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7839. Picton Street

Kin Dose, Picton Street, Bristol, July 2026

This is a stunning recent mural in Picton Street that perfectly illustrates everything that is so good about street art in Bristol. A Bristol artist, Kin Dose, has composed a locally relevant mural that tells a story of the street and its occupants. The piece has been painted above the Montpelier Local grocer, and I imagine was a commission piece.

There are several Bristol references, the fox, Jeff Knight (The famous Big Issue seller) and CK1 graffiti (an artist who died several years ago but is remembered in countless tags today) as well as very local ones linking to various establishments on the street including The Cadbury, C&T Licata (the best Italian Deli), The Old England Pub and Montpelier Local itself.

There is plenty more besides in this piece. The whole thing speaks of community and ties in with the Bohemian lifestyle reputation that the area enjoys. A wonderful piece fitting of such a wonderful street.

7838. River Avon (126)

Dirtygypo, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026

I have walked past this piece several times, but had to wait for the absence of disruptive shadows cast by the sun. Photographing street art has been more than challenging this summer in Bristol as we have had about six weeks of continuous sunshine, with only the odd moment of cloud. It did rain for about an hour a week ago, but that is it. The country is parched and wildfire risk extreme.

This is quite a bright and fiery piece by Dirtygypo and neatly fits the scorching theme of the summer. As always, I struggle with the letters, but it might spell PILGR. The little white skull character with a cap leads off the yellow remainder of the writing. The contrast is created with the whole thing set on a deep blue background – the sun and sky? A nice tidy piece from the artist.

Thursday Doors – 13 August 2026

Doors 366 – street art and graffiti doors

I am perilously short of time this morning – I have been away with work for a couple of days, and come back to several emergencies (work-related) that I have to deal with added to the fact that the rest of my team are all on leave.

So, as some of you will know, in these circumstances I dig out some street art doors that will have appeared on Natural Adventures before in the street art category. These doors first appeared in April and May 2025:

Rowdy, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, April 2025

Hemper, The Carriageworks, Bristol, April 2025

Coloquix, Kitchen Street, Liverpool, March 2025

Mr Penfold, Wharf Street, Leeds, May 2025

Hazard, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, May 2025

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025

Although the above piece is not on or near a door, it does have a door on the vehicle!

So that’s it for another week. I hope to resume with Saltaire doors next time.

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.

7837. Dean Lane skate park (936)

Fade and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2026

This is a fine combination collaboration from Fade and Dibz, featuring the cartoon character Marvin the Martian. The character is sandwiched between two fabulous pieces of wildstyle graffiti writing from the pair. It is surprising how many times I have seen this character used in a graffiti piece… note to self, do a Marvin the Martian special when I have time.

Unusually, Fade is to the left, and Dibz to the right. Looking at the two writing styles together, you can see that Fade’s work is much ‘flatter’ and 2 dimensional, whereas Dibz has gone for more depth with great use of a drop shadow around his letters. I suspect that the character was a joint effort, which is often the case with these two. Great work.

7836. Goodneston Road (6)

ARSA, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Only yesterday, I posted a piece by ARSA in which I said:

“ARSA’s work tends to be quite angular and sharp, and I can’t recall seeing a soft, rounded piece with blended fills by him – now that would be a challenge…”

Well, I dug this piece out which, although I only recently located, has been around for a while and completely undermines my own assertion above.

The letters are smooth and rounded and rather more forgiving than his typical work, although he still likes to keep his fill colours separate, without any blending. A calm colour selection contrasts a little with the ‘barcode’ drop shadow. A nice piece from ARSA.

7835. M32 roundabout J2 (32)

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, July 2026 — John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, July 2026

John D’oh has had a remarkable purple patch this spring/summer, and maybe his relative quiet for some time before was preparation for this highly productive period. After all, stencils don’t cut themselves and each one represents many hours of work.

This is a piece of deception. At first glance this looks like a boy with a catapult… simple. But have a closer look, there is an impossibility about it. The boy has primed the catapult, fully stretched back, but the stone is already on its way. I like to think of this as a great metaphor for Artificial Intelligence, technically everything looks good, but there is a fundamental mistake, which makes us uneasy. John D’oh is playing with us. Great piece.

7834. Peel Street Green (66)

ARSA, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2026

This is a rather nicely presented piece from ARSA that perfectly fits the wall and the surroundings. One of the things that strikes me is the fact that the grass is still green in this picture, but blistering heat and dry weather for much of June and the whole of July have rendered this green a brown now.

The calculated symmetry of this piece, with a couple of deviations, is admirable. The fill colours have been thoughtfully applied in horizontal layers, but with hard edges between each colour. ARSA’s work tends to be quite angular and sharp, and I can’t recall seeing a soft, rounded piece with blended fills by him – now that would be a challenge…

Sojourn

Meeting and field trips

two days in North Lincolnshire

best part of my job

by Scooj

7833. Goodneston Road (189)

Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Painted as part of the tribute wall to Tickz over a year ago, Ulow has created in this one piece a truly heartfelt and touching personal message to his departed friend. By using a well-known character that so many of us can instantly relate to, Ulow takes us on an emotional journey we understand. Brilliant.

The two-tone rendition of ET, the extra terrestrial, perfectly presented shows the love felt for Tickz, that the message is from the heart. This is a moving and fitting piece, and a wonderful way to be able to show your respect. Ulow has absolutely nailed in terms of both appropriateness and also quality.

7832. Greenbank (189)

Forever evolving and playing with ideas, Werm continues to entertain withy his outstanding graffiti writing. He has come a long way over the last few years, experimenting with all sorts of complex ideas, but appears to have settled into a more relaxed rhythm and his work is more considered and comfortable. He is rising up the ranks of Bristol graffiti writers with consistent improvement.

I wish I had better images of this piece; the sun was behind the hoarding, and the colours haven’t come across as well as in the flesh. It is possible to see that the overall design and colour matching in the fills is very classy indeed. That he has set the piece on a white buffed background improves the quality of the finished piece no end. Great work from Werm.

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	Laura Newhampshire on 7839. Picton Street
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