There is not a lot more I can say about Hypo that I haven’t said in numerous previous posts. He has upped his game considerably over the last two years or so, both in terms of quality and quantity of pieces. During that time he has jumped up a couple of levels, which you can see if you take a glance at this revised gallery of his work.
Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025
In this piece, Hypo uses loads of colours, indicating that it could be a ‘dregs’ piece (one which uses up what is left in spray cans) although, Hypo typically does like to use a wide range of colours. Some of his recent pieces have incorporated small spheres for decoration, and they do a great job of adding something a little extra in this work. More magnificent graffiti writing from Hypo.
Painted as part of the Bristol Mural Collective’s recent paint jam, this unusual piece is painted by Qubart, an artist I have not come across before. I have noticed that 2025 has been a year in which there have been more ‘debutants’ on Natural Adventures than ever before, which speaks of both the growth in numbers of people who want to paint the streets and that Bristol is a number one destination for street art and graffiti.
Qubart, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
This modernist piece, that appears to be influenced by several art genres, is bold and eye-catching, quite literally. The primary colours work well with the design and the composition. It might be considered a bit weird, but in the context of everything else that I see in Bristol, it isn’t that weird at all. It is always a pleasure to be introduced to a new artist.
A gallery of small installations from the wonderful artist Mutatee. I’m not too sure if she is still active, and these pieces are from a few years ago.
Mutatee, Leonard Lane, Bristol, December 2021Mutatee, Frogmore Street, Bristol, September 2020Mutatee, Frogmore Street, Bristol, September 2020Mutatee, M32 Spot, Bristol, August 2020Mutatee, Turbo Island, Bristol, November 2019Mutatee, Turbo Island, Bristol, November 2019Mutatee, Turbo Island, Bristol, November 2019Mutatee, Moon Street, Bristol, November 2019Mutatee, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019Mutatee, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019Mutatee, Leonard Lane, Bristol, September 2019
Every once in a while I find a piece of graffiti or street art and I say to myself, ‘I really like that’. This is one of those pieces. It is by a graffiti writer I haven’t come across before, Rusta, and I am guessing that they were visiting Bristol and took the opportunity to have a little paint.
Rusta, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2025
I love the big fat letters and rather sketchy style of the piece, and I also like the way it has been painted on a clean white buffed background to help it make its mark. The colour selection is great and the way the colours blend and jump about is rather cool. The little pink shock lines through the piece give it that little something extra. A very nice piece indeed.
It is not often that I post Halloween pieces in time for the festival, but fortunately this one by Rowzgraff was painted a little while ago and has made it through my pipeline process just in time. I am not familiar with the artist, who I believe was painting alongside Lis and Ozuk.s in a mini paint jam on the swimming pool wall in Dean Lane.
Rowzgraff, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2025
The Halloween piece is nicely worked with the letters ROWZ incorporating a happy pumpkin and a wizard’s hat. The whole piece is set on a starry night sky – just the thing to get you into the mood for tomorrow night. There will be more Halloween pieces to share, but they won’t feature here for a little while, such is the backlog.
Doors 330 – Doors and Minarets of Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025 (Part X)
One of the things that is most notable in Marrakesh is the absence of any high-rise buildings due to a law that prohibits any structures from being taller than the Koutoubia Mosque minaret, which stands at 77 meters in height. There are other additional cultural and aesthetic reasons for this approach, and the outcome is that the third floors of most restaurants, shops and houses are open-air, affording views across the whole city and beyond.
This week’s selection of door pictures includes the Koutoubia Mosque minaret and the famous Jemaa el-Fna the main square in the medina, where food and refreshment stalls occupy space adjacent to snake charmers and hawkers of one sort or another. The square only really comes to life in the evenings, when it is a thriving mix of locals and tourists taking advantage of the cooler temperatures.
I hope you enjoy this week’s selection:
Busy market street, Rue Riad Zitoun El Jedid, Marrakesh, MoroccoMarket stall in front of a magnificent large door, Rue Riad Zitoun El Jedid, Marrakesh, MoroccoAfternoon at the Jemaa el-Fna square, Marrakesh, MoroccoKeyhole gateway and passage, Derb Oualdine, Marrakesh, MoroccoMinaret and door of the Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakesh, MoroccoMain door of the Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakesh, MoroccoA keyhole door of the Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakesh, MoroccoView towards a gateway and the Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakesh, MoroccoView towards the Koutoubia Mosque from the Kasbah Cafe, Rue de la Kasbah, Marrakesh, Morocco
In the last photograph, you can see the walls of the mosque propped up following the devastating earthquake in September 2023. That’s it for this week. More from Marrakesh next time.
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 weekly Thursday Doors post.
I have included this piece, not because it is amazing, but because it is by PL8o whose work I like and because it is representative of a great many tribute pieces in Bristol to Dorns who recently passed away.
Pl8o, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2025
There is something easy and accessible about PL8o’s letter style, and the colours in this piece certainly stand out. It is a nice tribute. Interestingly, this piece was over-painted by an artist who is not local and who probably didn’t know about Dorns or the tributes to him. That piece has since been tagged with ‘Dorns’ written all over it, and a comment which reads ‘You had the whole wall…’ basically telling the artist off for painting over a tribute piece – an example of the politics and rules (there are no rules) of street/graffiti art.
Andy Council, Gloucester Road, Bristol, October 2025
Towards the Horfield end of the Gloucester Road you will find the Horfield Dry Cleaners. Above the shop is a wonderful mural by Andy Council that has been there for well over a year, I just haven’t had an opportunity until recently to photograph it.
Andy Council, Gloucester Road, Bristol, October 2025
In all honesty, the photographs don’t do this piece justice at all, because the colours and detail are a little lost. It might have been better to zoom in on different elements of the mural to convey the artwork more fully. If you look carefully, you might spot a turtle, an octopus, a manta ray, an ammonite and a manatee with a football pitch on its back. Each of the animals is crafted with Andy Council’s technique of stitching component parts together to create a recognisable whole. A great mural.
Daz Cat is a brilliant character artist, and continues to develop his style, which is becoming increasingly sophisticated and detailed, as you can see if you scroll back in this updated gallery of his work. This piece is painted on a bridge column alongside the River Avon (it is mid-low tide when this picture was taken)
Daz Cat, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
In this clever piece, a cat person is holding/cuddling a pet cat – where does that leave us? There is a load of personality and in both characters, and the pet cat doesn’t look overjoyed with the way it is being held. Some great colours in the piece too.
I managed to catch up with Daz Cat a week or so ago in St Werburghs tunnel where he was painting a superb piece for Kool Hand’s birthday celebration paint jam – Unfortunately, when I returned four days later, his piece had been painted over by Sled One and Oust, which is a real pity.
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