Alexis Butterfield
@takealineforawalk.bsky.social
Artist/designer drawing historic buildings in the wild 🌈. No NFTs or AI. Links below.
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Reposted by Alexis Butterfield
NEW: A major new plan for Liverpool’s world famous waterfront has just been released
Includes a new Merseyfront Walkway, mixed-use spaces, new transport infrastructure and a bold plan to "sink" one of the busiest road junctions in Liverpool
Full details here 👇
Includes a new Merseyfront Walkway, mixed-use spaces, new transport infrastructure and a bold plan to "sink" one of the busiest road junctions in Liverpool
Full details here 👇
Major new plan to transform Liverpool's famous waterfront
Council comes forward with vision to 'reclaim banks of the Mersey' for the people of the city, with proposals for new Merseyfront Walkway, mixed-use spaces, new transport infrastructure and a bold pla...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NEW: A major new plan for Liverpool’s world famous waterfront has just been released
Includes a new Merseyfront Walkway, mixed-use spaces, new transport infrastructure and a bold plan to "sink" one of the busiest road junctions in Liverpool
Full details here 👇
Includes a new Merseyfront Walkway, mixed-use spaces, new transport infrastructure and a bold plan to "sink" one of the busiest road junctions in Liverpool
Full details here 👇
“Devonshire Road, Toxteth”
Pastel and acrylic on canvas mounted on board
61cm x 46cm
The terraced houses of Devonshire Road were built alongside Princes Park from the 1840’s. My picture highlights an elegant ironwork veranda on one of the houses.
#liverpool #art
Pastel and acrylic on canvas mounted on board
61cm x 46cm
The terraced houses of Devonshire Road were built alongside Princes Park from the 1840’s. My picture highlights an elegant ironwork veranda on one of the houses.
#liverpool #art
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Devonshire Road, Toxteth”
Pastel and acrylic on canvas mounted on board
61cm x 46cm
The terraced houses of Devonshire Road were built alongside Princes Park from the 1840’s. My picture highlights an elegant ironwork veranda on one of the houses.
#liverpool #art
Pastel and acrylic on canvas mounted on board
61cm x 46cm
The terraced houses of Devonshire Road were built alongside Princes Park from the 1840’s. My picture highlights an elegant ironwork veranda on one of the houses.
#liverpool #art
Reposted by Alexis Butterfield
Porter Street
Chalk, graphite and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Porter St is in the Ten Streets area to the south of Liverpool’s Stanley Dock. Each street is named after a separate commodity. The other end of the street can be seen in last week’s Waterloo Rd painting.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, graphite and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Porter St is in the Ten Streets area to the south of Liverpool’s Stanley Dock. Each street is named after a separate commodity. The other end of the street can be seen in last week’s Waterloo Rd painting.
#liverpool #art
November 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Porter Street
Chalk, graphite and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Porter St is in the Ten Streets area to the south of Liverpool’s Stanley Dock. Each street is named after a separate commodity. The other end of the street can be seen in last week’s Waterloo Rd painting.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, graphite and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Porter St is in the Ten Streets area to the south of Liverpool’s Stanley Dock. Each street is named after a separate commodity. The other end of the street can be seen in last week’s Waterloo Rd painting.
#liverpool #art
“Waterloo Road”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
It felt far too cold to go out yesterday so instead I have revisited a painting from last summer, the ruin of an early 19th century merchant’s warehouse on Waterloo Road.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
It felt far too cold to go out yesterday so instead I have revisited a painting from last summer, the ruin of an early 19th century merchant’s warehouse on Waterloo Road.
#liverpool #art
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“Waterloo Road”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
It felt far too cold to go out yesterday so instead I have revisited a painting from last summer, the ruin of an early 19th century merchant’s warehouse on Waterloo Road.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
It felt far too cold to go out yesterday so instead I have revisited a painting from last summer, the ruin of an early 19th century merchant’s warehouse on Waterloo Road.
#liverpool #art
“The Parrot”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
The Parrot pub looks to date from around the 1840’s and was once one of 200 street corner pubs along Liverpool’s Scotland Rd. When I walked the street earlier this year there appeared to be not a single one left.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
The Parrot pub looks to date from around the 1840’s and was once one of 200 street corner pubs along Liverpool’s Scotland Rd. When I walked the street earlier this year there appeared to be not a single one left.
