Natural adventures

8029. Dean Lane Skate Park (951)

I would say that I have met the majority of artists featured here on Natural Adventures, but there are some that I haven’t and I am really curious to meet them and find out more about their work. One of those on the top of list is Solar. I have enjoyed and been intrigued by his loose writing since I first became aware of his work back in 2021.

This is a bright piece in Dean Lane that for me has a confectionary feel about it – I can’t help seeing liquorice sweets, or maybe jelly. The dark letters with flashes of faint blue and starbursts are perfectly propped up with a pink, with red and white stripes, drop shadow. The letters are presented on a contrasting yellow background, grabbing the attention. Another very nice piece by Solar.

8028. St George Skate Park (27)

Conrico, St George skate park, Bristol, October 2026

Conrico has had a very strong presence in Bristol this year with a steady stream of wonderful and creative pieces, many of which I have yet to find. This is a lovely portrait piece on the side of a ramp in St George skate park.

Many of Conrico’s portrait pieces involve the subject actually dooing something, rather than simply striking a pose. In this piece the lady is taking a photograph of the viewer. There are lots of things to admire here in Conrico’s ‘brush stroke’ style – I particularly like the white pattern on the ladie’s dress. The word SNAP lets us know the photograph has just been taken. Lovely stuff.

First frost

The air is so cold

I could punch and shatter it

a taste of winter

by Scooj

MS down

Oh deepest deep joy

silent datasphere unfolds

relief from emails

by Scooj

8027. Cumberland Basin

Peggy and Jody, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026

One of the wonderful things about street art and Graffiti in Bristol is the huge spectrum of styles and talent on show, added to that is the sheer volume of new work that hits the walls on a weekly basis. This is a superb little collaboration between Peggy and Jody, which has a real touch of class about it.

The floral motif is so distinctive of Peggy’s style and she has selected some lovely colours for this piece, colours that are subtlely reflected in Jody’s portrait. The subject of the portrait is quite severe (in a good way), with sharp features and shiny long straight black hair. A great example of a sympathetic collaboration where the two styles combine and complement one another perfectly.

8026. Bruce Road (1)

I have mentioned before, that there are some wonderful schemes in Bristol that are looking to refresh and tidy some of the city’s little back streets and alleyways furnishing them with planters for pollinators and brightening up the walls with wildlife-inspired murals. The group that organises this is called the Pollinator Pathways Project. I have aready posted some of the murals from St Mark’s Avenue in Easton.

This is a little Cul de Sac near Greenbank Cemetary and the first piece I am featuring from here is a beautiful Kingfisher by Brof. I have not come across the artist before, but I believe he is based originally in Malvern but paints murals in Bristol. This is a lovely stylised piece that captures the poise of the kingfisher well, and fits snugly into the space on the wall. Great stuff. Note to self – do that gallery of kingfishers!

8025. Lucky Lane (28)

Pettyimagesbriz, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

Every day is a learning day, it really is, and while researching this piece, by pettyimagesbriz, I discovered what it is all about. The theme for the Lucky Lane paint jam, organised by the Bristol Mural Collective, is always about luck, but I had difficulty understanding what these pigs have to do with luck. Google to the rescue.

I read that there is a whimsical folk tradition that involves carving a mouth on a lemon, putting four wooden pegs for legs and cloves for eyes. A coin is placed in the open mouth for good luck. Knowing this, the piece makes perfect sense, here we have a couple of lucky pigs. I understand that this was the first time that Pettyimagesbriz has used spray cans, and I have to say they have done a great job. I think that the outlines mighrt have been done using marker pens of some variety. Great piece and so good to learn something new.

8024. Cumberland Basin

2Face, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2026

Although 2Face doesn’t appear to paint all that often, he manages to turn out good work when he does. I have a feeling that this is only the fourth piece by the artist that I have posted over the last couple of years, and have met him only the once while he was painting the first of those.

This one starts well with a black buffed background and a rather nice orange and yellow plasma pattern for a backdrop. The letters, spelling 2FACE, are filled with a nice combination of colours and the interest is supplied by a white /red glowing ribbon running through the letters. A great find.

Out of sorts

A distracted mind

drains my creativity

haiku fun on pause

by Scooj

8023. St George skate park (26)

Lis, St George skate park, Bristol, October 2026

Skate park ramp pieces are always really tricky from a photography point of view, because unless you capture them soon after painting, they can become scuffed and degraded pretty quickly from the traffic of skateboards and scooters. Given that this one was painted in June this year and photographed in October, it has survived particularly well.

The focus of the piece is a large cat face with a spikey collar. Surrounding it are some of Lis’ trademark mushrooms. Unfortunately some idiot has decided to spill some light blue paint on the mouth and eyebrows of the cat, adding absolutely nothing, but maybe whoever did it is an aspiring artist themselves and this could be a first step… All in all, a nice piece from Lis.

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