General News
27 June, 2025
Buscombe does it again
WARRNAMBOOL-based artist Jimmi Buscombe has added to his long list of show-stopping murals with a giant kelpie, painted on the walls of a Casterton hotel.
Visitors to the town can now take a ‘selfie’ with the cute pup, which now adorns the western wall of the Glenelg Inn.
Specialising in highly detailed wildlife art, portraiture and anamorphic public art, Buscomb was engaged by the pub to create an artwork on the once blank, white wall on the western face of the hotel.
“They asked me for something interactive and Casterton is the birthplace of the kelpie so this was perfect,” Buscombe said.
“People can come up, grab the lead and have their picture taken holding onto this pup.”
The artist’s largest animal portrait to date, pub manager Jess McIntosh said she raised the idea with owner Sue Wombwell, who gave it the green light and the pair were delighted with the outcome.
The hunt is now on for a name for the pup (with a $100 pub voucher up for grabs), with more than 400 suggestions already lodged via the hotel’s Facebook page.
Courtesy Casterton News.
