5504. White Street (1)

Fink, White Street, Bristol, September 2023
Fink, White Street, Bristol, September 2023

I have been looking for this spot for a long time, my pride getting in the way of asking, but was assisted by Paul H when I asked him where the second Fink piece was. He told me it was just around the corner from Peel Street Green, and the rest as they say is history (sorry about the cliché). If only I had extended my walks by about 200 meters, I would have found the spot before.

Fink, White Street, Bristol, September 2023
Fink, White Street, Bristol, September 2023

Fink visited Bristol while he was over from Dubai painting at the Cheltenham Paint Festival, and left us with two superb portrait pieces in his stunning single continuous line style. This face is painted in beautiful blues, purples and pink, the colour combination of 2023, which work so well together. The central large face is accompanied by several smaller ones in the background fills. This is belter of a modern piece and would look good in any contemporary art gallery. What a treat his visit turned out to be.

5503. Cumberland Basin

DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023
DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023

This is a fun little extra piece painted by DFC1848 during Werm’s birthday paint jam, sprayed in addition to his rather splendid blue and pink wolf. DFC1848’s portfolio of characters has expanded massively over the last couple of years, and he has a confidence and ease in his work.

DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023
DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023

I stopped to talk with DFC1848 for a little while at the Cheltenham Paint Festival, and he was as affable as ever, and introduced me to a couple of other artists he was painting with at the time. He is an artist who fills me with inspiration, as he has worked hard at developing his style and technique from a fairly low base only 3 or 4 years ago, before that he was like me a street art photographer and archivist.

Oner

A gallery of graffiti writing from Oner, an artist who decorated the streets of Bristol for a short while in 2018 and 2019.

All photographs by Scooj

Oner, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, February 2019
Oner, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, February 2019
Oner, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2019
Oner, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2019
Oner, New Stadium Road, Bristol, January 2019
Oner, New Stadium Road, Bristol, January 2019
Tasha Bee, Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018
Tasha Bee, Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018
Oner, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2018
Oner, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2018
Oner, Moon Street, Bristol, June 2018
Oner, Moon Street, Bristol, June 2018
Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018
Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018
Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018
Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018
Oner, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2018
Oner, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2018
Oner, Horfield skate park, Bristol, March 2018
Oner, Horfield skate park, Bristol, March 2018
Oner, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2018
Oner, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2018
Oner, M32, Bristol, May 2018
Oner, M32, Bristol, May 2018

5502. M32 roundabout J3 (511)

Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, Agust 2023
Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, Agust 2023

Mr Crawls’ work is always a pleasure to find, but not only that, there is a sense of fun with each of his bird characters, and the effect his pieces have on me is similar to the sensation I get when I find anything by Mr Underbite. Their concepts, although with different characters, have many similarities, and both present their heroes with a certain amount of pathos.

Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, Agust 2023
Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, Agust 2023

I am a bit disappointed that I didn’t get to photograph this one a little sooner because it has been tagged a little and it looks like some posters were plastered over the top of it too. This character is a goose wearing a rather warm looking hat. I imagine that the goose is resting from a cold weather migration – he reminds me a little of a WWII pilot, if you know what I mean. Nicely conceived and painted – lots more from the artist in my archives.

5501. Greenbank (96)

Bbygwya (Flux), Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023
Bbygwya (Flux), Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023

More from the RBF Barbie extravaganza, this time from Barbie Bbygwya or Barbie Flux, both of which would make brilliant Barbies in my opinion. I can’t help thinking that Bbygwya probably had to work really hard with this piece, because it really isn’t representative of her style. What it does show, however, is that Bbygwya is very talented and versatile.

Bbygwya (Flux), Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023
Bbygwya (Flux), Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023

The letters are big, bold, and have a 3D drop shadow, and the writing really pops out from the wall. I love the words “this Barbie hates cops”, because it makes me laugh. The little egg is an artefact from an RBF Easter paint jam, which has been pimped with a pink flower and pink handbag, all in the Barbie spirit. I really rate this unusual piece from a lovely artist.