#liverpool #art
October 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
“The Parrot”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
The Parrot pub looks to date from around the 1840’s and was once one of 200 street corner pubs along Liverpool’s Scotland Rd. When I walked the street earlier this year there appeared to be not a single one left.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
The Parrot pub looks to date from around the 1840’s and was once one of 200 street corner pubs along Liverpool’s Scotland Rd. When I walked the street earlier this year there appeared to be not a single one left.
#liverpool #art
“Parkfield Road”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Another piece in my series loosely themed on Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings - all of which date from the first half of the 19th century. Parkfield Rd is a perfect hunting ground for this architecture.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Another piece in my series loosely themed on Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings - all of which date from the first half of the 19th century. Parkfield Rd is a perfect hunting ground for this architecture.
#liverpool #art
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Parkfield Road”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Another piece in my series loosely themed on Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings - all of which date from the first half of the 19th century. Parkfield Rd is a perfect hunting ground for this architecture.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Another piece in my series loosely themed on Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings - all of which date from the first half of the 19th century. Parkfield Rd is a perfect hunting ground for this architecture.
#liverpool #art
“Came a cropper”
Charcoal, chalk and ink on paper
2025
(55cm x39cm)
Number 23 Cropper St “Newington Buildings” was built in 1847 as a commercial building.
The 3rd in my recent series of Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings, rendered in charcoal with acrylic applied in places.
#liverpool #art
Charcoal, chalk and ink on paper
2025
(55cm x39cm)
Number 23 Cropper St “Newington Buildings” was built in 1847 as a commercial building.
The 3rd in my recent series of Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings, rendered in charcoal with acrylic applied in places.
#liverpool #art
October 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Came a cropper”
Charcoal, chalk and ink on paper
2025
(55cm x39cm)
Number 23 Cropper St “Newington Buildings” was built in 1847 as a commercial building.
The 3rd in my recent series of Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings, rendered in charcoal with acrylic applied in places.
#liverpool #art
Charcoal, chalk and ink on paper
2025
(55cm x39cm)
Number 23 Cropper St “Newington Buildings” was built in 1847 as a commercial building.
The 3rd in my recent series of Liverpool’s crumbling stucco buildings, rendered in charcoal with acrylic applied in places.
#liverpool #art
“Big Bowl Noodle Bar”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Warmsley’s Yard on Berry St dates from 1803. Shown in the wet and darkening evenings of autumn.
I did a drawing of their non-identical twin at the other end of the block last spring - included here too. #liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Warmsley’s Yard on Berry St dates from 1803. Shown in the wet and darkening evenings of autumn.
I did a drawing of their non-identical twin at the other end of the block last spring - included here too. #liverpool #art
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“Big Bowl Noodle Bar”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Warmsley’s Yard on Berry St dates from 1803. Shown in the wet and darkening evenings of autumn.
I did a drawing of their non-identical twin at the other end of the block last spring - included here too. #liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
55cm x 39cm
Warmsley’s Yard on Berry St dates from 1803. Shown in the wet and darkening evenings of autumn.
I did a drawing of their non-identical twin at the other end of the block last spring - included here too. #liverpool #art
“Everton Barracks”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
Vivid.drag.navy
After some rather involved map pictures, yesterday I fancied a palette cleanser of a simple building portrait. The sepia tones and symmetry reflect the abandoned building’s classical roots.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
Vivid.drag.navy
After some rather involved map pictures, yesterday I fancied a palette cleanser of a simple building portrait. The sepia tones and symmetry reflect the abandoned building’s classical roots.
#liverpool #art
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“Everton Barracks”
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
Vivid.drag.navy
After some rather involved map pictures, yesterday I fancied a palette cleanser of a simple building portrait. The sepia tones and symmetry reflect the abandoned building’s classical roots.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
Vivid.drag.navy
After some rather involved map pictures, yesterday I fancied a palette cleanser of a simple building portrait. The sepia tones and symmetry reflect the abandoned building’s classical roots.
