Self-taught artist Callum Hotham changes face of motor racing city Bathurst with spray paint

Until four years ago, stonemason Callum Hotham had never picked up a spray can.

Now, he has become one of the most recognisable artists in his home town.

The 29-year-old is changing the face of the motor racing city of Bathurst with a series of murals.

In three years, the artworks have appeared on the walls of about 25 schools, businesses and sports clubs.

The mural artist — who signs his work as CALUM — says imprinting the city with the faces of its community is a humbling experience.

"I was a little kid here," Hotham says.

" Now I'm leaving something that's going to be here longer than me. "

'Dead' city centre

The face lift began when retired country real estate agent Peter Rogers decided to revive the city centre.

"I'm trying to improve our CBD — I believe Bathurst is dead,"