Adding vibrancy to the Otway Road railway bridge, which his famous wombat Gutsy already calls home, Buscombe has painted a range of Australian flora and fauna as nature claws back its territory.

"The kangaroo grass has been spotted along the train line and though this species isn't endangered, our local grass species are," he said.

"The wattle is native and pretty. I mainly chose it because of the colours as it was a bit dull before and I wanted something grand.

"I had a botanist from DELWP come down and have a look when I'd just finished the wattle and she picked it right away so it must look like the real thing."

Buscombe's #WildVSWarrnambool was one of the south-west winners of the state government's Pick My Project initiative.

The original cut-off date for the initiative was June 30 but in light of the coronavirus pandemic the deadline has been pushed back until September.

Through his four art installations, the chef-turned-artist hopes to brighten up dull walls across the city and bring awareness to endangered native species.

Buscombe has been capturing the different stages of his art installation and will create an animation of the process. When visiting the mural, people will be able to scan the code with their phones and see the piece come to life.

"By the end of the project we will have a real-life animation of the process of the installation," he said.

"I think it is finished but who knows, there might be more."

Buscombe will begin work on his second art installation at the Simpson Street bridge next week.

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