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

Mulgafest Video Competition

Mulgafest Video Competition

Music videos are rad but what about art poetry videos, that doesn’t sound too snazzy but let’s change that!

Mulgafest is an annual video competition aiming to showcase the worlds most raddest video makers. It is a collaboration between Mulga and the video maker and celebrates art and poetry and video in one fun little package.

Prize

The winner will receive a $300 Mulga gift voucher. This voucher can be used to purchase Mulga goodies such as clothes, art prints, an original artwork or a custom Mulga painting.

Guidelines

Make a video about a Mulga artwork with the poem about the artwork being the audio or as text in the video.

If you want, send an email to mulgasroom@gmail.com telling me which artwork you want to feature and I can record the poem for you.

Checkout this video I made for an example.



How to enter

Upload your video to Youtube or Vimeo and then email mulgasroom@gmail.com with the link.

I will then put the video on my website.

How is the winner selected?

Mulga will select his favourite video from the top 5 videos with the most Facebook likes.

Dates

Video submissions close 30 November 2013.

Facebook voting ends on 15 December 2013 and Mulga will then select his favourite video from the 5 videos with the most Facebook likes.

The Basel Royale Art Prize 2013 - Live Painting

This Thursday night I will be painting live and competitively at Lo Fi. The winner out of 24 finalists is a sweet adventure to Miami.

It will be radical and the thing I am painting will have axes and horns and beards and lightning bolts in it so you know it will be good. 

I need peeps there to vote for me with magical golden tokens that they give you on the night.

You can also vote for me on instagram by giving my picture of Spout Trunk Sammy a like on the instagram called @loficollective.

Where: Lo-Fi, Kinselas Building, Level 2, 383 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, NSW
When: Competition: 6pm – 9pm Thursday, September 12, 2013

Live Painting at FBi Radio’s 10th Birthday Party

I am painting at FBi Radio’s tenth birthday party this Sunday and it will be radical. They interviewed me, click here to read all about it.

Mulga on the Radio

I was interviewed for an arts program on 2ser radio called So hot Right Now.

Want to know why I go by the name Mulga? Click on the link, you can hear me at 2:50 - 3:20.

http://www.2ser.com/component/k2/item/4574-podcast-raw-sydney-launch

Mulga Jumper Sale – Get on it while stocks last!

Checkout this sweet sale at my online shop.

30% off all jumpers and receive a free art print valued at $20 with every jumper purchase.

Go to http://mulgatheartist.com.au/shop/ and enter the code at checkout: yew

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Mulga Art Giveaway and Artshow

I will be displaying some rad new art at this huge showcase night along side a bunch of other artists and other creative peeps.

This will be a great night and for $15 you get – live music, runway fashion shows, burlesque, dance, short films, and a whole load of visual art, photography and accessories design, Including drinks by Brokenwood Wines and canapés by Danny’s Bistro upon arrival, It’s a pretty sweet deal for $15.

In addition, if you buy a ticket I will give you for FREE a Mulga art print valued at $20. That is a sweet deal even if you can’t make the night!

Get tickets at here.

Here is some progress shots of a new painting I will be showing.

Poetry Recital on Channel 7′s Sunrise

I had the opportunity to recite a poem on Channel 7's Sunrise show as part of the Beard Season launch.

Here is the link to the video.

Check out Beard  Season's website.

This is the poem I recited

An Ode to Beard Season

Hey ho let’s gather round
For a word on beards and advice so sound

This wondrous thing that we call the beard
Should not be abhorred, it should not be feared

It should be embraced like a soft teddy bear
This thing is precious, this blanket of hair

It has the power to save your life
And the skill to keep you from harm and strife

I like to think a beard is more than just fun
It’s also protective armour from the sun

In my final remarks I do implore
Go have a skin check lest ye hit the floor

The End

Art in Motion Art Show

I have a piece of art in this art show this Friday night. I drew an elephant wearing a beanie with water spouting out of his trunk, it is fun. This show will be rad with a lot of great Sydney artists involved.

Cabin Fever art show at Platform 72

I am showing 6 awesome gorilla head portraits in the $200 category.
Come along and stroke a gorilla beard with your mind.

Anton the Aztec Goat

© Mulga 2013, Anton the Aztec Goat, Ink on Paper, 21 x 30 cm

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

Time lapse Video of Hypno kiwi fruit ape head

Check out this time lapse vid of hypno kiwi fruit ape head being painted. If only I could paint this fast in real life!

