Street artist finally achieves 'dream' to own home

Paul Curtis is a famous street artist but he says it has taken six years to achieve his dream of home ownership

A street artist who has become famous for painting murals on a city's streets has said it is a "dream" to have "finally" bought his own home in the area.

Liverpool artist Paul Curtis has painted nearly 300 public pieces in the region including Liverpool managers Bill Shankly and Jurgen Klopp, forward Diogo Jota and late Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams.

But despite resounding recognition for his work the 47-year-old said it had taken him six years to achieve his goal of home ownership.

He told the BBC: "It's a dream come true to own my own house back home."

Mr Curtis added: "I've wanted to get my own home on Merseyside since Covid really.

"But it was a lot tougher than I thought.

"It is not easy when you are self-employed but it has finally come true.

"I've got a three-bed house so I've got room to store paint and things like that.

"I might use some of it as a studio at some point as well."

District nurse Erica Daly stands in front of Curtis' famous artwork 'Liver Bird Wing'

"It's been a long time coming but I'm lucky that my work has taken off," Curtis said.

"I'm now in a position where I can actually turn things down and pick and choose what I do.

"I am very fortunate to be able to do this for a living."

Curtis painted a Diogo Jota mural after the Liverpool forward died in a car crash

Curtis also painted a mural of Olympian Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Paralympian Jack Hunter-Spivey