{"title":"Alexis Butterfield","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAlexis is a painter based in Liverpool, with a particular interest in \u003cstrong\u003ehistoric places, architecture and the way we experience and remember our surroundings\u003c\/strong\u003e. With a 25-year background in architecture, his work explores the character of buildings, streets and overlooked places, using painting, drawing and collage to capture more than just a straightforward view.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis mixed-media work often combines paint, ink, printmaking and collage, building up layers of colour, line and texture. Rather than aiming for a perfectly literal representation, Alexis is interested in the atmosphere, memory and history of a place, allowing each painting to develop through observation, research and experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"live-paint-alexis-butterfield","title":"LIVE PAINT, Alexis Butterfield","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTo celebrate the launch of Alexis's range of Artist quality prints, join us at Clever Hands Aigburth on Saturday 19th September for a special live painting session with artist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.alexisbutterfieldart.com\/\" title=\"alexis\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlexis Butterfield.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexis will be setting up from 9am, either inside the shop or outside depending on the weather, and will spend a few hours painting local scenery. There is even a chance the subject may be Clever Hands Shop itself. Alexis will be around until just after lunch time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexis is a painter with a particular interest in historic places, architecture and the way we experience and remember our surroundings. With a 25-year background in architecture, his work explores the character of buildings, streets and overlooked places, using painting, drawing and collage to capture more than just a straightforward view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis mixed-media work often combines paint, ink, printmaking and collage, building up layers of colour, line and texture. Rather than aiming for a perfectly literal representation, Alexis is interested in the atmosphere, memory and history of a place, allowing each painting to develop through observation, research and experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely opportunity to see an artist at work in real time, ask questions about his process and watch a local scene gradually develop on canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePop in during the day, have a look at the work in progress and meet Alexis while he paints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexis Butterfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56204571574657,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/1613\/0020\/files\/Product_website_image.jpg?v=1788246941"},{"product_id":"a4-artist-print-the-georgian-quarter-liverpool","title":"A4 Artist Print The Georgian Quarter, Liverpool","description":"\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-desc1\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal artwork: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-hlz4j19496\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Georgian Quarter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-g7qzc2411\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-4uk8519768\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonotype, drawing ink, collage and metal leaf on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ucc4t3688\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an open edition print, total size A4 includes mount, signed and dated on bottom right corner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis picture maps some of the elegant Georgian and early Victorian streets lying to the north of Liverpool cathedral. At the heart of this area is the neoclassical church of St Bride's. The piece emphasises the combination of domesticity, leafiness and formality that characterises the area. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clever Hands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56204601753985,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/1613\/0020\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-01at08.22.35.png?v=1788247329"},{"product_id":"a4-artist-print-victorian-villas-in-spring-liverpool","title":"A4 Artist Print Victorian Villas in Spring, Liverpool","description":"\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-desc1\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"HWr-d\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal artwork: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"n58GL wgYGg mpEiz EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-97kc68516\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"HWr-d\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictorian villas in spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"n58GL wgYGg mpEiz EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-g7qzc2411\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"HWr-d\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"n58GL wgYGg mpEiz EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-myhgd2500\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"HWr-d\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic and pastel on canvas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"n58GL wgYGg mpEiz EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ucc4t3688\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"HWr-d\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003eThis is an open edition print, total size A4 includes mount, signed and dated on bottom right corner. \u003c\/span\u003eSome houses just scream to be painted, and this is one of them. These romantic Victorian villas are like overgrown doll's houses. I long to open them up and see inside. Meanwhile in the garden the green shoots of early spring are just visible. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clever Hands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56204602605953,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/1613\/0020\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-01at08.50.46.png?v=1788249021"},{"product_id":"a4-artist-print-bluecoats-liverpool","title":"A4 Artist Print Bluecoats, Liverpool","description":"\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-desc1\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal artwork: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-05bni2397\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBluecoats, Liverpool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-g7qzc2411\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-myhgd2500\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic and pastel on canvas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes I am completely beguiled by a place, and The old Bluecoats School is certainly in that camp. Its the oldest and fair to say most charming building in the city centre. There \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e an exuberant playfulness to its architecture, and I wanted this to come through strongly in my painting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clever Hands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56204609061249,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/1613\/0020\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-01at08.51.21.png?v=1788249057"},{"product_id":"a4-artist-print-birkenhead-priory-liverpool-copy","title":"A4 Artist Print Birkenhead Priory, Liverpool","description":"\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-desc1\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal artwork: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ctoot1406\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBirkenhead Priory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-g7qzc2411\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-myhgd2500\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic and pastel on canvas, this item is an 'Open Edition' print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iFCMM rtTrg Va-9h s0MuE\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-n32x615616\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Si52z\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy view shows the priory’s 12th century chapter house and the ruins of the neighbouring 19th century church of St Mary’s. In the background is the Cammel Laird shipyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy painting uses colour geomentries to emphasise the fragmentary survival of the buildings, and their industrial setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clever Hands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56204614435201,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/1613\/0020\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-01at08.49.51.png?v=1788248967"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/1613\/0020\/collections\/Screenshot2026-09-01at07.55.14.png?v=1788248860","url":"https:\/\/cleverhands.shop\/collections\/alexis-butterfield.oembed","provider":"Clever Hands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}