The Mornington Peninsula has long been a haven for artists of all stripes. Discover their legacy of stunning fine art and heritage ambience at the region’s major galleries. Take in the creative dynamism of community-based arts and crafts events, and follow their footsteps on regional walks like the Sorrento Portsea Artists Trail. Go here paintersmorningtonpeninsula.com.au

From the outset, the peninsula was a haven for many of the country’s best-known artists. Among them was Arthur Boyd (snr), who grew up in Rosebud, and whose seascapes and landscapes of the region influenced his later works. He is regarded as one of Australia’s greatest painters. His work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, Artbank and other leading institutions.

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Roland Clark, another prominent painter, also drew inspiration from the peninsula’s unique coastal environment. His watercolours of Sorrento’s jetty, for example, depict vessels coming and going from and to Melbourne. His painting The Rock and the Sea (1990) is especially powerful, capturing the massiveness of the rock formation and the unbridled force of the pounding sea.

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