moat while wearing a coat

It might seem silly but it floats his boat

That Anton the Goat who’s known to gloat

The End

11 January 2013

Michael the Magical Owl

Email me if you would like a print or a t-shirt with Michael the Magical Owl on it.

An Ode to Michael The Magical Owl

A magical owl Michael is he
Loves everything to do with the big blue sea

He sails a boat in those Southern Seas
With the waves below he is most at ease

He never goes hungry he always eats fish
Ocean creatures are by far his favourite dish

He has a wine collection that is most super duper
Just one glass at a time lest ye fall into a stupor

Most unusual for an owl is this bird
With the wisdom of a man that is not absurd

The End

24 November 2012

Filthy Flamingo Surf Gang

This is a piece of art of which I was commissioned to complete for Duvin Design, a Florida based surf lifestyle clothing label. Singlets are currently for sale with this art on it at Duvin Design's shop.

An Ode to the Filthy Flamingo Surf Gang

When a well so deep

Owned by the goons at BP

With oil began to leak

And gush into the sea

The formation of this gang

Did all begin

When this oil so putrid

Had all sunk in

These flamingos were pink

And now they're not

Transformed by stink

And oil so hot

These birds were friendly

Gentle and kind as well

But now they're mean

And they emit a smell

The other birds

Call them stinking greasers

But the flamingos retaliate

And kill all them geese's

They terrorize the coast

And the swamps of Florida

Trashing nests in trees

And strong arming fauna

Thus goes the tale

Of the flamingo surf gang

So filthy and rough

You better believe it mang

The End

See you next time

-Mulga

08 November 2012

Cornwallis the Cowboy

An Ode Cornwallis the Cowboy

Cornwallis the Cowboy is an interesting chap

His dad is old hank and he likes to clap

He uses his lasso to procure all that he needs

Not only things that go moo but also things like beans

He once lassoed a bus when ill fell his steed

With a minimum of fuss he got from A to B

Cornwallis likes to eat corn every day of the week

And his horse says neigh when it wants to speak

The End

See you next time

- Mulga

06 November 2012

Time Keeper Timmy

An Ode to Time Keeper Timmy

Time Keeper Timmy was a punctual chap

He was never once late even when he had a flat

The sands of time slip through the hourglass

With this in mind everything he did he did really fast

He high fived instead of shook and ran instead of walked

His thoughts were double speed, he even rapped instead of talked

Running across the road he got hit by a car

Broke both his legs and was stuck in bed with a cast

For Timmy time seemed to slow to a shuddering halt

He had no place to go and no way he could bolt

So he got himself the Sunday newspaper

And mastered the force like the dark lord Vader

The End

See you next time

- Mulga

10 August 2012

Ned Kelly Was a Hipster

Prints available at my magical online shop.

Did you know Ned Kelly was a hipster?

This drawing is based on a photo of him the day before his execution and I was struck by how fashionable he would look today. He would fit right in with the hipster vibe.

An Ode to Ned Kelly the Hipster Bushranger

A hipster was Ned Kelly

A notorious bushy ranger too

His favorite food was jelly

He rocked a hipster do

The End

See you next time

-Mulga

04 August 2012

Rastabeard Skate deck

© Mulga 2012, RastaBeard Skate deck, Acrylic and Posca on skateboard

This is a skate deck I painted for my buddy Jerry, it is a rastaman just like Jerry. I call it Rastabeard.

An Ode to Rastabeard

Rastabeard is a jolly chap
With a smile on his face
And hands that clap
Like home there is no place

Where good times cannot be had
Singing and jiving all night long
Always happy and never sad
Rastabeard is full of song

The End

See you next time
-Mulga

28 June 2012

Fish Beard Phil

This is my latest post for CreatureMag

An Ode to Fish Beard Phil

With a beard so wet and blue as this

It's no surprise it's home to fish

Bass and marlin and tuna too

Even a few whales big and blue

When Phil needs a feed he casts a net

Into his beard and his need is met

It's fish for breakfast, lunch and tea

That's fine with Phil the sea zombie

See you next time

-Mulga

05 June 2012

King Herman the Third, Zombie King

© Mulga 2012, King Herman the Third, Zombie King, Ink on Paper and digitally coloured, 9 x 14 cm

King Herman the Third, Zombie King

This is King Herman the Third, king of the modern day zombies.
He rules with an iron glove and eats people like there's no tommorrow.

