A colourful new mural has sprung up at Isabella Williams Reserve in Deer Park.
Painted by artist duo, Creature Creature, and funded by Brimbank council, the eye-catching artwork features a striped legless lizard and plains rice flowers — both endangered species from local grass and wetlands areas.
Chanel Tang and Ambrose Rehorek, the two artists behind the project, said they aimed to “highlight the importance of [the species] and how beautiful they are” through the work.
“We wanted to make it a very accessible image related to the area but we also wanted to make it more contemporary and visually engaging,” said Tang.
“It’s not really about the realism but about the feeling it creates.”
They said one of the best times of the day to view the artwork is just before sunset.
“The light just streams through the trees and creates a dappled effect on the mural. It’s really magical,” said Rehorek.
