Natural adventures

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.

8022. M32 roundabout J3 (809)

Klashwhensober, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

There was a time a couple of years back, when Klashwhensober was the most active graffiti writer/bomber in Bristol. Some factors in his personal life have slowed his activity and he is focussing his efforts elsewhere. It is nice though to see him keeping his hand in with this piece on the M32 roundabout recently.

Although out of practice, Klashwhensober has lost none of his capability, and this is a lovely SOBER piece which majors on its fills of contrasting blues and oranges, nicely combined, and some nice yellow bubbles running through the middle. A tidy black border and drop shadow round off the piece well. I hope that we will see more from Klashwhensober from time to time.

8021. St Werburghs tunnel (605)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2026

Ooh! Another wonderful piece from Mr Klue, one of a few dropped during a spurt of activity in the tunnel a couple of weeks back. At the heart of this piece and indeed all of his work are the letters KLUE, heavily disguised in his smokey style.

Great to see, once again, the floating steps, which add a fantastical element to his work. Mr Klue has also incorporated a Mad Hatter’s hat to the right, another of his favourite emblems that features heavily in his work. This is an artist who paints for the sheer joy of it, and it comes across in his work.

8020. River Avon (134)

Vesar, River Avon, Bristol, October 2026

Although he paints his letters a fair bit around Bristol, I feel that Vesar is probably under-represented in Natural Adventures. His work is most commonly found in Sparke Evans Park, or alongside the River Avon, like this one.

This is a very nicely worked clean piece, featuring his VESAR letters. He has used contrasting green tones for his fills, and a light-touch reversed-out decoration. The whole thing is contained within a steady purple border and finished with a black background and some flames thrown in for good measure.

8019. Brunel Way (372)

Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2026

I was lucky enough to walk past this piece while Daz Cat was painting it. What I can tell you from our conversation was that he was using up paint (dregs) which might explain the use of lots of colour.

This is a wall-end that Daz Cat has occupied several times in the past, although I note this one hasn’t lasted as long as some of his previous pieces here. The cat character is holding the moon (?) in his hands and is standing over a fantasy urban landscape. I am sure there is a story here, but I am not too sure what. On his Instagram feed, he called this piece ‘Dawn Treading’, so there could be a clue there.

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