MELBOURNE-based artist Hayden Dewar has combined imagination and his love of nature to create a colourful and symbolic mural in Rosebud.
Taking his inspiration from native Australian flora and fauna and incorporating elements of the Mornington Peninsula, Dewar’s Magic of the Peninsula mural has transformed a previously unattractive wall on Ninth Avenue, facing the end of Wannanue Place.
Dewar, who has completed murals around the state, said he is passionate about transforming and enhancing public spaces through mural art and thrives on the positivity and public engagement that results from letting his creativity off the leash.
The former illustration and design teacher’s Rosebud mural has been described by whimsical, energetic and fun, and was commissioned by Mornington Peninsula Shire as part of an ongoing beautification project.
First published in the Southern Peninsula News – 1 February 2022
