7862. Elton Street (30)

Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026
Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026

Fantastic News… the curated framed spots on the side of Lost Horizon in Elton Street are back open for business, and some fresh pieces were painted there a couple of weeks back, including this beauty from Inkie.

Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026
Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026

The framed boards provide a bit of a street gallery look, but are a slightly awkward shape, particularly for writers, who have to compress their letters into a slightly confined width. Naturally, Inkie achieves this with consummate ease and presents his gorgeous letters in pink and yellow with a deep green and black drop shadow. I love the way he has filled the space up at the top with black spots on a yellow background creating a strong contrast.

7861. Brunel Way (366)

Shade One, Fade, Dibz and Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Shade One, Fade, Dibz and Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

This is a fabulous production collaboration painted back in June this year by Shade One, Fade, Dibz and Sikoh. It is a difficult wall to photograph in its entirety at the best of times, because of the light incursion creating reflections at different times of the day. These four really are the crème de la crème of their field.

Shade One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Shade One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

Starting at the left, Shade One has painted an incredible cartoon realism portrait of a futuristic woman wearing pink-tinted glasses with gold rims. I’m not quite sure what the apparatus on her head is all about, but it is imaginative and creative. The pink surround creates a grerat hard defined edge to the portrait.

Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

Next up is some graffiti writing from Fade which I think reads SMOOTER and is likely dedicated to a friend. There is little more I can write about Fade and his work that I haven’t already written many times before. Precise and perfectly presented like the adjacent piece by Dibz.

Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

The third piece in this production is by Dibz and mirrors the writing by Fade in terms of colours and to a point style. I cannot for the life of me decypher the letters, but that is wildstyle writing for you, it is intended to be disguised.

Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

Moving on finally to Sikoh, one of the most talented artists around, in my view. He has overlaid his piece on top of Dibz’ writing, bringing it forward and lifting it from the wall. The colours match Shade One’s bringing about a symmetry to the whole collaboration. Here a tortured skull, part human part machine appears to be yelling out, whether in pain or rage  it is difficult to know. So full of movement expression and perfectlky painted. What a collaboration!

Dryad’s Saddle

Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus), Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2026
Dryad’s Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus), Kings Weston, Bristol, August 2026

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Parched vegetation

makes way for fungal brackets

woodland survivor

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by Scooj

7860. M32 roundabout J3 (788)

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026

If I posted all the Mage pieces I find, thern I woulkd struggle to make space for much else. I accept that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but I do have a lot of his pieces that haven’t made it out of the archives…yet. I think that I would categorise Mage as a bit of a classy bomber. He likes to just show up and over-paint existing work, and rarely, if ever, buffs the wall first, leaving behind the remnants of the piece before it, which in this instance was by Bloem.

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026

I really like this piece, which is nicely thought out and crisply painted. The deep red letter fill is broken up with brighter red plasma lines and decorated with some characterful yellow circles. The contrasting turquoise drop shadow has some nice block decorations. The only thing I am a little unsure about is the black decorations around the perimeter which I think add nothing to the piece. More to come, always.

7859. Greenbank (190)

Taboo, Greenbank, Bristol, June 2026
Taboo, Greenbank, Bristol, June 2026

Whenever I find a Taboo piece I always know to expect the unexpected. His anti-style approach means that conventions and regularity are thrown out of the window and you have to invest in his work and trust the process. If you submit to his style, rather than try to fight against it, it all becomes so much more enjoyable – which could be said for graffiti writing more generally.

Taboo, Greenbank, Bristol, June 2026
Taboo, Greenbank, Bristol, June 2026

These single colour cartoonish letters with a deep drop shadow in the same colour are accompanied by a little crocodile character at the right hand side. Some little white accent spots and crocodile teeth lift the piece with subtlety and skill. The piece is accompanied with the words ‘make it snappy’ a phrase that rounds off the joke that begins ‘give me a crocodile sandwich…’. A fine but of fun from Taboo.

