549. York Road (1)

There are rewards to be had when making the effort to walk just that little bit further, or turn down a street you’ve not been down before. My reward recently for doing this was to come across this beautiful mural on the front of a small terraced house in Montpelier.

Alex Lucas, York Road, Bristol, December 2016
Alex Lucas, York Road, Bristol, December 2016
Of course it is by the unmistakable Alex Lucas, who really has stamped her mark all over the area, and added to it’s boho atmosphere. The floral designs are bold and colourful, but for me it is always the little animal characters that I find most enchanting.

Alex Lucas, York Road, Bristol, December 2016
Alex Lucas, York Road, Bristol, December 2016
There is a mouse ringing the doorbell, probably paying a visit and another mouse perched above the door. Perhaps my favourite of these though is the frog slumped on a brick ledge above the basement well.

Alex Lucas, York Road, Bristol, December 2016
Alex Lucas, York Road, Bristol, December 2016
A fantastic work by a brilliant artist/designer. Should you find yourself in Montpelier, it is well worth a visit.

548. M32 Roundabour J3 (27)

Another fine example of wildstyle writing down at the M32 roundabout by the inexhaustible Sled One. This piece has a metallic look to it, not only in the colour palette but also in the angular nature of the lettering and embellishment.

Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2016
Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2016

I have probably said as much as I need to in previous posts about how much I admire the work of Sled One. Always beautifully executed, never ever disappointing.

Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2016
Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2016

Colours

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Blue, gold and silver,

the heavenly hues of a

frosty winter dawn. 

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by Scooj

Cold start

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Bitterly cold morn,

frost-laden station; sitting

on Metro for warmth. 

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by Scooj. 

*the Metro is a free newspaper for commuters. 

Dancing

 

In the shaft of light

dust particles dance gently;

warm winter sun ray.

 

by Scooj

547. Camden Town, Stables (1)

Those of you who who have read this blog before will probably recognise this piece instantly as the work of Osch. This is one of a series of works characterised by a frame of an orange/yellow circle with some kind of scene, usually silhouetted going on inside the circle.

Osch, the Stables, Camden Town, September 2016
Osch, the Stables, Camden Town, September 2016
In this case it looks like the character is Guido Fawkes, although exactly what story the piece is telling I am not so sure. The other trademark style used by Osch is using painted ribbons to create the illusion of solid forms as can be seen from the face of Guido. He uses this technique to great effect in his rhinoceros piece nearby.

Osch, the Stables, Camden Town, September 2016
Osch, the Stables, Camden Town, September 2016
Another compelling piece by this adopted son of London.

546. St Werburghs Tunnel (3)

This is another happy piece by Laic217 in St Werbergs tunnel. It takes the typical form for his pieces of some wildstyle writing and a character. This time the character is a smiley face wearing what appears to be a bucket hat/spaceship. It seems that much of Laic217’s work is influenced by acid house culture.

Laic217, St Werbergs, Bristol, September 2017
Laic217, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2017

The piece was located towards the north end of the tunnel on the farm side, and was not too badly affected by the terrible photographic conditions in the tunnel. If you want to see more of Laic217’s style, then simply type ‘Laic217 Bristol UK’ into google images, and you will get a feel for what he is all about. I like this piece

Laic217, St Werbergs, Bristol, September 2017Laic217, St Werbergs, Bristol, September 2017
Laic217, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2017

545. Moon Street (17)

This is another piece I have been meaning to post for quite a while now, and it has been stacked behind a whole host of other circling photographs. The robot-like character holding the marker pen is by DNT, a Bristol favourite, and frequent sprayer in the Stokes Croft area. However, I don’t know who Marka? is, but the collaboration works nicely.

DNT, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2016
DNT, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2016
DNT is, I feel, a much underrated street artist, probably because of the modesty of the places he chooses to spray. A little like Face F1st of PWA his works are often to be found on highly tagged walls, with loads of busy graffiti going on around. It is good when he gets a nice clean wall like this one and produces something as good as this. I like his work very much, and like that he is so very local. Still need to find out more about Marka.

Marka, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2016
Marka, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2016

Very very tedious

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New Year’s Eve shopping

car park utterly gridlocked

might be home for twelve. 

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by Scooj

544. M32 Roundabout J3 (26)

Another nice piece by Deamze on the M32 roundabout wall, on the St Pauls side, from back in July 2016. It is quite an unusual piece, rather stylised and reminiscent of stained glass.

Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016
It is not my favourite piece by Deamze and I can’t put my finger on why that might be. Possibly the background colour clashes a bit with the colours in the piece. Or maybe it is missing a cartoon character popping out somewhere. Technically beautifully worked though.

Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016