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Vocal cords work out
urging team to narrow win
Just nine games to go
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by Scooj
- Arsenal 2 – Chelski 1
Author: scooj
I am Stephen. I live in Bristol, UK. I decided to shorten my profile...to this: Wildlife, haiku, travel, streetart, psychogeography and my family. Not necessarily in that order.
7497. Surbiton Station, London
This Surbiton Station wall was a lucky spot to find and has kept my posts ticking over during a rather lean spell on the streets of Bristol. This particular piece is a rather old, but nonetheless stunning combination piece by SkyHigh.
His letters, painted with the characteristic multi style blocks, are broken up with a superb parrot, confirming that SkyHigh is equally happy painting letters and wildlife portraits. A quick look at his gallery will show you that he paints these combinations quite regularly.
The blue and gold macaw is absolutely amazing, and I am in awe of SkyHigh’s skill with his spray cans to be able to create something so beautiful and so accurate. It is about time that he and Roo paid another visit to Bristol.
Football train
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Carrying hopefuls
West Country folk to London
Arsenal support
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by Scooj
*Arsenal v Chelsea today. V. anxious.
7496. M32 roundabout J3 (745)
I am off to another football match in London to watch Arsenal play Chelsea. Full of nerves that other fans might appreciate, and non fans might find puzzling. The long and short of it is that I have to get a move on. This is a wonderful piece by Hemper, painted as part of a paint jam at the roundabout a couple of weeks ago.
Hemper has had a quiet winter, following on from a superbly productive and positive 2025. His talent is there for all to see, and he has smashed it with this metallic-look writing. The letters spell HEMS and the combination of blues, greys and whites create the illusion of shining metal – such clever deception. I particularly like the crazy orange drop shadow, that appears to break the rules and gets away with it. Wonderful work.
Warming
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The sun’s golden rays
brush my old clothes warming them
snoozing without cares
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by Scooj
7495. St Werburghs tunnel (574)
I would describe Cort’s graffiti writing as unconventional, both in its conceptual design and also in its unusual selection of colours. These are, in my view, good attributes and what contributes to his ‘quirky’ work standing out.
This piece, spelling KORT, is so off the wall that it is quite difficult to critique, other than to say I really like it. One of the unusual features in this particular piece is the cut away squares in the letters, that provide that very distinctive look so peculiar to Cort. It is good to see more of his work appearing at the moment, as a great balance to the volume of conventional graffiti art we are so lucky to see in Bristol.
7494. Purdown (100)
I do love the spot up at Purdown; it serves the dual purpose being a fabulous place to walk the dog, and there can often be some surprising new street art additions on the concrete slabs at the former WWII gun emplacement. This beauty by Conrico was quite fresh, the last time I went there.
I am very much enjoying Conrico’s portrait pieces, and he is in a deep purple patch of form. This bright portrait piece shows off Conrico’s style at its best. He uses his spray can more like a brush, with short bursts used to apply layers of paint, rather than long solid fills. He is, I think, the best at this technique in Bristol, and his works look like they could easily have been painted in a studio. I love the green jacket and all the folds and shades in it. This is a masterful piece, and I like the young couple sitting above it enjoying the view over the city.
7493. River Avon (113)
Recently I posted the first piece by Fasho on Natural Adventures, and I said that I’d dig out some of his pieces from my archive, and here I am staying true to my word. I haven’t met Fasho, but I think he? belongs to a group of graffiti artists who like to stay under the radar a little, so I will respect that until such time as I meet him.
I have many more photographs of his pieces in my archives, because I like the unconventional structure of his letters, and I will endeavour to dig more of them out. The letters spell FASHO, and have this curious rounded knobbly look to them, I guess a device to stand out from the crowd, which seems to work. The letters are filled with vertical purple and red stripes of varying width, and contained within a yellow, white and black triple border. Nice work.
7492. M32 roundabout J3 (744)
In this post, I take another quick jump back in time, to November last year, to share this script piece from Stivs. It has been quite noticeable that Stivs has changed the ratios of his pieces over the last year or so. He used to split his character pieces and calligraffiti roughly 50/50, but these days he has shortened his writing, often to the initials DSC, and is painting fewer character pieces. I guess, other factors have impacted on how much he paints at the moment.
The three letters, DSC, stand for ‘Dog Sh*t Club’ which is probably why the letters are preferred. Stivs has worked the letters really nicely in a Gothic style, and the bronze colour really stands out. The harsh letters are somewhat softened by the surrounding yellow cloud with what looks like red and orange sperm cells wiggling their way into the letters. A curious piece, but one I wanted to share from the archive.
Donz
A gallery of bright and colourful graffiti writing from Bristol artist Donz.
Instagram: @mrcrisp_donz
All photographs by Scooj
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