Bill Shankly and Jurgen Klopp, forward Diogo Jota and late Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams.<\/a><\/p>\nBut despite resounding recognition for his work the 47-year-old said it had taken him six years to achieve his goal of home ownership.<\/p>\n
He told the BBC: “It’s a dream come true to own my own house back home.”<\/p>\n
Mr Curtis added: “I’ve wanted to get my own home on Merseyside since Covid really.<\/p>\n
“But it was a lot tougher than I thought.<\/p>\n
“It is not easy when you are self-employed but it has finally come true.<\/p>\n
“I’ve got a three-bed house so I’ve got room to store paint and things like that.<\/p>\n
“I might use some of it as a studio at some point as well.”<\/p>\n
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District nurse Erica Daly stands in front of Curtis’ famous artwork ‘Liver Bird Wing’<\/p>\n
“It’s been a long time coming but I’m lucky that my work has taken off,” Curtis said.<\/p>\n
“I’m now in a position where I can actually turn things down and pick and choose what I do.<\/p>\n
“I am very fortunate to be able to do this for a living.”<\/p>\n
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Paul Curtis<\/p>\n
Curtis painted a Diogo Jota mural after the Liverpool forward died in a car crash<\/p>\n
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Paul Curtis<\/p>\n