Famous Toxteth footballer and England forward Nikita Parris is at the centre of Liverpool's latest striking new mural.
The vivid painting, at the Metropolitan Methodist Centre on the corner of Princes Avenue and Beaconsfield Street, has been created by Honduran artist Javier Espinal working together with local young people.
As well as Nikita, the brightly-coloured work features symbolic images, including the Liver building, a waterfall, lion and panther, as well as several female figures.
It has emerged from the Africa Diaspora Mural project, a community arts initiative at the Methodist centre.
Centre manager Spencer Joel said: "We want to explore culture and roots through the mural, bringing together African and Liverpool roots, different cultures and spirituality."
International football star Nikita, who attended Toxteth's Methodist centre youth club as a child, was recently voted as Women's Player of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.
She was one of the figures chosen by local youngsters to feature in the mural.
Spencer said: "It's a mural people can relate to and young people can see pictures of people from the area who have achieved like Nikita and be inspired.
"It really helps create a landmark in the area.
"It represents the ancestral journal from Africa to Liverpool and with the Latin American connection, where Javier is from, that completes the triangle of our ancestors' journey."
Javier, a Honduran artist and master of plastic arts, paints murals in communities across the globe and his vivid designs often contain symbolism of special significance to local residents.
The 52-year-old said: "I learnt to make this kind of mural art from contact I had with the native people of Honduras. The ancestral people see art as a collective and community thing.
"The individual does not matter, it is the artistic expression which matters, with ritual elements and art that talks about what is intrinsic to life."
Javier was previously involved in another painting project at the centre in 2015.
He paints murals by hand so the whole wall will take about three weeks, with some help from members of the youth centre.
Spencer said: "When Javier first came in 2015, we had lots of people getting involved.
"It was really positive they way it brought everyone together with people getting off the bus taking photographs and families coming out to get painting.
"All the kids are waiting for Javier to move down the building, and we're hoping for good weather, as the kids are so excited to get painting.
"Javier really gets into the fabric of the community, to find out what people want to be depicted. He doesn't just paint a mural, he helps bring communities together."
