I would suggest that over the last year or so, Minto has had the most productive and high-profile period since his return to Bristol. Barely a week goes by without one of his deconstructed, elemental pieces appearing on some wall somewhere.
Minto, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, September 2026
Minto has recently taken rather a liking to using a black backdrop for his pieces, perhaps because it helps to pick out each of the little components that make up his letters MINTO. This is a very busy piece with so much going on, and so many colours and shapes, all of which contribute brilliantly to the whole. Fine work from Minto.
Shade One, Fade, Jody, Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
However hard I try, I am not going to be able to do this large production wall justice. So many artists and so much quality on show in one themed piece. The artists, some of the finest around, are Shade One, Fade, Jody, Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, who has recently celebrated his 50th birthday. The piece is a throwback reminiscence of the video game Street Fighter (humorously labelled Street Writerz above the piece).
Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Starting with the left-hand side, Shade One portrays the character E Honda in this outstanding portrait, painted in greyscale apart from the red striped on his face. A stunning piece augmented with a fine silhouetted scene.
Fade, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Next up, is the character Dhalsim, rising high above some fiery letters by Fade. I cannot be certain who from this collaboration painted the character – perhaps someone out there could fill me in. Few, if any, of the elements were individually signed, so it is difficult to put names to all of them.
Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
In the centre of the collaboration is another outstanding character piece, this time by Jody, who has faithfully recreated Chun Li striking a fighting pose. Brilliantly done.
Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Moving further along the wall several characters come in to view. At the top left is Zanghief, holding a spray can (why not), possibly by Jenks. Below that is some bone writing and the head of Blanka, which I think might be by Sikoh. Top right is writing from Dibz spelling out Guile, another character from the video game, and rounding off the piece Ryu by Rusk.
Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
That last character fits nicely onto one frame so Rusk gets a second mention in this post. While this is one of the most dynamic themed production collaborations I have seen, it has been a bit of a tricky one to attribute elements to artists. My apologies if I have got any of this wrong. Superb piece, which I imaging will be around for quite some time.
Weas(el) continues to scatter his mega tags all over the city, but in the last year or two has been increasing the frequency of his longer-form graffiti writing. His letters tend to be written in a thin script format, and I am assuming that this tribute piece is one of his.
Weas, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
I am a little confused by the messaging in this piece. My thought is that it is a tribute to Vulchar by Weas, but I might be way off the mark, and the more I look at this piece, the more I am doubting myself. So I am going to leave it as a tribute piece by someone, possibly Weas, for Vulchar down by the River Avon.
It would appear that Biers’ flirtation with writing the letters RABIES is over, at least temporarily, and he has for the last few pieces reverted to writing WD40. He seems to be much happier these days and is out and about painting more often.
Biers, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026
There is an awful lot going on in this piece. His irregular letters/numbers are beautifully filled and outlined. Interestingly, his black drop shadow appears to veer upwards, leftwards and downwards, an unusual effect. A yellow floating border picks out the letters and separates them from an attreactive red and orange backdrop. Lots of circles throughout. A fine piece from Biers.
What a wonderfully striking piece this is, painted by Juno Frenzel, an artist I am not familiar with, but who has joined in with the Bristol Mural Collective Lucky Lane paint jam.
Juno Frenzel, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
The two magpies, beautifully presented, are looking pretty curiously at what looks like a little glitter ball. Juno Frenzel has managed to capture the character of the magpies perfectly, and the piece is skilfully painted, given the different surfaces and textures of the spot. Don’t be surprised to see this piece appear in Thursday Doors sometime in the future. Lovely work.
I’ve got to hand it to Roma, if ever the maxim ‘practice makes perfect’ applied to a graffiti writer, it would apply to her. She has been busy all year and along with getting out there, she has been making improvements and painting some nice pieces.
Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
There is a particular characteristic that I love about her letters and that is the design of her ‘O’with its flat top and she sticks to this shape in pretty much all of her pieces. A nicely blended colour palette of cream, brown and blue is augmented with some stars and hearts. A great piece of graffiti writing from Roma.
In using contrasting colours to the orange painted wall, Mage has managed to make his letters stand out on this wall formerly occupied by 210. It has to be said that Mage is painting like a man possessed, and not only in the quantity of pieces he is turning out, but also in their quality and creativity.
Mage, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2026
Mage is a graffiti writer completely at ease with his letter shapes, which remain reasonably consistent from piece to piece. It is the fills where his creativity comes in to play, and here he has painted a dazzling fill design with blended colours and soft lines, looking like a pile of boulders. The orange patterns add to the appearance, although it would have probably looked just as good without them. A seriously great piece of writing.
I am off to London today to watch the Premier League champions, Arsenal, play Everton, and so had to write today’s posts last night. This is a wonderful piece by Effe at the Bristol Mural Collective Lucky Lane paint jam in September.
Effe, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
Effe has painted some colourful cubes, like children’s letter blocks and the letters exposed spell out ‘lucky Effe’. The piece is painted on a recessed shutter and Effe has decorated the recessed walls as well as the shutter, which is a great creative addition to the piece. This paint jam seems to have been a huge success with some really nice and refreshingly unusual pieces.
Cape Amarandos, Agnontas, Skopelos, Greece, September 2026
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Fading memory
blue skies on Aegean Sea
sing Our Last Summer
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by Scooj
Those of you familiar with the film Mamma Mia might recognise the clump of trees on this promentary where Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard and Amanda Seyfried sang Our Last Summer.