He once ate a dude for breakfast with some honey on top.
It's been rumured that he has zombiefied over 10,000 persons all due to his humungous appetite for human flesh and world domination.

The quote in the picture relates to the fact that the zombie army is growing and that the zombie apocolypse will soon be upon us and that the world as we know it will come to an end and King Herman the Third will assume control of the population of Earth.

He plans to eat all peoples so that the whole Earth is only made up of zombies then he wants to build a big spaceship and fly to the moon and live there because after the taste of human flesh cheese is his second favourite flavour.

Time will only tell if he succeeds, but I have been hearing stories of increased zombie attacks in the news, so it looks like the time to freak out could be upon us.

See you next time.
-Mulga

03 June 2012

Mr T Bird Beard the Zombie

© Mulga 2012, Mr T Bird Beard the Zombie, Acrylic Paint and Posca Pen on Paper, 30 x 40 cm

I painted this dude for my fortnightly feature in CreatureMag called Mulga's Zombie Zoo in which I post a new zombie painting every 2 weeks.

An Ode To Mr T Bird Beard

He’s a tough looking zombie with a look that strikes fear
But under the surface he’s a sweet old dear

The birds really love him and nest in his beard
They know in their hearts there’s not a thing to be feared

If everyone had a beard that was this fully grown
Every little bird would always have a home

See you next time.
-Mulga

19 May 2012

Skateboard Art - Bright Bearded Beanie Man with Curly Mo

This is a skate deck that I painted on with paint and then went over it with black posca pen.

He is a happy curled mustache wearing colourful bearded displaying beanie wearing dude.

An Ode to Bright Beard

His beard is bright

His grin is nice

He sleeps at night

His food has spice

Many colours did

His beard become

When in Madagascar

He ate chameleon

It's magical powers

Upon his beard unleashed

Like a bouquet of flowers

Or a whale beached

When he's sad it's blue

And angry it's red

Orange it turns

After butter chicken he's fed

When he's happy

That's what you now see

Many magical colours

Bright beard that's he

The End

See you next time

-Mulga

14 May 2012

Bird Brain Bill The Zombie

© Mulga 2012, Bird Brain Bill The Zombie, Acrylic Paint and Posca Pen on Paper, 30 x 40 cm

This was my first post for creaturemag.com.
I will have post every 2 weeks and they will be crazy zombie characters.
Head over to creaturemag.com and sign up to their email newsletter to stay in touch with all the zombie happenings or sign up to my newsletter on the left here.

An Ode To Bird Brain Bill the Zombie

His name is Bill and for a brain
He’s got a bird thus his name

His thoughts are scattered like bird seed
Of worms and kernels his mind does feed

Bill’s original brain was eaten alive
By Beardo the Weirdo doing the zombie jive

Beardo became Bill’s zombie dad
His beard is green and very rad

The early worm gets eaten alive
By the early bird who’s got the drive

One bird in the head is worth two in the tree
Especially when that space is free

Today Bill operates four birdseed shops
His brain is happy the food never stops

That’s the story of Bird Brain Bill
With a bird for brain and looks to kill

See you next time.
-Mulga

09 May 2012

Skate Deck Art - Knight Beard

This is Knight Beard. He likes doing knighty stuff like jousting and wearing bits of metal on his body while riding a horse in the forest and chopping peoples heads off and eating a roast pig with an apple in it's mouth and going on crusades and being in Dan Brown books.

I drew him on a skate deck for Lodown my local skate shop.

He is for sale for $300 in aforementioned shop or email me.

Did you see I am in the running for a t-shirt design comp. See my last post for the details. Please vote for my design or Knight Beard will come and joust ya! Nah just joking, Knight Beard is friendly as a turtle.

See you next time.

