6379. Brunel Way (289)

Goldie, Fade, Acer One, Jody and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024
Goldie, Fade, Acer One, Jody and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024

All year long, Dibz and Fade have been decorating this wall with alarming regularity, and they have been joined along the way in their endeavours by Andy Council, Jody and Acer One (amongst others) and this time are joined by Goldie, Acer One and Jody. A production tribute wall to honour the musician and DJ, Randall.

Goldie, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024
Goldie, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024

The whole production is very nicely balanced which given the configuration, which starts with a Goldie piece that embroiders the words ‘The R’. This is a really nice dedication and beautifully painted. The colour selection is reflected in the rest of the collaboration. It is always great to see Goldie visiting Bristol for a bit of a paint.

Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024
Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024

Fade is next up and he has compressed his piece to accommodate Goldie next to him and support the balance I was talking about earlier. With the orange and turquoise letters, Fade has written the letters ‘DJ’ which are as immaculate as you might expect. Both sets of writing are adorned with flames, which extend for the entire collaboration.

Acer One and Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024
Acer One and Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024

The centrepiece is  a shared space with Acer One lettering across the top of an outstanding Jody portrait of DJ Randall. Acer One has written ‘Too hot to handle’ which I am guessing is part of a slogan rhyming with DJ Randall. Not being a music specialist myself, I am unable to shed too much light on the artist or his work.

Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024
Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024

The Portrait is a faithful and beautifully painted, and certainly a fitting tribute.

Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2024

The production rounds-off on the right with a wide piece of wildstyle graffiti writing from Dibz. The Turquoise and orange letters spell Randall, so the whole production spells out:

“The R, Too hot to handle, DJ Randall”.

Wonderful stuff from this quintet of talented artists.

Thursday doors – 19 September 2024 – Doors of Nottingham

Doors 278 – Doors of Nottingham (Part III), UK, March 2024

Good morning. This is the final selection – the leftovers, if you like – of doors from a visit to Nottingham back in March this year. There is no theme, just doors which took my fancy. All of the doors photographed in this series were captured during a one hour stroll from my hotel to the office where we were holding a team meeting. One of the reasons that I don’t mind travelling around the country for meetings is that sometimes I get to stay over and get a chance to photograph doors and street art, making the best of things.

I’m off to London on Monday, but I’m not sure I will get time to take any pictures, I have quite a tight schedule. Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy this last selection from Nottingham. Next time another city, another set of doors.

Castle Rock offices blue door, Nottingham, March 2024
Castle Rock offices blue door, Nottingham, March 2024
Castle Rock door within a gate, Nottingham, March 2024
Castle Rock door within a gate, Nottingham, March 2024
Station gates, Nottingham, March 2024
Station gates, Nottingham, March 2024
Double door entrance, Nottingham, March 2024
Double door entrance, Nottingham, March 2024
County Hall, Ionic columns either side of an arched door, Nottingham, March 2024
County Hall, Ionic columns either side of an arched door, Nottingham, March 2024
Ghost door in a brick wall, Nottingham, March 2024
Ghost door in a brick wall, Nottingham, March 2024
Green door and building in need of some TLC, Nottingham, March 2024
Green door and building in need of some TLC, Nottingham, March 2024

That’s all for another week. I wish you a happy weekend.

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 Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

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6378. M32 Roundabout J3 (623)

Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020
Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020

This is the last archive round up for the time being, and a few wonderful pieces of graffiti writing  that missed the boat back in March 2020, just around the time of the first Covid lockdown in England – what strange times those were. First up is this fabulous STICK piece by Corupt, complete with ‘panels’ and ‘rivets’.

Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020
Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020

Another piece by the same artist, this time using his KORUPT letters. In this chrome lettering, there is more than immediately meets the eye, with some patterning in the fills, with two very subtle colour variants. Nicely done.

Trafficity, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020
Trafficity, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020

It is always great to find Trafficity pieces, but to find an unpublished picture in my archive is extra rewarding. The letters ZIOM are filled with chrome, but unlike Corupt’s piece above, the patterning in this one is created by the piece beneath coming through (I think). Unusually, Trafficity has gone with a single tone, when I am more accustomed to seeing two or three horizontal colours through the piece.

Rusk, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020
Rusk, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020

It is very unlike me not to post Rusk pieces as and when I find them, so this one from the archive is a rare gem. Great graded fill, nice orange border and green drop shadow… what’s not to like?

Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020
Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2020

Rounding off this selection of ‘lost’ pieces from March 2020 is this bright and cheerful piece by Phour, whose writing is consistently neat and tidy. He has gone with some interesting colour choices in the fill, which work really well and feel quite joyful.

That’s it from the archive for a while. Back to normal with my next post.

6377. M32 Cycle path (275)

Mena, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
Mena, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019

In this last look back at 2019 (for the time being), I am posting five pieces from the wall on the M32 Cycle path, which never made it onto Natural Adventures at the time. There is some poignancy to this post and the feature piece by Mena (Menas), because I have recently heard that Mena is currently recovering from a bad accident she had while travelling in Thailand. She is back in the UK, but quite unwell. This is my small way of wishing her a full recovery, and I dedicate this retrospective post to her. I expect you’ll see a few pieces, from various artists, in the coming days and weeks that will be wishing her well.

This is a particularly fine example of her work, and although she doesn’t paint all that regularly, her pieces are always welcome. I am not certain that all of the following pieces were painted as part of a paint jam, but I suspect they were.

