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Thursday Doors – 14 May 2026

Doors 354 – street art and graffiti doors

I am very busy at the moment and haven’t had time to prepare the next set of Shrewsbury doors, so as is my custom when under time-pressure, I am repurposing some old graffiti/street art pictures that have already been published on this blog that feature doors. It means I can keep my rhythm going, quickly and easily.

These pictures were originally posted in October-December 2024 and were photographed from May 2024 onwards. I hope you enjoy them

Farrah, Eastgate Retail Park, Bristol, October 2024

Hazard, Little Bishop Street, Bristol, August 2024

Astrea (HNH), Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024

Dave Bain and David J. McMillan, Church Road, Bristol, September 2024

Zase, Newfoundland Road, Bristol, November 2024

Sepr, Gloucester Road, Bristol, November 2024

Perspicere, Hornsey Road, North London, December 2024

Hazard, Gloucester Road, Bristol, September 2024

Dave Bain, Upfest 2024, Bristol, May 2024

Katie Scott, Upfest 24, Lime Road, Bristol, May 2024

That’s it for this week, I hope to get back on track with more doors from Shrewsbury next time. Have a great weekend.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.

7644. Cumberland Basin

Squire, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2026

There are a great many graffiti writers in Bristol who never make it into the pages of Natural Adventures, either because their work is not very good (in my view) or I don’t really know enough about them to feel confident enough to feature them.

Happily, although I don’t know anything about Squire, his work attracts me in some way. I think that the word he has chosen is a memorable one and lends itself to writing pretty well. These dark blue letters have been accentuated with a vibrant green/yellow surround and decorative thick blue border. An interesting piece of writing that catches the eye.

7643. Brunel Way (356)

Dibz and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

Dibz and Fade are cooking on gas, and are churning out some superb pieces with alarming regularity. This particular spot on the side of a wooden constructed half-pipe has become a particular favourite for the pair.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am a big fan of the Asterix series of books (I have them all), so this Dibz piece with Getafix holding up a flask of magic potion is certain to grab my attention. The black writing with its red drop shadow is faultless, but it is the character that wins the day for me.

Fade, who has been almost completely absent over the winter has painted these stunning letters which are just so neat and sharp. Sometimes fancy fills simply aren’t needed. There is a wisp of green fumes and some bubbles that bind the two pieces of wildstyle writing together. Fine stuff.

7642. Dean Lane skate park (920)

Biers has definitely come out of his quiet period, where he had temporarily lost his desire to paint, and his RABIES letters are popping up all over the place now. I do miss his little characters that accompanied his previous letter sequences, and I hope that they might come soon with these letters.

This is a popular little stretch of wall which has quite a high turnover. Biers has painted his RABIES letters with a yellow, green and black fill and deep white drop shadow. The penny has only just dropped that the word RABIES contains (very nearly) the letters BIERS in it, which is perhaps why the letter form looks so familiar. Keep ’em coming.

7641. M32 roundabout J3 (770)

Conrico, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

It is so good to see Conrico firing on all cylinders this year, and I am super-pleased that he has been selected to paint at this year’s Upfest, something I know he has been keen to do for some time. He certainly deserves it.

This is a bright and cheerful combination piece with a portrait alongside his Conrico letters and GYS (Graveyard Shift crew). The portrait is most beguiling, there is a lot hidden behind those large brown eyes, and I like the positioning of the subject’s hand under her chin. A wonderful piece delivered in his special style.

7640. Purdown (103)

I do like it when Mr Klue ventures beyond his beloved St Werburghs tunnel, so finding this Mad Hatter piece at the gun emplacement up at Purdown made me very happy.

All the elements of a Mr Klue classic are here. The large hat with the ticket in the band, the invisible head, and the shirt and stripy tie, finished with a wisp of smoke rising to the left. I love the perspective created by light and shadow, and the use of pink for the left of the piece and yellow for the right. Great work from Mr Klue.

7639. Cumberland Basin

Whos, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2026

I am absolutely sure that I have seen numerous pieces by Whos over the last year or two, but unable to make out the letters or be sure the writing is his. It is only when he writes clearly, like in this piece, that I can be sure enough to publish his work.

Although this piece is quite conventional, his writing would usually be described as anti-style due to an absence of pattern or form of the letters, where everything is a bit random and spontaneous. The white letters are decorated with some pink stars and a tribute line of “dorns 4 ever”. I certainly need to get better at hunting down and identifying his graffiti writing.

Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata)

Bottle-green chafer

exotic spring harbinger

iridescent sheen

by Scooj

7638. Dean Lane skate park (919)

Dibz, Cheo and Soker, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026

What pure joy to come across this outstanding production piece by Dibz, Cheo and Soker. For anyone older than me, the piece is inspired by the long-running children’s cartoon Spongebob Squarepants.

To the left Dibz had filled his outstanding wildstyle writing with the colours of Spongebob’s friend Patrick, the starfish, really cleverly done and as you would expect from Dibz, tight as a nut.

In the middle, Cheo has painted a brilliant rendition of Squidward Tentacles, with a little sea snail on his back. Naturally the character is up to no good with some spray cans, and Cheo has included his signature bee, as you’d expect.

To the right-hand side of the triptych is another remarkable piece of wildstyle writing from Soker, which has been filled with the colours of the star of the show himself, Spongebob. I love the attention to detail with the inclusion of his little red tie.

In addition to the three main characters, the three artists have added so much detail to the background, creating a masterpiece, which fans of the cartoon would relish. Utterly brilliant and next-level.

7637. River Avon (119)

Sometimes when a piece isn’t signed, it can be difficult to identify the artist, but it is usually possible to do a little detective work to establish their identity. For example this piece gives some clues: the letters spell SEAM, but there is no way this is a Seam piece; Seam belongs to a crew that includes Seed, Seam, Asre and Zinso.

Seed hasn’t reached these levels yet, so the piece must either be by Zinso or Asre. The giveaway is the bubble surround, and the letter shapes to a certain extent, both of which indicate that this is by Asre. A quick check on Instagram to confirm, and there we have it. I suspect this might have been a birthday tribute to Seam.

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