{"id":8053,"date":"2024-02-22T22:54:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/?p=8053"},"modified":"2024-02-22T22:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:54:46","slug":"skull-cowboy-by-mikel-whelan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/skull-cowboy-by-mikel-whelan\/","title":{"rendered":"SKULL COWBOY by MIKEL WHELAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"skull cowboy mikel whelan skeleton custom skateboard graphic\" class=\"wp-image-8054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic-466x466.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.boardpusher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bp-skull-cowboy-mikel-whelan-skeleton-custom-skateboard-graphic.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikel Whelan has &#8220;been doing illustration since [he] was old enough to finger-paint.&#8221; Safe to assume he&#8217;s come a long way with this Featured Deck, Skull Cowboy. 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