#liverpool #art
“The Avenues”
Ink, chalk, crayon and collage on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
The Avenues are a grid of 8 leafy Victorian streets, of genteel red brick villas. Alongside the houses are 3 Grade 1 listed Victorian churches (must be a unique statistic!) of which I’ve included 2 here.
#liverpool #art
Ink, chalk, crayon and collage on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
The Avenues are a grid of 8 leafy Victorian streets, of genteel red brick villas. Alongside the houses are 3 Grade 1 listed Victorian churches (must be a unique statistic!) of which I’ve included 2 here.
#liverpool #art
October 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“The Avenues”
Ink, chalk, crayon and collage on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
The Avenues are a grid of 8 leafy Victorian streets, of genteel red brick villas. Alongside the houses are 3 Grade 1 listed Victorian churches (must be a unique statistic!) of which I’ve included 2 here.
#liverpool #art
Ink, chalk, crayon and collage on paper
2025
(55cm x 39cm)
The Avenues are a grid of 8 leafy Victorian streets, of genteel red brick villas. Alongside the houses are 3 Grade 1 listed Victorian churches (must be a unique statistic!) of which I’ve included 2 here.
#liverpool #art
“Another world”
A few nerves but I’m looking forward to my exhibition tour and talk today at the Everyman.
Paintings and drawings of the city’s neighbourhoods and fragments of history. It’s free and no need to book
2.00 - 2.45pm
Friday 26 September
Everyman Theatre, Hope St
#Liverpool
#art
A few nerves but I’m looking forward to my exhibition tour and talk today at the Everyman.
Paintings and drawings of the city’s neighbourhoods and fragments of history. It’s free and no need to book
2.00 - 2.45pm
Friday 26 September
Everyman Theatre, Hope St
#Liverpool
#art
September 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“Another world”
A few nerves but I’m looking forward to my exhibition tour and talk today at the Everyman.
Paintings and drawings of the city’s neighbourhoods and fragments of history. It’s free and no need to book
2.00 - 2.45pm
Friday 26 September
Everyman Theatre, Hope St
#Liverpool
#art
A few nerves but I’m looking forward to my exhibition tour and talk today at the Everyman.
Paintings and drawings of the city’s neighbourhoods and fragments of history. It’s free and no need to book
2.00 - 2.45pm
Friday 26 September
Everyman Theatre, Hope St
#Liverpool
#art
“ANOTHER WORLD”
FRIDAY 26th Sept
ARTIST TOUR & TALK 2.00 - 2.45pm
Everyman Theatre, Hope St, Liverpool
I am giving a tour of 17 recent paintings and drawings - discussing techniques used to create them and some of the thoughts and motivations behind them.
Do come if you can.
#liverpool #art
FRIDAY 26th Sept
ARTIST TOUR & TALK 2.00 - 2.45pm
Everyman Theatre, Hope St, Liverpool
I am giving a tour of 17 recent paintings and drawings - discussing techniques used to create them and some of the thoughts and motivations behind them.
Do come if you can.
#liverpool #art
September 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“ANOTHER WORLD”
FRIDAY 26th Sept
ARTIST TOUR & TALK 2.00 - 2.45pm
Everyman Theatre, Hope St, Liverpool
I am giving a tour of 17 recent paintings and drawings - discussing techniques used to create them and some of the thoughts and motivations behind them.
Do come if you can.
#liverpool #art
FRIDAY 26th Sept
ARTIST TOUR & TALK 2.00 - 2.45pm
Everyman Theatre, Hope St, Liverpool
I am giving a tour of 17 recent paintings and drawings - discussing techniques used to create them and some of the thoughts and motivations behind them.
Do come if you can.
