This is a classic piece from Mr Klue, one of three of four recent ones in the tunnel, and a demonstration that he has managed to find some time and get into the right mind space to produce some great work.
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2026
I am so pleassed to see his floating steps feature prominently in this one, as they are so much a part of his ephemeral scenes. The letters spell KLUE, although they are so well disguised, you’d be forgiven for not seeing them. The colours are well chosen and pit burning orange against watery blue. The shading is excellent too, with a yellow under shadow providing depth and contrast. Superb.
A gallery of incredible writing and combination pieces by the very talented Kid Krishna. Look out for the letters CRIE.
All photographs by Scooj
Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, September 2026Kid Krishna, Stokes Croft, Bristol, October 2025Kid Krishna, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2025Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025Kid Krishna, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2025Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025Kid Krishna, The Carriageworks, Bristol, March 2025Kid Krishna, Picton Lane, Bristol, March 2025Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2024Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2024Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2024Kid Krishna, North Street, Bristol, November 2024Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2024Kid Krishna and Daz Cat, Nine Tree Hill, Bristol, November 2024Kid Krishna, River Avon, Bristol, November 2024Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2024Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol September 2024Kid Krishna, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, August 2024Kid Krishna, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2024Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2024Kid Krishna, Star and Garter, Bristol, April 2024Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2024Marckinetic and Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2024Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2024Marckinetic and Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2024Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2024Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2024Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2023Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, September 2023Kid Krishna, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, June 2023Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2023Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2023Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2023Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2023Kid Krishna, M32 Spot, Bristol, May 2023Kid Krishna, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023Kid Krishna, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2023Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2023Kid Krishna (WIP), St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2023Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2022Kid Krishna, Stapleton Road, Bristol, July 2022Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022Kid Krishna, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, December 2022Kid Krishna, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, October 2022Kid Krishna, Moon Street, Bristol, October 2022Kid Krishna, Hepburn Road, Bristol, October 2022Kid Krishna, Moon Street, Bristol, August 2022
Amy McHugh and Amy Starbirdart, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
I think that this might be the third Lucky Cat (Maneki-neko) to have been painted in Lucky Lane over the past two years, and to be honest, I absolutely love this one and indeed all of them. This one is painted by Amy Starbirdart, and just to the left of it is a lovely modest piece by Amy McHugh.
Amy Starbirdart, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
There is something rather special about lucky cats and they do work especially well as murals, perhaps because they are everyday objects seen all around us, but on a wall they can be made to look like whatever you want it to look like. Amy Starbirdart has done a great job making her mark with this one, and that it is holding a little soy sauce fish gives it an extra twist.
Amy Mc Hugh, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026
Amy Mc Hugh has appeared on Natural Adventure a couple of times before, and she painted a very poignant piece at last year’s Lucky Lane paint jam, much larger than this one.
The bird and dog in this piece remind me very much of the native North American style of art. wonderfully stylised animals.
Two different pieces, nicely presented, as part of the Lucky Lane Bristol Mural Collective paint jam.
A not very good couple of photographs of a fine piece of graffiti writing by Noise. This wall is plagued by dappled light from the adjacent trees, so any hint of sunlight leads to poor photographs. The artist has been rather quiet this year, and I think I have only found maybe only three, so one could say that this is a bit of a rarity.
Noise, River Avon, Bristol, October 2026
Noise’s writing is very distinctive. He uses chunky fat letters spelling out NOISE, that take up a lot of space, it also means that there is a lot of opportunity for fill work. Here vhe has used earthy colours and decorated the fill with some daisy-like flowers. A decent drop shadow completes the piece. You can see more of his work in this updated gallery.
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
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.
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
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
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
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
