{"id":1125,"date":"2013-05-10T15:42:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T15:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kfsmith.co.uk\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:20:54","slug":"travelodge-commission-12ft-painting-of-liverpool-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/index.php\/travelodge-commission-12ft-painting-of-liverpool-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelodge Commission 12ft Painting of Liverpool Waterfront"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Travelodge commissioned me to paint this 12ft x 4ft painting of the Liverpool Waterfront entitled &#8216;Liverpool Rising&#8217; for their newest hotel\u00a0&#8211; Central Exchange Street\u00a0Liverpool. It was unveiled\u00a0by Travelodge Regional Director Tyrone Pope and myself\u00a0on 10th May 2013\u00a0 and I cut the ribbon to officially open the hotel.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9057small.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9057small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9057small-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9057small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9057small-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Grand Opening<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9050small.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9050small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9050small-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9050small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9050small-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Guests arriving<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9054small.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9054small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9054small-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9054small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9054small-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Talking to the press<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_223851514\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9058small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9058small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9058small-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9058small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9058small-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_223851514 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2101123733\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9067small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9067small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9067small-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9067small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9067small-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2101123733 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2112235981\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:57%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9070small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9070small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9070small-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9070small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9070small-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2112235981 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p>Tyrone Pope \u2013 Regional Director of Travelodge<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9075small.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9075small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9075small-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9075small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9075small-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3342778043\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Hotel General Manger Annie Mcintyre and the staff from Travelodge<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3342778043 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-355656617\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-355656617 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02521.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02521.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02521-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02521-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02521-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Monday 25th March 2013 \u2013 picking up the panels after having them cut to size<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1641513892\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Plotting out the buildings<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1641513892 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02547-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3327945049\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Work in progress<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3327945049 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1290681578\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02639.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02639-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02639-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC02639-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1290681578 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2014337597\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9015small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9015small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9015small-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9015small-510x242.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2014337597 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p>Finished at last!<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9080small.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9080small.jpg 533w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9080small-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/kfsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9080small-510x765.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Liverpool Echo 11th April 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