Flatlining

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Inspiration lacking

a busy mind too cluttered

in time it will pass

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by Scooj

  • I know, from reading many similar haikus on other people’s blogs, that inspiration comes and goes. There are times when the words and images come so easily, and times like now when it feels like very hard work, and the final product disappoints. I will push through the pain.

5500. M32 roundabout J3 (510)

Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2023
Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2023

As I said in the last post, today is a very busy day, so this is a short one. Face 1st for me is one of the most distinctive faces of Bristol street art. His style embodies the city, and is unlike anything I have seen in other parts of the country. I firmly believe that regions of the country have ‘house’ styles, as do different countries, and for me Face 1st is key to the Bristol style.

Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2023
Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2023

This fun piece takes the form of a laughing (toothy) girl with big hair spelling FACE, a meme that Face 1st paints a lot. Fabulous work from the tireless artist, as always.

Thursday Doors – 14 September 2023 – Lincoln

Doors 234 – Lincoln City doors (Part VII) – Ghost doors of Lincoln

It is an exceptionally busy work day today, but I wanted to keep the momentum going with Thursday doors, so here is a quick one from Lincoln with a favourite theme of mine, ghost doors, and a couple of crazy ancient walls thrown in. My son is an apprentice stone mason, so this post is for him really. I hope you enjoy it.

Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door on an ecclesiastical building, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door on an ecclesiastical building, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door or perhaps a ghost gate, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door or perhaps a ghost gate, Lincoln, July 2023
a hotchpotch of stonework with a recessed ghost window and lintel? Lincoln, July 2023
a hotchpotch of stonework with a recessed ghost window and lintel? Lincoln, July 2023
wall with wall repair and is thast a little doorway that has been filled in on the right? Lincoln, July 2023
wall with wall repair and is thast a little doorway that has been filled in on the right? Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door but the fan light remains, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door but the fan light remains, Lincoln, July 2023

That’s it for this week. Have a fabulous 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

Door logo, Thursday doors

5499. Dean Land skate park (637)

Jay Kaes, Inkie and Gabs, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023
Jay Kaes, Inkie and Gabs, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023

I am a little pressed for time this morning, so short posts only today. This is a fabulous graffiti writing masterclass collaboration from Inkie, and two visiting artists either side of his piece from Jay Kaes and Gabs, neither of whom I have come across before.

Jay Kaes, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023
Jay Kaes, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023

To the left Jay Kaes has written KAES beautifully, with a deep 3D effect. There is s nice little shout out to Bristol too which is a bit of a crowd-pleaser.

Inkie, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023
Inkie, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023

The middle piece will be much more familiar to readers of Natural Adventures, because it is by Bristol stalwart Inkie. There are some great colours in this classic wildstyle writing that is so typical of his work.

Gabs, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023
Gabs, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023

Finally to the right, and mimicking the colour palette of Jae Kaes piece, is another fine piece of writing by Gabs, spelling out, yep you guessed it, GABS. The piece came a little bit out of the blue, but when Inkie paints in Bristol it is usually to do something a bit special in collaboration with others.

5498. Cumberland Basin

The Mole, Cumberland Basin. Bristol, August 2023
The Mole, Cumberland Basin. Bristol, August 2023

Inca the Mole, paints from time to time in Bristol, usually with his LRS crew friends, which was the case with this pink and blue piece for Werm’s birthday paint jam. The pink and Blue colour scheme was enthusiastically embraced by all participants in the paint jam, which makes a collaborative wall more of a collaboration as there is a golden thread running through all the pieces.

The Mole, Cumberland Basin. Bristol, August 2023
The Mole, Cumberland Basin. Bristol, August 2023

Sometimes The Mole paints a mole, sometimes he writes Inca, and sometimes he does both. In this case it is the letters, complete with a sensational fill, which he varies with a different pink in the ‘C’, that are the subject of his efforts. The whole piece looks really rather nice and is nestled comfortably on a puffy white cloud. It is obvious that this was a hugely successful paint jam, and I am sure we’ll all be looking forward to something similar next year.