Natural adventures

7957. M32 roundabout (798)

Zake, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026

Ha ha, this one from Zake really tickled me. It was painted alongside a piece by Hire, and there was a bit of an aquatic and fish theme going on. This ‘monster from the deep’ is straight out of the bizarre horror genre of monster movies.

The half-human half-fish character is striding towards Hire’s graffiti writing with a little, maybe misunderstood, heart emanating from its mouth. A nice aquatic background scene and some fish round off the story well. Super stuff, and most appropriate while I am enjoying my annual fishing holiday.

7956. Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham

Gent48, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, September 2026

More quick ones today, there is fishing to be done. This is another piece by Gent48 in Birmingham. It is quite an old portrait piece, but the artist is clearly respected, because the piece is still here and untagged.

The cartoon-style character is painted with a sepia tint, making it look like an old photograph. I’m not too sure what the back story is, but it is a nice piece.

Day 2. Lantic Bay

Exhausting cliff walk

rewarded with beautiful bay

bass today’s quarry

by Scooj

7955. Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham

Back to the unfamiliar streets of Birmingham and the work of Gent48. This is a humdinger of a piece full of intrigue and creepy stories. It would seem that Gent48 ‘owns’ this area of boarded up shopfronts with several of his awesome pieces in quick succession.

A seated character appears to be on the receiving end of an attack by ghoulish forces or something of that nature. Brilliantly designed and executed.

7954. Peel Street Green (71)

Stivs, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2026

Ok. I am now on my annual fishing trip in Cornwall, so this post, written last night will be short. Stivs is on fire. Everywhere I look I find his pieces, whether portraits, calligraffiti or combinations of the two.

This is a gorgeous piece of writing occupying a full section of wall at the Green. The elaborate letters spelling STIVS are stunning, and the colours look like precious gems set on a black background with hearts aplenty. Beautiful.

Day 1. Bodinnick

Anticipation

northerly wind, south coast mark

first cast of the year

by Scooj

7953. M32 roundabout J3 (797)

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026

Reflecting back on the long hot dry summer, I would have to say that SUB is one of the most improved writers in Bristol. He has been relentless in painting his letters wherever he can it seems, and making them much more interesting with patterns, creative fills and adding the odd character here and there.

Sub has had a difficult challenge from the start by choosing only three letters, which tend to be large and so need a lot of work to make them stand out. Here he has managed to create a bevelled edge to his chrome letters, which works really well and together with a deep drop shadow creates plenty of depth. Running through the middle of the letters is a nicely worked blue plasma streak providing additional interest and without which the piece would be at risk of looking a little plain. This wall is a favourite spot for Sub, and there are layers of his pieces here, you might spot one or two.

7952. Brunel Way (369)

Taboo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

This piece is the pick of three tribute pieces under Brunel Way for Slippy. I know little of Slippy, but the artist here is well known to Natural Adventures, Taboo. This is a classic piece of anti-style graffiti writing from the artist.

The letters spell out TABOO, although some might struggle to see all the letters immediately. Simply presented in white with a black border and some blood-red drips, perhaps symbolising death. This piece really encapsulates the edgy and underground nature of graffiti writing, and the kind heart that sits behind it.

7951. Montpelier Park

Stivs, Montpelier Park, Bristol, September 2026

It feels like not much has changed in Montpelier Park for a long time, with a very attractive collaboration between j9449j and Lupa dominating the wall. When I returned from my recent holiday I popped up there on the off chance something might have changed. It was worth snooping around, because tucked away in ther far corner was this new portrait piece by Stivs.

I think it would be fair to say that Stivs has been on fire this year, truning out dozens of fabulous portrait pieces and calligraffiti writing all over the place. I am not sure if this portrait is of a particular person, or a figment of his imagination, but it is quite beautiful and given that it is painted entirely in shades of yellow/gold, with black and the odd touch of white shaded highlights, a teriffic feat. A masterpiece from a master artist.

7950. Dean Lane skate park (945)

Solar, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026

It is rather unusual to find anything by Solar or indeed much of the PLB crew in Dean Lane these days, so this was a refreshing appearance. Solar has painted this wall which is rather challenging to photograph, because the left hand portion of it is in a very narrow passageway.

Solar often presents his letters in an unconventional and wobbly kind of anti-style, but his finishing and quality are far from an anti-style mindset. The letters are nicely filled with some fine black lines breaking up the monotony. There are plenty of white highlights and starbursts, creating a sparkle and the double border creates a tidy boundary between the letters and the black decorated background. A fine piece by Solar.

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