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It is not a Friday
untraditional household
we just felt like it
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by Scooj
4604. M32 roundabout J3 (419)
In the next couple of posts I have taken a deep dive back into my archive, randomly picking out a year and month and publishing a piece that slipped through the net at the time. This blast from the past is a fine piece of writing from Elvs painted back in April 2020.
There is always so much to admire in Elvs’ work, in particular his ability to replicate these complicated patterns of letters, with apparent ease and consistency, keeping his unique style very much intact. The grey letters on the orange background works exceptionally well, and this is such an eye-catching piece. It is a mystery that I didn’t post it at the time.
4603. Brunel Way (165)
I am flustered and under pressure this morning. I am unbearably busy at work, and my team are on annual leave, so I am doing my normal work and standing in for two others. This might be brief…
Werm (formerly known as Eman) continues to paint at an extraordinary rate, and my posts of his work do not fairly represent the volume of pieces he produces. He has almost entirely abandoned his character pieces these days and has been concentrating on his writing which has improved over time and become more sophisticated. This piece has some lovely fill transformations and patterns and the 3D shadow and purple border help to lift the piece. The stars do their job well finishing the piece off very nicely indeed.
Pleasure
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A pair of skippers
on the thyme feasting each day
ever-present joy
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by Scooj
4602. Brunel Way (164)
It feels like Groundhog Day every time I write about a Chill piece, in that I wanted to start this piece with the words “Hardly a week goes by without a new piece from Chill” but I fear I might have used this form of words previously when talking about the artist. I think you get where I’m coming from though.
This one is on the long support wall under Brunel Way, which is always a bit of a challenge to photograph, because of the light conditions and also a certain amount of glare that reflects off the wall. Chill has smashed it again with his black and white cartoon character, but he has also managed to sneak in a bit of colour with his palm tree for added interest. There is so much detail in this piece, that it is worth dwelling on every aspect of all the features on the character. A craftsman at work.
4601. Cumberland Basin
I met Maybe (or Maybe paints to give him his full label) at last, for the first time, at Upfest, and I have to say it was not difficult to spot him, at well over 6ft tall, with long black curly hair and wearing an orange jumpsuit… nothing at all like I was expecting. Of course, as with the vast majority of street artists, it was a genuine pleasure to meet him, and he seemed like a lovely bloke.
These two little inspection hatches, one on either side of the bridge across the river, have been crying out for a little bit of decoration, and Maybe has obliged with two colour coordinated ‘kissing face’ pieces.
Both pieces are classic Maybe, and take us back to some of his earliest pieces from underneath Brunel Way. Since then, his confidence, technique and repertoire have grown considerably, and he has definitely captured the imagination of Bristol folk who look out for and see street art. Great work.
Gutted
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Got to Cheltenham
dropped and broke my camera
within ten minutes
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by Scooj
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- On a day trip to the Cheltenham Paint Festival
- Well, at least England beat Germany to become European champions – well done Lionesses, bravo.
4600. Cumberland Basin
Sometimes, when a piece has been tagged, you have to look beyond the tag and see the piece for what it is underneath the disrespectful scrawl. Inca (the mole) is an artist whose work I simply don’t seem to come across all that often, so when I do, I like to publish it, even if tagged.
Inca on this occasion has painted his mole character, although sometimes he writes INCA, so it helps to know what to look out for. Inca’s mole character is most endearing, and the simplicity of the piece supports the maxim that sometimes less is more. The mole outline seems to have been superimposed on a sunrise landscape, with some lovely horizontal colour transitions, and of course, there is always the subliminal Ukraine flag when blue sits above yellow. A nice piece tucked away.
4599. Peel Street Green
I am rather excited this morning, because I am off to Cheltenham later on, to enjoy the delights of the Paint Festival, conceived and organised by the brilliant and tireless Dice 67 (Andy Davies). In the meanwhile, I will share this lovely piece from Smut on the long wall at Peel Street Green.
Smut has moved on from his thin script writing, which he has retained in his signature, but what has not changed is his incredible sharpness and accuracy in his work. The letters have been superbly filled, with the ‘watery’ patterning flowing from letter to letter in a coherent way, rather than discrete fills for each one. A black 3D shadow and perfect red border finish the piece off nicely. Smut’s high standards go from strength to strength.
Hello boys
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Always here, waiting
occasional second glances
balcony voyeur
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by Scooj
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Who is looking at who?
Natural adventures 