#liverpool #art
A reminder that you still have a chance to visit my solo show at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre until 29 September! 🤗 #liverpool #art
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A reminder that you still have a chance to visit my solo show at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre until 29 September! 🤗 #liverpool #art
“Goodison Park”
Acrylic and crayon over monotype
2025
55cm x 39cm
This part of Everton was saved from the planners’ wrecking ball and I was rather moved by the long lines of terraced houses, each ending in the walls of the stadium - wrapped with huge photos of the club’s players. #art
Acrylic and crayon over monotype
2025
55cm x 39cm
This part of Everton was saved from the planners’ wrecking ball and I was rather moved by the long lines of terraced houses, each ending in the walls of the stadium - wrapped with huge photos of the club’s players. #art
September 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“Goodison Park”
Acrylic and crayon over monotype
2025
55cm x 39cm
This part of Everton was saved from the planners’ wrecking ball and I was rather moved by the long lines of terraced houses, each ending in the walls of the stadium - wrapped with huge photos of the club’s players. #art
Acrylic and crayon over monotype
2025
55cm x 39cm
This part of Everton was saved from the planners’ wrecking ball and I was rather moved by the long lines of terraced houses, each ending in the walls of the stadium - wrapped with huge photos of the club’s players. #art
“A house with painted brickwork”
2025
Another portrait of an abandoned home on Webster Road - and a little friend for my previous post.
#liverpool #art
2025
Another portrait of an abandoned home on Webster Road - and a little friend for my previous post.
#liverpool #art
September 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“A house with painted brickwork”
2025
Another portrait of an abandoned home on Webster Road - and a little friend for my previous post.
#liverpool #art
2025
Another portrait of an abandoned home on Webster Road - and a little friend for my previous post.
#liverpool #art
“Another World”
17-29 September
Everyman Theatre Liverpool
My first solo exhibition is now open at the Everyman Theatre, in their 1st floor exhibition space. Please do come and see it if you are able.
All the work is available to buy, and prices for originals start at £220. #liverpool #art
17-29 September
Everyman Theatre Liverpool
My first solo exhibition is now open at the Everyman Theatre, in their 1st floor exhibition space. Please do come and see it if you are able.
All the work is available to buy, and prices for originals start at £220. #liverpool #art
September 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“Another World”
17-29 September
Everyman Theatre Liverpool
My first solo exhibition is now open at the Everyman Theatre, in their 1st floor exhibition space. Please do come and see it if you are able.
All the work is available to buy, and prices for originals start at £220. #liverpool #art
17-29 September
Everyman Theatre Liverpool
My first solo exhibition is now open at the Everyman Theatre, in their 1st floor exhibition space. Please do come and see it if you are able.
All the work is available to buy, and prices for originals start at £220. #liverpool #art
Iron bay window on Webster Road
Ink and charcoal on board
2025
(15cm x 30cm)
Today’s small painting is of an abandoned house in Wavertree. The bay windows on these houses are distinctive, supported with chunky cast iron columns, and these are the main focus of the piece. #liverpool #art
Ink and charcoal on board
2025
(15cm x 30cm)
Today’s small painting is of an abandoned house in Wavertree. The bay windows on these houses are distinctive, supported with chunky cast iron columns, and these are the main focus of the piece. #liverpool #art
September 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Iron bay window on Webster Road
Ink and charcoal on board
2025
(15cm x 30cm)
Today’s small painting is of an abandoned house in Wavertree. The bay windows on these houses are distinctive, supported with chunky cast iron columns, and these are the main focus of the piece. #liverpool #art
Ink and charcoal on board
2025
(15cm x 30cm)
Today’s small painting is of an abandoned house in Wavertree. The bay windows on these houses are distinctive, supported with chunky cast iron columns, and these are the main focus of the piece. #liverpool #art
Nocturne Kopitiam Sentral
Ink and charcoal on wood panel
2025
15cm x 30cm
While I’m struggling with my back I’m rather enjoying having a go at these little pieces.
The subject of today’s painting is a rare surviving building by
renowned Liverpool architect Peter Ellis. #liverpool #art
Ink and charcoal on wood panel
2025
15cm x 30cm
While I’m struggling with my back I’m rather enjoying having a go at these little pieces.
The subject of today’s painting is a rare surviving building by
renowned Liverpool architect Peter Ellis. #liverpool #art
September 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Nocturne Kopitiam Sentral
Ink and charcoal on wood panel
2025
15cm x 30cm
While I’m struggling with my back I’m rather enjoying having a go at these little pieces.
The subject of today’s painting is a rare surviving building by
renowned Liverpool architect Peter Ellis. #liverpool #art
Ink and charcoal on wood panel
2025
15cm x 30cm
While I’m struggling with my back I’m rather enjoying having a go at these little pieces.
