Pictures: JULIAN HAMILTON VIKKI WHITE WITH eye-catching artwork like this popping up all over the place, Merseyside is laying claim to the mural high ground. BY

Art lovers no longer have to step inside a gallery to see amazing paintings in Liverpool and beyond.

Spotting street art everywhere from New Brighton to the Baltic Triangle is now a popular pastime.

Being photographed in front of Paul Curtis’s Liver Bird Wings has become a must for tourists.

Liverpool FC lovers can flock to see “King Kenny” Dalglish towering over them. And fans of the Beatles are spoiled for choice when looking for fab artwork of their idols.

Here are nine of the area’s most vibrant visuals… vikki.white@mirror.co.uk

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