There is still plenty more to share with you from Minto’s birthday paint jam in the tunnel, which was so incredibly well attended. This is a fine contribution from Hire, which was near the entrance to the tunnel.
Hire, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Hire has written MINTO, which, although difficult to see, becomes more obvious each time you look at it. His distinctive spiky letters appear to emanate from a bright light, like a golden sun, with a central vanishing point above the piece. The piece is nicely finished with a some softer curls of green decoration. A great piece from Hire.
Face 1st and Zake, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2025
I am really impressed that Face 1st has kept up with his intention to visit Bristol from time to time after his move to Herefordshire last year. I guess he knows he can paint freely in Bristol, and he probably has plenty of friends here to visit.
Face 1st and Zake, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2025
This is a rather unusual combination piece from Face 1st and Zake, featuring some fancy ‘gold’ letters by Face 1st with an incredibly deep drop shadow, and a (satanic) portrait piece in the middle by Zake. Set on a fiery background, there is a hint that this might have been a Halloween piece, but I am not too sure. Some nice shout-outs to Soap and Chill from the PWA crew.
I was lucky enough to meet 2Face when he was painting a piece in Dean Lane some months ago, and at the time I think I was expecting to see more of his work about the place. As it happens, this is only the second one I have found, so either he doesn’t paint all that often, or I simply haven’t found his pieces.
2Face, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, November 2025
These richly decorated letters spell out FACEY in nicely formed shapes with plenty of space for playing with the fills. The palette spans several colours, but it is the eye-catching pink organic looking threads that stand out to me. I think that the bright upper surface of the letters is a little overpowering and unbalances the piece slightly, perhaps dialling it back a bit might’ve worked better. Great to see more from this writer.
Aimes, Esme Lower, Jody and Conrico, Jamaica Street, Bristol, November 2025
There was a time a few years back when this superb hoarding, the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft outdoor gallery, would be refreshed on a regular basis with all manner of collaborations, these days it tends to be used more for social commentary and messaging, which is not entirely surprising, and welcome. On the downside, it doesn’t get painted with the same frequency, as the messages have longevity. This is a superb, and rather eclectic collaboration from Aimee’s Esme Lower, Jody and Conrico in support of Bristol’s homeless.
Aimes, Jamaica Street, Bristol, November 2025
The collaboration begins on the left with a colourful piece by Aimes. The creative piece hints at homes with the brick wall, and also recognises one of the backers of the campaign, the Big Issue, an outstanding set up that has been supporting homeless people for years through a model of engagement in the process of creating and selling print/digital newspapers.
Esme Lower, Jamaica Street, Bristol, November 2025
The next piece is by Melo who has been on fire recently. The comforting piece is a combination of an illustrative cartoon style that verges on the abstract in places. Two characters, one of them drinking a hot drink and some beautiful flowers, gives us a scene full of hope and opportunity.
Jody, Jamaica Street, Bristol, November 2025
The portrait piece by Jody, is, I believe a copy of the front cover of the Big Issue, featuring DJ James Hype, who was holding a fundraising event at the Beacon to support homelessness. Jody, as ever has smashed it with the greyscale piece.
Conrico, Jamaica Street, Bristol, November 2025
Finally, Conrico has painted some low-cost container houses amidst a floral display, and the words ‘building homes from house’ making the connection between the fundraiser and the outcomes. All in all these four artists have combined to support a powerful and valuable message to the people of Bristol.
I have always liked Nips’ pieces and as a rule her work is getting better and better. This is a gorgeous and uplifting piece of graffiti writing alongside the river, which certainly catches the eye. Impossible to walk past without a quick glance at the very least.
Nips, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025
Nips is known for her imaginative and well executed fills, and this piece is no exception the fill colours are so well blended, and the wibbly blue midline is inspired. The little character replacing the tittle (dot on the i) looks to be a nod to Halloween. This is a truly enjoyable piece.
Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
A quick one today, written late last night because we are on our way to Milton Keynes today for a family gathering. This superb Halloween collaboration from Andy Council and Ulow was part of the celebration paint jam for Minto’s birthday.
Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
To the left is an amazing wizard hat by Andy Council, made up of a spooky graveyard scene. There is so much detail in this piece, but it is suffering a little from the low light levels in the tunnel. Next to the hat is a menacing pumpkin character by Ulow, which is the perfect Halloween monster. Both pieces are outstanding and a fitting tribute to Minto.
Some artists are underrepresented on Natural Adventures, and I strive to work out why this might be. Sometimes it is simply that I don’t like or rate their work (sad but true). Sometimes it is because I don’t really know too much about them, and sometimes it is because I sense that they might rather like the anonymity or simply to keep a low profile. But here’s the thing, painting huge letters or characters on public walls is hardly keeping a low profile, and remaining anonymous or under the radar is a rather high expectation, I would say.
Kush, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025
Kush is an established artist whose work has been dotted about the place for a long while. Having said that, I know nothing about him at all. I am guessing he has been around for some time because he has a tribute shout out to CKOne. The letters are nicely rounded, with a three-layer fill and some tidy white highlight lines to give the piece some perspective and depth. Nice work from one of the quieter graffiti writers in Bristol.
Productivity underneath Brunel Way, a flyover which offers several concrete walls and pillars, has dipped in recent months, due to the ‘occupation’ of the main walls by high-end productions or tributes, both of which tend to have longevity. The knock-on effect is that people don’t go down there to paint much, and nothing will change for a while, until those walls get tagged or re-painted.
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2025
Fortunately, the odd piece is still being painted, mainly on the pillars and smaller flat surfaces and this is yet another beauty from Creamylines who, it has to be said, has had a purple patch this year. The landscape in this one is mountainous, and reminds me of the film title ‘The Hills Have Eyes’… I wonder why. All the ingredients are there for a classic Creamylines piece, and I like the addition of his text ‘Drawing Everythings’.
The frequency of output from the dynamic duo that is Dibz and Fade has dropped off somewhat this autumn. There may be many reasons for this, but one of them has to be that there aren’t many walls available to them, largely due to the longevity of their previous collaborations blocking the best walls and rendering them unavailable.
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2025
Dibz has created this outstanding ‘hell on earth’ piece with his customary wildstyle graffiti writing, which is about as tidy as you can get. He has filled the wall with a fiery scene, and loads of movement surrounding the static letters, which are in much sharper focus than the background. I love the devil’s trident with the halo – all good stuff.
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