The subject of today’s painting is a rare surviving building by
renowned Liverpool architect Peter Ellis. #liverpool #art
Ducie Street
Ink, collage, crayon, metal gold leaf
30cm x 15cm
2025
I injured my back a few weeks ago which has prevented me from doing much. However I’m on the mend so had a go at this small piece today.
This is my 3rd piece based on the ruined houses of Ducie Street in Toxteth #liverpool #art
Ink, collage, crayon, metal gold leaf
30cm x 15cm
2025
I injured my back a few weeks ago which has prevented me from doing much. However I’m on the mend so had a go at this small piece today.
This is my 3rd piece based on the ruined houses of Ducie Street in Toxteth #liverpool #art
September 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ducie Street
Ink, collage, crayon, metal gold leaf
30cm x 15cm
2025
I injured my back a few weeks ago which has prevented me from doing much. However I’m on the mend so had a go at this small piece today.
This is my 3rd piece based on the ruined houses of Ducie Street in Toxteth #liverpool #art
Ink, collage, crayon, metal gold leaf
30cm x 15cm
2025
I injured my back a few weeks ago which has prevented me from doing much. However I’m on the mend so had a go at this small piece today.
This is my 3rd piece based on the ruined houses of Ducie Street in Toxteth #liverpool #art
Collage sketch of a cottage in Port Sunlight. I haven’t sketched with collage for ages and it felt rather refreshing.
#collage #liverpool
#collage #liverpool
August 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Collage sketch of a cottage in Port Sunlight. I haven’t sketched with collage for ages and it felt rather refreshing.
#collage #liverpool
#collage #liverpool
“Brick noggings”
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
Trace.adults.plus
Today’s drawing of Port Sunlight. I’m continuing to experiment with colours for these pieces but this view is of part of Queen Mary’s Drive. These houses have decorative brick infill to the timber frame. #liverpool #art
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
Trace.adults.plus
Today’s drawing of Port Sunlight. I’m continuing to experiment with colours for these pieces but this view is of part of Queen Mary’s Drive. These houses have decorative brick infill to the timber frame. #liverpool #art
August 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Brick noggings”
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
Trace.adults.plus
Today’s drawing of Port Sunlight. I’m continuing to experiment with colours for these pieces but this view is of part of Queen Mary’s Drive. These houses have decorative brick infill to the timber frame. #liverpool #art
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
Trace.adults.plus
Today’s drawing of Port Sunlight. I’m continuing to experiment with colours for these pieces but this view is of part of Queen Mary’s Drive. These houses have decorative brick infill to the timber frame. #liverpool #art
“A garden bench”
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
I haven’t posted anything here for a little while, but here is my latest drawing of arts and crafts cottages in Port Sunlight.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
I haven’t posted anything here for a little while, but here is my latest drawing of arts and crafts cottages in Port Sunlight.
#liverpool #art
August 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“A garden bench”
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
I haven’t posted anything here for a little while, but here is my latest drawing of arts and crafts cottages in Port Sunlight.
#liverpool #art
Chalk, ink and crayon
2025
39cm x 50cm
I haven’t posted anything here for a little while, but here is my latest drawing of arts and crafts cottages in Port Sunlight.
#liverpool #art
A reminder that my talk “taking a line for a walk” is taking place 12.00 tomorrow (Sunday 3 August) at the Liver Building as part of Liverpool Art Fair.
A big thank you to the kind people who have already promised to come.
Free tickets via here liverpoolartfair.com/visit/
#art #liverpool
A big thank you to the kind people who have already promised to come.
Free tickets via here liverpoolartfair.com/visit/
#art #liverpool
August 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A reminder that my talk “taking a line for a walk” is taking place 12.00 tomorrow (Sunday 3 August) at the Liver Building as part of Liverpool Art Fair.
A big thank you to the kind people who have already promised to come.
Free tickets via here liverpoolartfair.com/visit/
#art #liverpool
A big thank you to the kind people who have already promised to come.
Free tickets via here liverpoolartfair.com/visit/
#art #liverpool