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Nighttime thunderstorm
eclipsed by green collection
five thirty ay em
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by sleep-deprived Scooj
5928. Cumberland Basin
Once again, Laic217 seems to be pushing the envelope with his work, most recently with this unusual piece in the little tunnel at Cumberland Basin. Although the fingers of thee character are a little bony, there isn’t a skull or skeleton in sight.
The way that this piece has been painted, it almost loos like oils on a canvass, slapped on in layers. Laic217 has worked cleverly to achieve depth in perspective, but also depth in textures through his use of dark and shade. I don’t know what the arrow represents, but it looks great. It is a nice touch to with the letters LAIC tattooed onto the fingers. Classy stuff.
5927. St Werburghs tunnel (416)
I haven’t been posting nearly enough pieces by Mr Draws as I ought to have done, especially as I consider him to be one of a small band of artists who represent the beating heart of the Bristol street art scene. My archive is full of unposted work by Mr Draws, and I might have to do a trawl and put them all into one post.
This recent piece from the tunnel is really typical of his work. Some nice big letters, filled with a camouflage pattern and colour palette bounded by a thin yellow border. There are some nice white highlights with drips for good measure. A cracking piece from an artist who just keeps on plugging away.
Thursday doors – 4 April 2024 – Doors of Nottingham
Doors 259 – Doors of Nottingham, November 2023 (Part I)
This collection of doors is the first in a series taken from two recent visits to Nottingham, the first in November 2023 and the second in March this year. Funnily enough some of the doors I photographed on my second visit were duplicates of doors from my first – obviously doors of merit.
Nottingham is a wonderful city which has a very positive vibe about it, and which is small enough to not feel oppressive. A university and a modern tram system are always attractive features.
I hope you enjoy this first selection of doors:
That’s it for this week – more to come in this series next time.
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
Dog days are over
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Swimmer’s tail suffered
inducing dog depression
in recovery
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by Scooj
5926. M32 Cycle path (257)
I haven’t managed to catch up with Sepr for an eternity, so it was so good to be in the right place at the right time and find not only Sepr but also Inkie and Haka painting this spot together a week or two back. I was surprised to see them painting on this wall behind the Black Swan because, Haka aside, this is not a spot that you’d expect to find their work.
I asked Sepr if he works to a drawing or comes up with his designs in his head and freestyles them. He immediately pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and showed me his design for this piece – he said he keeps all his designs, which is amazing. I guess he may use some of them for tattoos. In this piece a fox or cat is juggling batons with his tongue while a from looks on from the safety of his trilby. A crazy scene perfectly presented with incredible sharpness and style. This piece is sheer class from my favourite character artist. Wonderful.
5925. Manchester, Northern Quarter
I wanted to make sure I posted a few more pieces from Manchester before moving on and losing them in my archive. As I have said many times before, I would think that 60% or so of all the street art I find and photograph never gets published on Natural Adventures, and my backlog now spans almost ten years. I try to find ways to upload as much as I can, but it is difficult, especially as I like to write a little about each piece.
I am going to break from tradition a little with this post, and present it as a gallery of wonderful paste ups from LostHills and portrait pieces by Ethan Lemon and Frodrik.
Back to normal for my next post.
5924. M32 roundabout J3 (562)
This is a wonderful collaboration from two brilliant artists, Elvs and Rusk. I’m not sure I have seen these two painting together since Upfest 22, so this came as a very nice surprise indeed. Elvs has had quite a quiet year painting in Bristol and I would like to think (hope) that this piece signals a few more visits for 2024. Elvs’ writing is so incredibly unique and recognisable – I don’t think that I know of anyone that writes large block letters etched out with thin black lines in this way. Fine writing.
I would say that Rusk is better known for his writing or writing/character combination pieces, so this ghetto blaster hip-hop character is something of a rarity. The old-school style character has all the hallmarks of street art/hip hop culture and Rusk carries it off brilliantly. A rather nice silhouette of an urban skyline polished the collaboration off nicely. Great collaboration.
5923. Nottingham
I have made two visits to Nottingham in the last six months or so, but only found this shutter piece opposite the station, by Kid 30 on the second trip. On the first visit, the shutter had been up. Sometimes visiting city centres on Sundays or light mornings/evenings is the only way to see shutter pieces – I caught this one early in the morning before the shop had opened.
In this mash-up piece, Kid 30 has combined the cartoon characters of Cat in the Hat, Homer Simpson (I think), The Pink Panther and Top Cat, seamlessly stitched together in an entertaining way. I am a big fan of Kid 30’s work and would love to see him paint at Upfest again, and perhaps get a chance to meet him and talk about his work.
Care home
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Afternoon visit
circular conversations
blue rinse and repeat
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by Scooj
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