This is the second recent visit to Bristol by Tizer, and I have to say a very welcome one. The London-based writer, for me at least, encapsulates the London scene really well. I cannot put into words, but his style is different from the Bristol styles that we are more used to seeing on this blog.
Tizer, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2026
This piece is probably most notable for the colourful and busy letter fills, which are contained within a green border/drop shadow. Although parts of the writing look a little sketchy, that is the style and in fact the whole thing is tight as a nut, and the balance of the piece exceptional. One of the very best London writers.
Daz Cat has had a comparatively quiet year this year, and I am hoping that this is for good reasons like work coming in for him. Although I am posting this piece now, you can see from the state of it that it is pretty old, with quite a lot of flaking throughout the piece.
Daz Cat, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
The piece features three characters, a blue human-like figure sandwiched between two cats. Daz Cat has conjured up a range of emotional expressions, one for each of the characters. Great use of colours, tone and touch has brought about a fine triple portrait piece from Daz Cat. I’ll be looking out for more, but my expectations of finding anything currently are quite low.
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.
Kin Dose, Picton Street, Bristol, July 2026
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.
Kin Dose, Picton Street, Bristol, July 2026
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.
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.
Dirtygypo, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026
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.
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
Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025
Coloquix, Kitchen Street, Liverpool, March 2025
Mr Penfold, Wharf Street, Leeds, May 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!
Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025
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.
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.
Fade and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2026
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.
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.
ARSA, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
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.
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.
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, July 2026
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.
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.
ARSA, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2026
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…
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