I have known about this piece for a while, but just never knew where it was. To my huge excitement and fulfilment I found it recently, while looking for another piece nearby. This is by one of my favourite street artists, Aspire, who is better known for his amazing birds.

I don’t know who the subject of the piece is, but I would guess a prominent local musician or blues artist perhaps. It seems slightly peculiar seeing work by Aspire that is not a bird, but I consider it to be equally good, and I would like to see more of it.

The piece has been here for a while and is slightly worse for wear, but it has persisted and survived untagged…often the mark of a respected artist.
It’s the blues guitarist T-Bone Walker… it says it in red lettering near the top of the picture, although it’s hard to read now because it’s a bit faded. I think I’ve got a photo of this from years ago, but you can also see it on Aspire’s Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/p/ypXO9SMRBJ/
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As ever, thanks Duncan – I couldn’t quite make out the writing. I am still pretty new to all of this, so I am not too good at the older stuff.
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