8007. Cumberland Basin

 

Donz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026
Donz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026

Donz has had quite a busy year this year, and he has painted more often in central Bristol than usual raising his profile in the city. This is an interesting piece for a couple of reasons. Firstly, he hasn’t buffed the wall, and there is a little bit of interference and ingress from the Kid Krishna piece underneath. Secondly, he has played with his letter order.

Donz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026
Donz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026

I rather like the change to NODZ, it kind of made me laugh and it is a great street art name. The black-bordered letters are painted in two colours horizontally set down, and the whole thing painted with an orange bubbly surround. Bright and a little different.

8006. M32 roundabout J3 (807)

Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

It might be a bit easrly to say who has been my artist of the year, but Stivs is right up there. His work this year has been quite exceptional. His emphasis has shifted a little away from large calligraffiti pieces to more combinations and portraits. Here we have a portrait sandwiched between two pieces of writing.

Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

To the left we have some lovely letters (which had been written a few days before) spelling out DSC is a beautiful calligraphy style. Sharp and precise, the letters are beautifully decorated and pop beautifully from the wall.

 

Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

The portrait and STIVS letters were painted together in one session and work very nicely together. The letters, in a fine calligraffiti script form have a light and rather flowery quality – pretty to look at.

Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

The portrait is my favourite part of this three-parter. Splashed with colour and cleverly shaded, the poprtrait is both edgy and tender. So full of colour and, texture and depth, an extraordinary piece of work from Stivs. He is on fire!

8005. Lucky Lane (25)

Lis, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
Lis, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

Lis, or Le Imposter Design, as she used to call herself, has been a little quieter on the streets this year, or maybe I haven’t found much of her work, both might be true. It was great to find this one by her painted at the Bristol Mural Collective paint jam in Lucky Lane.

Lis, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
Lis, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

The slim spot is actually a door, watch out for it appearing one day in the future in Thursday Doors, and Lis makes perfect use of the space by painting a snakes and ladders board, which has a lot of vertical components. This is a really fun piece, and I guess that her link to luck (the theme for the Lucky Lane paint jam) is that it is well known that snakes and ladders is a game of complete luck. Fabulous to see this Lis piece.

8004. M32 roundabout J3 (806)

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

It has been a delight to witness Mage’s creativity over the last couple of years. An artist who stays true to his letters and letter form, means that it is his fills which represent his ideas and expression. Of course technically he is always improving, but it is the fills that interest most.

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

This is a nice piece on the roundabout with tidy letters, drip shadow and yellow border. The fill is made up of patches of two different greens with some yellow crooked horizontal bars disrupting the calm. Mage has also put more thought and time into the background which looks like a raft of grey pixels, an improvement on his more usual diamond-shaped backdrop. Nicely thought and well presented – Mage is on fire at the moment, and watch this space for more.

8003. Cumberland Basin

RBN One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2025
RBN One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2025

This is another stunning piece from my archives that missed out on being posted last year and which I am pleased to be posting now, albeit very late. It is a great piece of writing by RBN One, which was painted as part of a wider paint jam.

RBN One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2025
RBN One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2025

White backgrounds are quite unusual for writers, so it is important to work with it rather than against it, and RBN One has done that perfectly with this grey and white lettering, nicely defined with a black border and stripy drop shadow. The orange fiery ribbon around the outside of the letters acts as a good separator between the writing and the white wall. A beautifully worked and presented piece.

8002. Monarch’s Way

Mr B, Monarch's Way, Bristol, October 2025
Mr B, Monarch’s Way, Bristol, October 2025

Every now and then I like to delve into my archives and unearth pieces that for one reason or another never made it into the pages of Natural Adventures first time round. I have thousands of pictures of such pieces, and it always saddens me that they don’t all make the cut. This is a piece from a year ago by Mr B, an artist who hovers just at the edge of my radar.

Mr B, Monarch's Way, Bristol, October 2025
Mr B, Monarch’s Way, Bristol, October 2025

There are a lot of hoardings in this area, but not too many non-commission pieces painted on them. This combination features a bird, I think a crow, and some rather good writing spelling MrB. A good piece and one that alerted me to the artist’s presence. I’ll be keeping an eye out for his work and indeed have another one lined up in a week or two.

 

8001. M32 roundabout J3 (805)

Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

Logoe has been back in town recently and produced a couple of outstanding pieces. Nobody does script graffiti writing quite as well as Logoe does and this piece on the roundabout is a beauty.

Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

The main fill of the lettering is a gorgeous metallic copper which sits alongside a deep red drop shadow, which sets the whole piece off in the right direction. There is a rhythm and flow to the piece which is so easy on the eye. The scattering of spots adds life and interest. A supreme example of logoe’s work.

8000. Cumberland Basin

Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026
Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026

Eight thousand street art and graffiti posts, and still going strong. This was never planned, I just kind of fell into it. I haven’t lost my appetite for documenting the amazing street art culture in Bristol, and only occasionally don’t feel like writing a blog post – most of the time it is and has been a great pleasure and privilege. It seems appropriate that Fade, one of the Natural Adventures regulars, should feature today.

Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026
Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026

This is a super-tidy piece by Fade, his letters designed and filled to perfection, with a great pink drop shadow and yellow border. The purple and pink background has a bit of a lava lamp look to it – something quite retro. A fine piece painted alongside Peggy and Jody.

7999. Lucky Lane (24)

Vikoi, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
Vikoi, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

There is an awful lot to admire in this paint jam piece by Vikoi, which depicts a couple of robots getting to grips with the concept of giving and receiving flowers. It is na comical piece and importantly features a four leaf clover – buying into the luck theme.

Vikoi, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
Vikoi, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

I have seen a couple of pieces in Dean Lane by Vikoi and really need to dig them out and post them (note to self… get on with it!). There is something very charming about this piece which is one of my favourites from the paint jam on Lucky Lane.

7998. M32 roundabout J3 (804)

RBN One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
RBN One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

Not feeling great this morning so this will be a quickie. A wonderful pink-letterd piece by RBN One painted alongside his often collaborator, Corupt.

RBN One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026
RBN One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

Great letters, lovely drop shadow and superb background. An all-round fine piece of graffiti writing.