-Mulga

03 May 2012

Magic Beard

© Mulga 2012, Magic Beard!, Ink on Paper then digitally colored

This is a little sketch I did of magic beard.
I am thinking of doing a painting like this and the beard will have different colored geometric shapes a be nice and bright.
Here's a poem about magic beard

An Ode To Magic Beard

His beard is magic
It performs many feats
His skin is yellow
From the sand at the beach

When his beard enters
Any kind of room
It lights up the place
Like a nuclear mushroom

The world becomes brighter
The colours have a zing
The birds of the air
Cannot help but sing

They sing
Magic Beard
Magic Beard
Magic Beard
(you have to sing that last bit with increasing pitch and loudness for it to work, try it with me now
- magic beard, Magic Beard, MAGIC BEEAARRDD!)

See you next time
-Mulga

17 April 2012

Creepy Carrot Surf Gang

An Ode To The Creepy Carrot Surf Gang

When the fruit shop shuts

After the last order

These carrots go nuts

They hit the water

One carrot is a board

The other surfs on top

They surf as a hoard

When the fall they flop

The rival gang

To the Black Banana crew

They learnt new slang

They shun the stew

Any banana they see

They draw their blades

They slash with glee

They lob grenades

When they make a kill

These carrots get creepy

It makes me ill

It gets kinda freaky

They peel their foe

They eat their innards

They grow a mo

And act like lizards

With the skin

They make a cape

It makes them grin

Makes them a convex shape

This story is weird

But i must contend

Just as I feared

It's come to an end

See you next time.

-Mulga

07 April 2012

Zombie King of the Sea

This painting is for sale for $320.
It is framed (total framed size is 79 x 108 cm).
If you would like to buy, email me at mulgasroom@gmail.com

This is what it looks like next to me. It is pretty awesome.

This is a poem

An Ode to the Zombie King of the Sea

I am Zombie

King of the Sea

All powerful

That is me

I inhabit the depths

Where Leviathan roam

Down many steps

I call my home

My beard is long

And it is red

The source of my power

Keeps me fed

Like the pits of Mordor

I am underwater death

Just dip in your toe

And take a breath

Upon dolphins and whale

I enjoy to feed

With but one bite

I devour with speed

If your down my way

Come and say hi

I'll invite you to stay

I'll bake a pie

The flavour could be

Penguin and shark

Bounty of the sea

This aint no lark

The End

See you next time.

-Mulga

03 April 2012

Hanging Ratus and Haka Ratus

© Mulga 2012, Haka Ratus, Watercolour on Paper, 13.5 x 19.5 cm

It's fun drawing rats
Probably better than cats
Dog's could be cool
Or a pig in a pool
But I pity the fool
Who steps in a stool

See you next time
-Mulga

17 March 2012

Captain Crook the Shady Zombie Captain

This guy is a real shady character, you can see it in his eyes and by the way he smiles.

My talented friend Stuart McKerihan composed a poem about this seed bag.

Captain Crook

If you’re after a captain

Who looks more sleazy

You’d be hard pressed

This one’s real greasy

From port to port

He’s known all round

As the meanest moustache

To ever run aground

Once the commodore

Of a mighty fleet

Now he hangs out

Where the fishes sleep

The legend goes

That he was steering his vessel

When first mate Billy

Gave him the cutthroat special

His mutinous crew

Began to rejoice

Till they heard a rumble

A sickening voice

Turns out that zombies

Don’t bleed too much

And Captain Crook

Wasn’t dead as such

The terrified crew

Bailed in quick succession

And Crook was left nursing

His leering expression

Not at all pleased

He set about fishing

His mutinous crew

Ending up in the kitchen

To figure what happened

You don’t need much vision

Just spare a thought for the crew

The next time you go fishin’

See you next time.

-Mulga

11 March 2012

Longbeard

In order to grow a beard as awesome as this one you need to learn the ancient art of beard hypnotisation.

Once you master this ancient art you too can yield great results in the area of beard construction.

Here is a poem I wrote to commemorate the awesomeness of this beard.

See you next time.
-Mulga