7858. Quakers Art Lane

Hazard, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Hazard, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026

Around a month or so before Upfest, the organisers of the festiival curated a wall in the heart of the shopping district of Bristol, which played host to a number of well-known artists and provided a bit of a teaser for the main festival, as well as brightening up this little corner of an otherwise dull and grey space.

Hazard, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Hazard, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026

The timing of this mini-event roughly coincided with the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough, and this portrait piece of our national treasure by Hazard, while not particularly flattering captures the age and intensity of the great man. I cannot think of anyone living who has done more to raise the wonder of nature and bring it into our homes, but also quietly and diplomatically raise some of the more challenging issues of our time such as biodiversity loss, climate change and most contraversially spiralling global population.

Hazard, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Hazard, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026

Hazard, who has close associations with Bristol having lived here for a number of years, is much loved in the city. This piece showcases her ability to capture images, Sir David and the owl in this case, and bring them to life with a lively colour palette, and breaking up that which we know and are accustomed to with geometric shapes and interventions. This is a brilliant piece by Hazard, depicting a personal hero. Bravo!

7857. M32 roundabout J3 (787)

Zinso, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2026
Zinso, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2026

This beautiful piece of graffiti writing by Zinso didn’t last very long t all, I don’t know why it was painted over so quickly, but I am pleased I got a shot of it before it disappeared. It is remarkable how quickly, since his return to writing to walls in Bristol, Zinso has become a part of the furniture.

Zinso, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2026
Zinso, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2026

His writing is always beautifully finished, but also he manages to generate creative fills that demonstrate a very accomplished hand. Here his cartoon style letters are filled with light purple spots on a lilac base. Very pretty to look at and fulfilling.

7856. Peel Street Green (67)

Hemper, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2026
Hemper, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2026

A year or two back Hemper was smashing out pieces on a ridiculously regular rhythm, but since then has been a little quieter, although I have noticed a slight increase in his activity over the last couple of months. His work is always of such quality and class that it is always a pleasure to his pieces.

Hemper, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2026
Hemper, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2026

This one in Peel Street Green, picks up on a theme he has used before, of a chequered background, looking almost like a tablecloth, over which is painted a rather crude, but beautifully worked piece of bubble writing spelling HEMS. The yellow letters , drips and all contrast brilliantly with the backdrop. The message “Instagram makes you moody” possibly speaks to all of us. A very nice piece.

7855. St Mark’s Avenue (13)

The Chaotic Gardener, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, July 2026
The Chaotic Gardener, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, July 2026

One of the truly wonderful things that has happened to me this year has been finding and noticing orchids. I have always been aware of them, but can’t actually remember finding them before, which as a 62-year-old naturalist is quite extraordinary. Having found several different species this year, I am now super-aware of all things orchid, so coming across this piece by The Chaotic Gardener (AKA Stacy H.Art) in St Mark’s Avenue was pure heaven.

The Chaotic Gardener, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, July 2026
The Chaotic Gardener, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, July 2026

I don’t know the artist at all, but she has put her heart and soul into the ‘Pathways for Pollinators’ project, tidying up the area’s alleyways with planters and street art. The Chaotic Gardener has painted three orchids in this piece and labelled them: heath spotted, early purple and common spotted orchid. Wonderful stuff, and great to have some botanical accuracy represented on the streets.

Here are some of the orchids I have found:

Green-winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio), East Head, West Sussex, April 2026
Green-winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio), East Head, West Sussex, April 2026

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, June 2026
Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, June 2026

Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), Lawrence Weston, Bristol, June 2026
Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), Lawrence Weston, Bristol, June 2026

7854. M32 Spot (222)

Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2026
Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2026

Having had a very busy start to the year with his inspirational landscapes and long-necked birds, Creamylines has slowed down a little over the summer months. I know that he has been working on other art projects and that is probably occupying much of his time.

Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2026
Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2026

Although this is quite a small piece, Creamylines has managed to squeeze in many of his common elements into this compressed landscape. Sea, hills, trees, the sun and birds, people and fish, all combine in this mosaic of little stories. I’ll never tire of Creamylines’ work.