Ryder, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
Ryder, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019

Ryder is most definitely a graffiti writer’s writer, if you know what I mean, he is highly respected in the community and turns out some of the best graffiti writing in the city which he has done for quite some while. This piece is rather more subtle than most of his work, and perhaps doesn’t quite have the impact we would normally expect. I’m not sure these light shades quite work (for me).

T-Rex, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
T-Rex, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019

Finding anything by T-Rex is always a treat, and this is a classy example of her great work. the writing/character combination always works a treat. The dinosaur always adds a touch of light-heartedness to the edgy nature of graffiti writing.

Hemper, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
Hemper, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019

Hemper has used a similar colour palette to Ryder, and for me it all just looks a little washed out. There is no doubting the superb skills of the artists, but on this day, I think they chose a weak colour palette, and perhaps that is why I never posted these pieces back in June 2019.

Soker, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
Soker, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2019

Finally, and very possibly not part of the paint jam, is this bright and colourful piece from Soker, displaying his graffiti writing credentials to the max. Superb letter shapes and fills mark this piece out, I only wish my photographic skills could do it justice.

6376. Various locations

Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019
Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019

During my ‘deep dive’ (corporate jargon alert) into the archives, I found a bunch of pieces from Panskaribas, all painted in June 2019, which never made it onto the pages of Natural Adventures, so I am setting things straight in this mini-gallery post.

Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019
Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019

Panskaribas had a productive couple of years in Bristol, painting his cartoon doodles is all sorts of nooks and crannies in the popular and sometimes less popular spots. Seeing some of these makes me very nostalgic for The Bear Pit, which has been off limits for a few years now, rendering it a sterile dead-spot in the heart of town.

Panskaribas, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019
Panskaribas, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019
Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019
Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019
Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019
Panskaribas, The Bear Pit, Bristol, June 2019

While his style might not be everyone’s cup of tea, he certainly livened things up around the place and was a willing collaborator too. Sadly I never met the artist, who now goes by the moniker SEAU, (you might note RESEAU on some of his pieces) and his Instagram is @re.seau.

September afternoon

.

Blankets laid in the

last of the afternoon sun

casting long shadows

.

by Scooj

6375. Dean Lane skate park (752)

Dasco, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2019
Dasco, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2019

This post is a quick nostalgic trip down memory lane comprising three wonderful pieces painted in Dean Lane, photographed way back in May 2019, that inexplicably weren’t posted at the time. The first is by Dasco, whose short time in Bristol saw the production of several outstanding pieces, you can see his gallery here.

Taboo, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2019
Taboo, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2019

Taboo has long been a favourite on the pages of Natural Adventures, and here is an old one in monochrome, complete with skull and right ball. Nice stuff.

Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2019
Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2019

Somehow this fabulous Biers piece missed the boat back in 2019, and I guess it was in a sense it was a prediction of things to come. ‘Nigel Farage – snake oil’ it says, and it isn’t wrong. The Clacton MP still hasn’t set up office in his constituency since the election and hasn’t held a single surgery, but then I don’t think anyone in their right mind would have expected that from the uber-opportunist.

 

6374. Dean Lane skate park (751)

Zake, Face 1st and Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Zake, Face 1st and Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

When the PWA boys get together, you often end up with something quite quirky, and this fine collaboration from last month is an peculiar as they come.  This piece on the bricked up rear of the large ramp in Dean Lane skate park has been decorated by Zake, Face 1st and Chill.

Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

Zake has been pushing the boundaries a lot with his cartoon portrait pieces lately, and this crazy character is no exception. Big teeth and wild hair generate a sense of madness in this character, which is further exaggerated by the lack of pupils in the eyes. Adding to this sense of the unhinged, yer man is holding onto a rat by its tail. Weird fun.

Face 1st, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Face 1st, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

The centrepiece is beautifully occupied by a classic piece of writing and character combination work from Face 1st. His letters are in a 3D block style, topped with a giggling girl character that we have come to know and love.

Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

Rounding off the wall is a cartoon character complete with detailed fine lines and coloursul solid fills. The character is a nicely observed caricature of a young man with a baseball cap, short back and sides and plenty of piercings. A little bird sitting on the forefinger of the character rounds things off nicely. As ever a fine collaboration from this threesome.

6373. Muriel Alleyway (14)

Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024
Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024

The Muriel Alleyway mini street art festival organised by Rtiiika at the end of July was a perfect opportunity to see the work of artists that tend only to make occasional appearances on Bristol’s streets. This piece is a lovely collaboration from Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, right at the bottom of the alleyway.

Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024
Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024

The piece is a true collaboration, a fusion of the styles of the two artists to create a whole which presents their work as one. The black bits are most likely by Rtiiika and the pink and blue bars and white spots by Mr Penfold, but actually it matters not, because the piece is by both of them. A fine abstract mural, showing off the huge spectrum of styles we see in the city.

6372. Dean Lane skate park (750)

Noise, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024
Noise, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024

One of the more productive writers in Bristol over the past year has been Noise, whether painting alone or collaborating. Noise has settled into the Bristol scene seamlessly and feels like part of the furniture, even though I only really became aware of his work in the summer of 2023.

Noise, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024
Noise, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024

Noise generally paints quite large, expansive letters, and this time he has had to squeeze his letters into a fairly compressed spot and has managed pretty well. The fills in the letters are worth a closer look, with the lower fills looking like greeny-blue clouds and the upper fills cold and frosty icicles. Definitely time for a Noise gallery.