I don’t see many pieces by Mysto and therefore conclude that the artist is not from these parts and visits from time to time or simply doesn’t paint often, which is quite unusual for a graffiti artist. One thing though is that Mysto’s writing style is quite easy to identify.
Mysto, River Avon, Bristol, April 2026
This is a fine piece on the River Avon footpath in which the letters MYSTO have been expertly filled with a blended sequence of purples and violets with some bubbles reversed out throughout. The ‘mulshed’ white wall helps the piece to stand out, and a blue design around the letters finishes the piece off nicely.
Back to some of his Calligraffiti, Stivs has produced a few of these DSC (Dog Shit Crew) burners recently. Stivs is pretty much the only calligraffiti artist left in Bristol at the moment, so spotting his work really isn’t all that difficult. As far as I know Todoaciem (who wrote CIEM) is back in Spain and Wxttsart (who writes MILK) appears to have gone to ground a little.
Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
These three letters, presented in a sumptuous red on a dark purple background have a strong impact. The letters and drop shadow are further picked out with a contrasting thin yellow border. This is lovely, neat and tidy work which somewhat betrays the difficulty level. If it were easy, we’d see an awful lot more of it.
Doors 353 – Doors of Shrewsbury (part IV) – April 2025
This week I bring you an assortment of doors from Shrewsbury, some of them domestic and some commercial. All of them a bit quirky or old. I hope you enjoy them:
Unitarian Church door, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Wonky door frame, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Blue door with two glass bay windows, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Inconspicuous old brown door and doorframe, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Door through passageway and gate, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Three front doors, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
I can’t even guess what is going on with the brick work over the middle door – I’m not sure that building regulations would let you get away with something like that these days. Maybe there was never a door there originally, but two windows side by side, and a door was recessed into where the right-hand window had been?
Double black doors and solid portico, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Upstairs balcony door, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Henry Tudor House, with shop doors, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
It is great to see some painted utility boxes from Shrewsbury… I’ll see if I can dig them out as a special from the town.
That’s it for another week. Lots more to come next time. Until then have a great end of week and weekend.
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.
It is generally regarded in graffiti circles to be bad form to partially paint over another artist’s work. Either paint over the whole thing or leave a space next to it. This is something that Seed, in his enthusiasm for knocking out pieces, needs to rein in a little as he has done it a few times recently. Unfortunately his encroachment is on this lovely piece by Esme Lower alongside the River Avon.
Esme Lower, River Avon, Bristol, April 2026
Esme Lower has a great eye for colours and a fresh approach to her work. Here, her jaunty white ‘MELO’ letters are simply filled with purple spots, and the piece is set on a lush, green, organic background. I’m not sure what the boot is all about, but I love it. A very nice piece indeed from Esme Lower.
A quick couple of posts today. I am recovering from shingles – a very nasty affair – and return to work this morning with a rather large backlog of emails and messages to action. This mortal coil!
Butch, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
I have always had a big soft spot for Butch’s work, and this combination piece on the roundabout is a real beauty. His overlapping full cap letters are somewhat eclipsed by a dog/rabbit(?) riding a bicycle at haste. It is a wonderful piece of cartoon illustration full of energy and humour. Love it.
Tera, like many other artists, has awoken from his winter ‘recess’ and is painting with energy and regularity this spring, which is so good to see. This is a wonderful piece painted alongside fellow tattoo artist Kid Crayon.
Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2026
The combination piece has a demon as the focal point with lettering either side of it spelling TERA. The light conditions and the style of Tera’s painting makes it a little difficult to make out the demon clearly, so I have included a close up of the central part to show off his detailed artwork.
Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2026
It is fairly clear and obvious that Tera is a Tattooist who has picked up street art and is upscaling his work, and his co-worker Kid Crayon is an artist/designer and street artist who has down scaled his work into the tattoo art form. The more, the merrier I say.
I have a feeling that Vermo is going to become a fairly regular ‘contributor’ to the pages of Natural Adventures as the artist’s pieces are appearing all over the city and show no signs of slowing. I might need to delve into my archives too to bring to the surface some pieces from the last year or so.
Vermo, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2026
Vermo’s unique ‘floating’ letters are unlike any other graffiti writing I have seen in Bristol or for that matter anywhere else. In this piece, the letters cryptically spelling VERMO have a form of drop shadow in pink and yellow drifting to the right, and unusually the whole thing is contained in a turquoise border, giving it something of a more conventional appearance. Watch this space for more from Vermo.
Another piece from John D’oh’s awesome outdoor gallery underneath the M32, this time adopting cartoon characters to describe a fairly laid-back Bristol lifestyle.
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, April 2026
What better characters to adopt than a combination of Shaggy and Scooby Doo alongside a Bristol crocodile, all smoking weed and looking contented. I guess that Bristol is no different from any other western world city, but somehow this weed-smoking culture appears to have become inextricably linked to the place. A knowing stencil poking fun at at the city’s culture.
I took these photographs on one of those rare occasions that my wife joined me on a ‘street art’ dog walk. She doesn’t share my enthusiasm for paint chucked at walls, but to be fair, not many people do. On the upside I did manage to introduce my wife to a new route for her road runs, for which she was most grateful.
Seam, River Avon, Bristol, April 2026
These letters from Seam spell out his name with a series of characters in monochrome colour. There is a lot to like about this line up of cartoon-style characters, which although quite crudely drawn, have something about them. I love this take on combination graffiti writing.
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