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.

7017. M32 Spot (201)

The Art of Sok, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025
The Art of Sok, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025

I only really became aware of The Art of Sok’s work a couple of years ago or so, and thoroughly enjoy his cartoon style. There is a simplicity to his work, which relies on outstanding design beautifully sharp accurate and sharp execution.

The Art of Sok, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025
The Art of Sok, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025

The Art of Sok has painted a face on a wall, without any outlines of a head, as if the wall itself were animate, looking not unlike something you might see in a Thomas the Tank Engine illustration, only better. The colours and shading are near-perfect and design flawless. A great first Bristol piece of the year.

7016. Dean Lane skate park (844)

Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025
Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025

It is difficult to know how he does it, but Stivs keeps on turning out masterful pieces, whether it is his calligraffiti, portraits or robots, they just keep on coming and with such high quality. This is a stunning portrait o the swimming pool wall at Dean Lane.

Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025
Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025

Stivs uses the technique of painting patterns on the wall, taking a picture of the patterns, overlaying his sketch onto the picture and then using the patterns as a kind of template reference. The result is utterly beguiling and beautiful. If it is at all possible, Stivs is just getting better and better.

Here comes the sun… again

Forecast, Redland, Bristol, July 2025
Forecast, Redland, Bristol, July 2025

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Expectation raised

barbecue summer ahead

liberating sun

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by Scooj

Aggregation

Cinnabar caterpillars, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
Cinnabar caterpillars, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

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An eating machine

cinnabar caterpillars

fine dining ragwort

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by Scooj

7015. M32 roundabout J3 (695)

Mr Draws, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025
Mr Draws, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025

It has to be said that Mr Draws, in his own quiet and modest way, has had a banging year so far. He has been painting as frequently as I can remember and turning out some great pieces, large and small, all over the city. As well as his distinctive writing, he has also painted some of his nature and wildlife pieces recently too. Looking through his updated gallery, reminds me of just what a brilliant artist he is.

Mr Draws, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025
Mr Draws, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025

This is a wonderfully colourful splash, looking great in the summer sunshine (shame about the tree shadow). The playful letters DR3WS are surrounded with some wibbly smiley acid faces, a common stamp used in street art. The words ‘good vibrations’ kind of sum up the whole piece, which exudes an uplifting summer feel. Great work from Mr Draws.

7014. Sparke Evans Park (113)

Oust, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025
Oust, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025

I said in a post recently that Bristol graffiti writer, Oust, is a little underrepresented in Natural Adventures. I am attempting to redress the balance a little now and posting his pieces that I find.

Oust, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025
Oust, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025

This is a really beautiful piece of writing, set on a murky green and blue splash with the letters OUST seeming to drift in and out of the background. The contrasting red, orange and yellow fills and blended beautifully, and the whole piece is given depth by the drop shadow with a central vanishing point and picked out with a thin blue line. This is a classy piece of writing from Oust.

7013. M32 roundabout J3 (694)

Dobz, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025
Dobz, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025

Some more mushroom art from Dobz, this time on the M32 roundabout. I don’t think that Dobz is local to Bristol, but managed to paint a few walls on a visit in June. There is some chance for confusion when it comes to mushroom street art, because Lis and Neoliberalizard both feature mushrooms heavily in their artwork.

Dobz, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025
Dobz, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2025

These mushroom-coloured mushrooms, set on a pink background, are really nicely filled, with blended colours from dark to light providing depth and structure.  The gills are really difficult to paint accurately due to their slim and numerous form, so Dobz has provided an approximation to them to ensure we know that this is a toadstool/mushroom. Keep looking out for that fungi.

7012. St Werburghs tunnel (511)

Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025

There is never a time when I am not utterly made up when finding a portrait piece by Pekoe. This is a modest piece in the tunnel, which was painted as part of the Wispa birthday celebration paint jam in June.

Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025

Pekoe’s subject and style has been a consistent landmark in the Bristol street art scene for years, and her corralling of the RBF crew is admirable. This portrait has some great colour contrasts – I love those glossy green lips, and green eyes. Pekoe has had a relatively quiet year so far, but I live forever in hope to find more of her work.

7011. East Street

Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025
Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025

More paste-up magic from Tian in East Street. The French artist has left a trail of pieces on each of his visits to Bristol, and it is so much fun following his footsteps trying to locate each one. On previous trips he has occupied North Bristol, but this most recent one was concentrated in the East Street area.

Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025
Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025

The wonderful work in sepia tints and blue is a cut-out from a stencil. I imagine Tian first works on the stencil, and then once completed, prints dozens of copies, which he then cuts out and takes on his travels to paste up where he can. I have never seen his work outside Bristol, but I expect a trip to France would probably sort that out.

7010. Sparke Evans Park (132)

Endz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2025
Endz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2025

It took me a while to work out who this piece was by, and it wasn’t until I saw another that I could see that it was by Endz. There are no strong clues to go with – the letters may or may not spell ENDZ, the pieces are not signed, and the style is vague enough to be really difficult to place. However, all of these attributes come together, ironically, to make identification a little easier, as there care only a few artists who meet these criteria.

Endz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2025
Endz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2025

The sketchy style, once you register it, is a feature of some (but not all) of the artist’s work. The letters spell ENDZ with the ‘N and D’ conflated in the middle. The soft cream tones work well against the blue and white background and the writing is beautifully finished with a scattering of green leaves, without which the piece wouldn’t be complete. Lovely and unusual writing.