Cartoon characters on phone pit covers delight locals in a south-west Victorian city
Under Stage 3 lockdown, a daily walk offers some small and sweet relief from the confines of the house.He has now painted more than 100 different covers around PortlandBut in the south-west Victorian town of Portland, it also offers something else — the chance to see the latest masterpiece from local street artist Lincoln Roberts.
"The first one I did was [The Simpsons'] Duff Beer and it would have been at least four years ago," Roberts said."I'm pushing 120 at the moment. Until we were in lockdown, I was only doing them occasionally.Characters from Matt Groening shows The Simpsons and Futurama are commonly featured in Roberts' works.Lincoln Roberts, pictured here wearing a Simpsons COVID-19 mask, has a life-size cartoon character as his letterbox.
"I went to the police station the other day and had a chat, and asked whether they'd like one out the front of [the station], and asked if I could do [The Simpsons' police chief] Chief Wiggum."I said, 'Well mate, here's my card, I want you to talk to the rest of the guys because I don't want to do this and then get into a whole lot of trouble'."Roberts only paints old, out-of-date phone pits avoiding newer ones.
"And people will find that every now and then they get all excited and say, 'Oh, I wonder what's gonna be on that'," he said.Roberts posts pictures of his latest works to a local community Facebook group.
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