Month: November 2022

4795. Dean Lane skate park (537)

Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2022
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2022

As well as being a fabulous graffiti writer, Dibz also recreates beautifully worked characters, and he has excelled with this Halloween piece recently in Dean Lane. The whole thing is a cleverly devised mash up of Groundskeeper Willy from the Simpsons and Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2022
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2022

The festive work is a belter and another example of just what an exceptional graffiti writer Dibz is. The Krueger jumper is reflected in the letters of the piece lifted with a purple 3D drop shadow. Another clever detail is the way Willy’s rake is a direct reference to Krueger’s creepy glove. A brilliantly conceived piece, perfectly executed.

4794. Frome side (20)

Full Time Ghoul, Frome side, Bristol, October 2022
Full Time Ghoul, Frome side, Bristol, October 2022

I have said it before, but Full Time Ghoul is under-represented here on Natural Adventures. I have many of his mega-tag pieces in my archives, but simply haven’t posted many of them. This post begins to address the situation.

Full Time Ghoul, Frome side, Bristol, October 2022
Full Time Ghoul, Frome side, Bristol, October 2022

The eye-catching knot over the skull is an original idea and makes for a powerful identity. It also lends itself to columns and doors, which FTG certainly specialises in. This is a blue variant of the motif with a red border, although more often he uses yellows and greens. FTG has hidden this one under the M32.

Visible breath

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I exhale gently

fleeting misty cloud, droplets

winter approaches

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by Scooj

4793. Cumberland Basin

Mudra, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mudra, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

Mudra is an artist whose work simply goes from strength to strength. His writing in carefully selected colour palettes has a carefully designed feel to it. His letters tend to follow a format not dissimilar to SkyHigh’s in that each one is painted in its own distinct font, and the whole thing cobbled together seamlessly, which is a clever approach to graffiti writing.

Mudra, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mudra, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

The colours work extremely well and are particularly effective against the grey buffed wall, and the house, between the D and R, is an interesting feature. How far the artist has come is a relatively short space of time.

4792. Dean Lane skate park (536)

Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, Ocober 2022
Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, Ocober 2022

Biers has been in a rich vein of form this year, consistently turning out his WD40 pieces, which usually include a character peering out of the 0. This time it is the turn of the Hanna Barbera character Huckleberry Hound – a cartoon dog I haven’t thought about since my youth.

Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, Ocober 2022
Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, Ocober 2022

The writing is neat and tidy with a horizontal separation of two shades of purple, reversed spots and dots decorate the writing which is all bounded with a white 3D drop shadow and yellow border. More nice work from a class act.

Sirens

In memory of an artist who brought studio art onto the streets of Bristol. He will be greatly missed.

A complete series of Sirens blog posts on Natural Adventures can be read here.

All images by Scooj

Riverside, Sirens, Bristol, November 2019
Riverside, Sirens, Bristol, November 2019

Sirens, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2020
Sirens, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2020

Sirens, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2020
Sirens, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2020

Sirens, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2020
Sirens, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2020

Door painted by Sirens, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
Door painted by Sirens, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, September 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, September 2017

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017

Sirens, North Street hoarding, Bristol, June 2017
Sirens, North Street hoarding, Bristol, June 2017

Sirens, Leonard Lane, Bristol, June 2017
Sirens, Leonard Lane, Bristol, June 2017

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017

4791. Greenbank (58)

Wxttsart, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2022
Wxttsart, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2022

Often painting with his LRS crew mates, Wxttsart continues to charm us with his unconventional graffiti writing style and funny word ‘MILK’. It always amuses me that anyone would write milk, and I’d love to know what the story of the genesis of these letters was.

Wxttsart, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2022
Wxttsart, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2022

The colours light blue and pink go so well together, and Wxttsart has made great use of the match with some stunning blue letters bounded with a fine pink border. I would describe Wxttsart’s style as a mash up of anti-graffiti and calligraffiti, which is a rare achievement, because those two styles are probably at opposite ends of the writing spectrum. A refreshing piece from Wxttsart.

4790. Cumberland Basin

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

You will know by now that I have enjoyed the emergence and continued development of Mote over the last year or so. His monster characters have improved over that time and the finished product is becoming cleaner and tighter with each new piece.

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

This one is tucked away in the entrance of a closed down public toilet on the north side of Cumberland Basin. Mote certainly has a style all of his own that incorporates a monster with a solid fill, in this instance with a two-colour fade, and some crisp black lines creating the detail. Almost like giant doodles, Mote’s monsters are a welcome pick-me-up.

Sirens

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017

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Unconventional

you brought fine art to our streets

unique perspective

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by Scooj

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In memory of Michael, AKA Sirens

Thursday doors – 3 November 2022

Doors 198 – Porto doors (Part 11)

I have managed to draw out doors from Porto for the whole of the summer, and this selection probably represents my penultimate gallery from a wonderful three days in the city back in May. There is no theme this week, just a random selection. Enjoy:

Sandeman port anyone? Gate door, Porto, Portugal, June 2023
Sandeman port anyone? Gate door, Porto, Portugal, June 2023

Doors in a gate (sorry about the useless picture), Porto, Portugal, June 2023
Doors in a gate (sorry about the useless picture), Porto, Portugal, June 2023

Small utility door, Porto, Portugal, June 2023
Small utility door, Porto, Portugal, June 2023

No72 doors could do with a little TLC, Porto, Portugal, June 2023
No72 doors could do with a little TLC, Porto, Portugal, June 2023

Red door with a large tag (Mage?), Porto, Portugal, June 2023
Red door with a large tag (Mage?), Porto, Portugal, June 2023

No2 red doors, Porto, Portugal, June 2023
No2 red doors, Porto, Portugal, June 2023

Soon I will be reverting to Bristol doors, street art/graffiti doors as well as a few doors from a summer holiday trip to Croatia.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj