I think that it is fair to say that Sub is an artist who has grown on me over the last couple of years. At first, I considered his letters too large and uninteresting, but to be fair, he has worked really hard and improves from piece to piece. He is developing his fill skills significantly and is now turning out some fine pieces.
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
It has been great witnessing this improvement, and here, Sub has elaborated on his letters and worked on a shaded midline running through them. This technique is at the heart of calligraffiti, and I think the Sub, in this piece, has made his first flirtations with the style. So much more to come from Sub.
John D’oh presents us with another fun stencil from underneath the M32 motorway. This one dates itself, being an Easter piece. Here we see as presentation of the Easter Bunny that we may never have seen before.
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, April 2026
The artist has an eye for seeing things in a slightly different way and is often trying to find humour in the benign or ordinary. I’m not sure that I’ll ever look at Easter eggs in the same way after seeing this.
In socialising his new moniker, Biers appears to have found a new energy for his graffiti writing, which is great as I know he was struggling a little to find his mojo a little while back. The RABIES letters seem to work nicely and have gone down well.
Biers, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2026
This is a really classy chrome burner that is nicely proportioned to fit the wall section. The monotony of the chrome is offset by the orange border and red bubble surround, which add a fiery appearance to the piece. I am very much enjoying these letters and Biers’ resurgence.
I can’t seem to say it often enough at the moment, but Zinso is absolutely smashing it with his graffiti writing this spring. He has an interesting style at the heart of which is his clean lines and fills – everything is really neat and tidy, offering a beautiful polished finish to all of his work.
Zinso, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2026
The colour selection here is interesting, I wouldn’t have thought that a combination of orange and green (ok so far) with blue and black would work, the blue jarring a bit with the other colours, but, by jingo, Zinso has carried it off in style. Another head-turner from the artist who is enjoying a fine purple patch.
I enjoy the way Mr Crawls reinvents himself/his artwork on a reasonably regular basis. His latest thematic approach appears to be ‘going large’ with a roller. Although simple in design, roller pieces are difficult to execute, and he has done very well with this one.
Mr Crawls, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2026
The large bird head, which is reminiscent of his pieces from a few years ago, is at the farm-end entrance to the tunnel. This is a classic case of less is more, and the piece captures the imagination and is definitely a bit of a head-turner. I returned a day or two ago, and only the top bit still remains, but even half a piece still has an impact.
I don’t see many pieces by Mysto and therefore conclude that the artist is not from these parts and visits from time to time or simply doesn’t paint often, which is quite unusual for a graffiti artist. One thing though is that Mysto’s writing style is quite easy to identify.
Mysto, River Avon, Bristol, April 2026
This is a fine piece on the River Avon footpath in which the letters MYSTO have been expertly filled with a blended sequence of purples and violets with some bubbles reversed out throughout. The ‘mulshed’ white wall helps the piece to stand out, and a blue design around the letters finishes the piece off nicely.
Back to some of his Calligraffiti, Stivs has produced a few of these DSC (Dog Shit Crew) burners recently. Stivs is pretty much the only calligraffiti artist left in Bristol at the moment, so spotting his work really isn’t all that difficult. As far as I know Todoaciem (who wrote CIEM) is back in Spain and Wxttsart (who writes MILK) appears to have gone to ground a little.
Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
These three letters, presented in a sumptuous red on a dark purple background have a strong impact. The letters and drop shadow are further picked out with a contrasting thin yellow border. This is lovely, neat and tidy work which somewhat betrays the difficulty level. If it were easy, we’d see an awful lot more of it.
Doors 353 – Doors of Shrewsbury (part IV) – April 2025
This week I bring you an assortment of doors from Shrewsbury, some of them domestic and some commercial. All of them a bit quirky or old. I hope you enjoy them:
Unitarian Church door, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Wonky door frame, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Blue door with two glass bay windows, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Inconspicuous old brown door and doorframe, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Door through passageway and gate, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Three front doors, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
I can’t even guess what is going on with the brick work over the middle door – I’m not sure that building regulations would let you get away with something like that these days. Maybe there was never a door there originally, but two windows side by side, and a door was recessed into where the right-hand window had been?
Double black doors and solid portico, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Upstairs balcony door, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Henry Tudor House, with shop doors, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
It is great to see some painted utility boxes from Shrewsbury… I’ll see if I can dig them out as a special from the town.
That’s it for another week. Lots more to come next time. Until then have a great end of week and 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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
It is generally regarded in graffiti circles to be bad form to partially paint over another artist’s work. Either paint over the whole thing or leave a space next to it. This is something that Seed, in his enthusiasm for knocking out pieces, needs to rein in a little as he has done it a few times recently. Unfortunately his encroachment is on this lovely piece by Esme Lower alongside the River Avon.
Esme Lower, River Avon, Bristol, April 2026
Esme Lower has a great eye for colours and a fresh approach to her work. Here, her jaunty white ‘MELO’ letters are simply filled with purple spots, and the piece is set on a lush, green, organic background. I’m not sure what the boot is all about, but I love it. A very nice piece indeed from Esme Lower.
A quick couple of posts today. I am recovering from shingles – a very nasty affair – and return to work this morning with a rather large backlog of emails and messages to action. This mortal coil!
Butch, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
I have always had a big soft spot for Butch’s work, and this combination piece on the roundabout is a real beauty. His overlapping full cap letters are somewhat eclipsed by a dog/rabbit(?) riding a bicycle at haste. It is a wonderful piece of cartoon illustration full of energy and humour. Love it.
