7941. Sparke Evans Park (161)

Solar, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026
Solar, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026

Solar is managing to keep up a steady drumbeat of activity this year and is constantly developing his style, but as well as that he is also improving his technique, and turning out some really fantastic pieces, bridging that awkward space between anti-style and conventional graffiti writing with great skill, not letting go of his principles as he progresses.

Solar, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026
Solar, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026

This elongated piece spells out SOLAR with the letters being divided through the middle with what look like vertical plates. The wholr thing looks like a vehicle of some kind, with windscreens at the right-hand end. There are some interesting colour variations as you progress through the piece and an array of fills, starbursts and highlights throughout, making this a visually very interesting piece.

7940. St Werburghs tunnel (596)

Donz, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Donz, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

What a lovely, crisp and up-beat piece this is in the tunnel by Donz. I think it was painted during a mini-paint jam for his own birthday celebrations. Looking at his Instagram feed, it would appear that Donz wasn’t too happy with the piece as it was painted using up cans, or a ‘dregs’ piece.

Donz, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Donz, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

Knowing that information, you can see that there is a slightly chaotic colour scheme, the bottom half of which really doesn’t connect with the top half. The top is nice and clean but the mix of colours below is a little untidy, and probably why Donz felt this wasn’t his best work. The little figures around the writing are by Posh who painted alongside Donz during the paint jam.

7939. Frome Side (70)

Serm and Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Serm and Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

This is a rather unlikely collaboration between Serm and Sub. I haven’t seen either collaborate with anyone, other than Sub with Bloem, so I had to look twice to make sure I had seen this right, which I believe I have. Infortunately there is a lot of glare on the photographs, a constant problem with this wall under the M32.

Serm, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Serm, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

Both artists have written their own letters in their own style, but what this makes it a collaboration is that each has incorporated a character, Tom and Jerry, which are interacting with one another. On the left, Serm has painted some beautiful green letters with a deep reddy-brown drop shadow and Jerry the mouse making a quick escape from the clutches of Tom.

Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

On the right, Sub has overlayed his large SUB letters with Tom the cat in hot persuit of Jerry. Although both characters vary a little from the cartoon originals, they are recognisable and add some humorous content to these two pieces of graffiti writing. A decent fun collaboration.

7938. Goodneston Road (10)

Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Going back a little in time to my late discovery of the massive Tickz tribute wall, I thought I should include this piece by Minto. Reflecting back on Minto’s gallery, it is obvious that he rather likes depicting vehicles in his work, and this is one great example of that.

Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Minto presents a monster truck driving over and crushing another car. I’m not sure if there is any particular relevance to this, but it makes for a good scene. I like the detail in the piece, such as the reflection of the scene behind in the car door. I still have so many pieces to post from this wall, but will probably spread them out over time.

Ulow

A gallery of outstanding character pieces by Bristol artist Ulow.

All photographs by Scooj.

Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Ulow, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Ulow, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025

Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

Subtle, Ulow and Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Subtle, Ulow and Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025

Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025

Rusk, Ulow and Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2024
Rusk, Ulow and Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2024

Hypo and Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Hypo and Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024

Ulow and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022

Ulow, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022

Ulow and Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2018
Ulow and Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2018

Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016

Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016

Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017

Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017

7937. Dean Lane skate park (943)

Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026

This is another piece that I have pulled out of my archive, which I photographed back in June this year. It is a rather charming piece by Effe, an artict I know little about other than that they are primarily a tattooo artist.

Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026

This piece definitely reflects a tattoo art style, a clear emblem, in this case a bird with a flower in its beak, and a piece that feels like it is an outline that has been coloured in. There is a tremendous cross-over between street art and tattoo art, with many practicing tattooists painting the sreets of Bristol. I look forward to finding more pieces by Effe.

7936. Victoria Park

Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026
Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026

I’m back to work with a bump today, after a fantastic holiday in Greece with my wife and daughter – truly a perfect holiday. The only upside that I can think of is that I can get back into a rhythm for writing my blog posts before work, a pattern that goes completely out of the window when on holiday. This is a piece from Logoe which I photographed back in May.

Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026
Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026

This is a long wall, and Logoe has filled the space perfectly, withoug distorting his letters too much. The colour palette is beautifully worked out and sympathetic with the immediate environment. Of course, the piece incorporates Logoe’s script writing style and is liberally sprinkled with oval decorative spots. Nice piece in a nice place.

7935. M32 roundabout J2 (33)

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026

This is another stencil piece from John D’oh, painted earlier this year in May. I still have plenty of his pieces still to publish, and I guess there are probably some more to photograph too.

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026

Rats feature a fair bit in street art, probably popularised in part by Banksy. In this piece, a stencilling rat, has switched the letters of ART around to read RAT. Humour and subversion all captured in this small stencil from John D’oh.

7934. River Avon (130)

Hire and Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Hire and Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

This is an interesting and well worked combination collaboration alongside the river from Hire and Stivs. Hire’s graffiti writing is to the left and a combination of writing and a portrait by Stivs on the right.

Hire, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Hire, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Hire writes ODIAH most of the time these days, having moved on from the previous HIRE letters used in the past. The piece does hark back a little to when Hire used to produce very spiky pieces, and the combination of greys, black and red work very nicely.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Stivs has painted the portrait centrepiece, which has anime cartoon overtones and is accompanied with the words “If you use your head, even sweets won’t make you fat”.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

The final bit of writing, spelling STIVS, is written in a soft calligraffiti style adopting the same colour scheme as used by Hire with the inclusion of some blue. A fine collaboration.

7933. St Werburghs tunnel (595)

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

In my book, this is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing from Posh. The letters, which I think might read POSH, but it is impossible to know because they are so disguised, are accompanied by several of his imp-like posh characters.

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

There is a wonderful balance to the writing and characters, and the colour selections for the letters contrast nicely with the little yellow folk. There haven’t been too many pieces by Posh that I have seen this year, so this was a bit of a treat.