Smokey Joe the Hipster

© Mulga 2013, Smokey Joe the Hipster, Ink on Paper, 15 x 21 cm

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An Ode to Smokey Joe the Hipster

I would like you to meet Mr Smokey Joe
If it's a hipster your after he's the guy to know

He rolls his own durries and wears a big coat
And like a duck to water he's not one to gloat

He knows the cool bands before they exist
And that's cooler than hip if your getting my gist

But his claim to glory and hipster crown
Is the growth on his face, his beard so brown

Without this feature he would cease to exist
Be but a vapour of air or a patch of mist

It signifies that he is the dominant man
Because without the beard he's probably bland

So the lesson to learn and heed this time
And the reason for this here hipster ryhme

Is that growing a beard could be your best move
Get you outta your funk and into the groove

This beard could become your very best feature
And transform you into a hairy masculine creature

The End

Terry the Tiger

© Mulga 2012, Terry the Tiger, Posca on Paper, 30 x 40 cm

I drew Terry the Tiger for a Le QC x Mulga collab. You can buy Terry on tees and jumpers at http://quaycollective.myshopify.com/collections/le-qc

An Ode to Terry the Tiger

Terry the Tiger was terrrific indeed
Of this single fact all the animals agreed

He ruled the jungle like a stripey king
Sometimes he would lounge, sometimes he would sing

Everywhere he went he wore his dazzling coat
And when he crossed the river he travelled by boat

He made his castle high in the trees
And he ate of the honey produced by bees

He was the finest specimen in all the land
And he fronted the best jungle rock band

They played every Saturday at the Jungle Pub
And chilled out after in the jungle hot tub

The End

Bear Hat Bob

© Mulga 2013, Bear Hat Bob, Posca on Paper, 30 x 40 cm


An Ode to Bear Hat Bob

Bear Hat Bob is an outdoors guy
At home in the mountains and under the sky

He walks around with his sunglasses pink
Even at night it seems odd you might think

Bart the Bear was his very best friend
The wilderness they journeyed from end to end

One day in the spring they came across a river
The water was cold it made them shiver

They attempted to cross on a fallen tree
But Bart fell into that freezing stream

He couldn’t swim so he drowned to death
He had breathed his last, his very last breath

Bob was so sad and he cried for week
He cried in the day and he cried in his sleep

To remember his friend, the Bear called Bart
Bob wore him as a hat and now they’re never apart

The End

Trevor Trumpet Face

© Mulga 2012, Trevor Trumpet Face, Ink on Paper, 15 x 21 cm


An Ode to Trevor Trumpet Face

He has big elephant ears and a trunk for a nose
He has a trumpet on his face and it looks like a hose

With every sneeze his big trumpet sounds
And the largeness of the volume knows no bounds

It scares away all the birds in the trees
That’s exactly what happens every time he does a sneeze

The End

Ole Pointy Beard Pete

© Mulga 2012, Ole Pointy Beard Pete, Posca on Paper, 30 x 40 cm

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I was commissioned to paint this for a lucky gentlemen's birthday present.

Buy a print of this here.

An Ode to Ole Pointy Beard Pete

Ole Pointy Beard Pete loves his single fin stick
It goes super fast and rides real slick

He always runs swiftly towards the ocean
As if he is strengthened by some magical potion

His beard trails behind like a bushy tail
And sometimes he uses it as a sail

He’s a surf hunter adventure man
He’s surfed in Alaska and even Iran

He once rode a wave onto the back of a whale
Then the whale got angry and flicked it’s tail

That was the best darn ride Ole Pete ever had
And when he remembers that day it always makes him glad

The End

Bearded Elvis

© Mulga 2012, Bearded Elvis, Ink on Paper, 30 x 40 cm

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Today ( 23 March 2013) marks the day 56 years ago that Elvis’s debut album, “Elvis Presley” was released.

I drew a picture of him with a sweet beard.

You can buy a print of this artwork here http://mulgatheartist.com.au/shop/

An Ode to Bearded Elvis

Most geezers think Elvis aint alive

But the truth is he’s just in disguise

I saw him the other day cruising down the street

He had a beard so spectacular and long and neat

Turns out he’s been hiding away

Behind his beard and bales of hay

All those many, many moons ago

He grew tired of the crowds and the Elvis show

So he pretended to die and began to grow a mo

Then the mo became a goatee that hung so low

Then came the chops and a full beard in time

Thus concludes this story and bearded Elvis rhyme

The End

Laser Head Lance

© Mulga 2012, Laser Head Lance, Acrylic on Board, 70 x 120 cm


An Ode to Laser Head Lance

Laser Head Lance is a slippery old cat
Lives in a world of shadows covered up by his hat

The one day the wind turned from breeze into gale
Blew up his hat like a boat under sail

Those secrets within did explode out his head
And the colour of his hands were a deep shade of red

His secrets revealed that he'd been quite bad
And the fallout was severe and the people were mad

Oh how the mighty have fallen and the proud do stumble
Now Laser Head Lance is humbler than humble

Mulga and Gerard Brown Art Show in Wollongong

Its going down this Saturday 9th, featuring Mulga The Artist and Gerard Brown.

There will be Original Artworks, Tunes, Poetry, Beverages and a Live Art Collab between Mulga and Gerard.

"Keep the date free... Or free it up!!

Its gonna be epic!

Supported by ART PARK

For more info email quaystore@gmail.com

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