7939. Frome Side (70)

Serm and Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Serm and Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

This is a rather unlikely collaboration between Serm and Sub. I haven’t seen either collaborate with anyone, other than Sub with Bloem, so I had to look twice to make sure I had seen this right, which I believe I have. Infortunately there is a lot of glare on the photographs, a constant problem with this wall under the M32.

Serm, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Serm, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

Both artists have written their own letters in their own style, but what this makes it a collaboration is that each has incorporated a character, Tom and Jerry, which are interacting with one another. On the left, Serm has painted some beautiful green letters with a deep reddy-brown drop shadow and Jerry the mouse making a quick escape from the clutches of Tom.

Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

On the right, Sub has overlayed his large SUB letters with Tom the cat in hot persuit of Jerry. Although both characters vary a little from the cartoon originals, they are recognisable and add some humorous content to these two pieces of graffiti writing. A decent fun collaboration.

7938. Goodneston Road (10)

Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Going back a little in time to my late discovery of the massive Tickz tribute wall, I thought I should include this piece by Minto. Reflecting back on Minto’s gallery, it is obvious that he rather likes depicting vehicles in his work, and this is one great example of that.

Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Minto, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Minto presents a monster truck driving over and crushing another car. I’m not sure if there is any particular relevance to this, but it makes for a good scene. I like the detail in the piece, such as the reflection of the scene behind in the car door. I still have so many pieces to post from this wall, but will probably spread them out over time.

Ulow

A gallery of outstanding character pieces by Bristol artist Ulow.

All photographs by Scooj.

Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Ulow, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Ulow, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Subtle, Ulow and Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Subtle, Ulow and Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Rusk, Ulow and Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2024
Rusk, Ulow and Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2024
Hypo and Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Hypo and Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Ulow and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow and Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2018
Ulow and Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2018
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017

7937. Dean Lane skate park (943)

Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026

This is another piece that I have pulled out of my archive, which I photographed back in June this year. It is a rather charming piece by Effe, an artict I know little about other than that they are primarily a tattooo artist.

Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026

This piece definitely reflects a tattoo art style, a clear emblem, in this case a bird with a flower in its beak, and a piece that feels like it is an outline that has been coloured in. There is a tremendous cross-over between street art and tattoo art, with many practicing tattooists painting the sreets of Bristol. I look forward to finding more pieces by Effe.

7936. Victoria Park

Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026
Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026

I’m back to work with a bump today, after a fantastic holiday in Greece with my wife and daughter – truly a perfect holiday. The only upside that I can think of is that I can get back into a rhythm for writing my blog posts before work, a pattern that goes completely out of the window when on holiday. This is a piece from Logoe which I photographed back in May.

Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026
Logoe, Victoria Park, Bristol, May 2026

This is a long wall, and Logoe has filled the space perfectly, withoug distorting his letters too much. The colour palette is beautifully worked out and sympathetic with the immediate environment. Of course, the piece incorporates Logoe’s script writing style and is liberally sprinkled with oval decorative spots. Nice piece in a nice place.

7935. M32 roundabout J2 (33)

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026

This is another stencil piece from John D’oh, painted earlier this year in May. I still have plenty of his pieces still to publish, and I guess there are probably some more to photograph too.

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, May 2026

Rats feature a fair bit in street art, probably popularised in part by Banksy. In this piece, a stencilling rat, has switched the letters of ART around to read RAT. Humour and subversion all captured in this small stencil from John D’oh.

7934. River Avon (130)

Hire and Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Hire and Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

This is an interesting and well worked combination collaboration alongside the river from Hire and Stivs. Hire’s graffiti writing is to the left and a combination of writing and a portrait by Stivs on the right.

Hire, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Hire, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Hire writes ODIAH most of the time these days, having moved on from the previous HIRE letters used in the past. The piece does hark back a little to when Hire used to produce very spiky pieces, and the combination of greys, black and red work very nicely.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Stivs has painted the portrait centrepiece, which has anime cartoon overtones and is accompanied with the words “If you use your head, even sweets won’t make you fat”.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

The final bit of writing, spelling STIVS, is written in a soft calligraffiti style adopting the same colour scheme as used by Hire with the inclusion of some blue. A fine collaboration.

7933. St Werburghs tunnel (595)

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

In my book, this is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing from Posh. The letters, which I think might read POSH, but it is impossible to know because they are so disguised, are accompanied by several of his imp-like posh characters.

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

There is a wonderful balance to the writing and characters, and the colour selections for the letters contrast nicely with the little yellow folk. There haven’t been too many pieces by Posh that I have seen this year, so this was a bit of a treat.

7932. Sparke Evans Park (160)

Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026
Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026

Another recent piece by Subtle, but this time looking much more like the Subtle writing we are used to seeing. I have to say that is is hugely welcome to see him painting back in come of the regular spots again after a bit of a quiet spell.

Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026
Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026

This piece has all the hallmarks of a Subtle piece. A nicely buffed wall, a long spread of his letters, taking up a lot of wall space and all beautifully presented with a deep drop shadow. Classic Subtle.

7931. Dudley Street, Birmingham

Annatomix, Dudley Street, Birmingham, September 2026
Annatomix, Dudley Street, Birmingham, September 2026

Another piece I managed to snap on a recent work trip in Birmingham on my way to the station, this time by the brilliant Annatomix, whose ‘origami’ style animal pieces are so distinctive.

Annatomix, Dudley Street, Birmingham, September 2026
Annatomix, Dudley Street, Birmingham, September 2026

This gorgeous magpie or maybe blue jay certainly brightens up an incredibly bland street in Birmingham. Annatomix is running a campaign against exploitation of her and other artist’s art, and is limiting her street work to commissions, so I am guessing this might be quite an old piece. Stunning though.