Tag: Bee

7696. Kensal Road

Farrah, Kensal Road, Bristol, May 2026
Farrah, Kensal Road, Bristol, May 2026

When Upfest comes around, I tend to do a lot more exploring around south Bristol than usual, often trying to find outlying Upfest pieces. The upshot is I not only make contemporary Upfest discoveries, but also find a host of other pieces in streets that I rarely visit. This beauty by Farrah was one such lucky find.

Farrah, Kensal Road, Bristol, May 2026
Farrah, Kensal Road, Bristol, May 2026

This wonderful piece was painted by Farrah celebrating World Earth Day (22 April 2026), so I actually found it quite soon after it was painted, and it was looking wonderfully fresh. Using her special paint brush technique, she has painted the Earth with rainbow colours (not in the correct sequence, but very beautiful) drifting off into space. Cleverly, the eyes are drawn to a solitary bee in the middle of the piece, which becomes a physical and symbolic focal point. Brilliant work from Farrah, who is very present in the Windmill Hill area of the City.

7469. Surbiton Station, London

Roo, Surbiton Station, London, February 2026
Roo, Surbiton Station, London, February 2026

One thing that you can be reasonably certain about is that when you find a SkyHigh piece there is likely to be a Roo piece nearby, as the couple often paint together. It looks like Roo drew the short straw and had this rather tricky little spot behind the letter box.

Roo, Surbiton Station, London, February 2026
Roo, Surbiton Station, London, February 2026

Roo has painted one of her trademark bees that she can probably paint in her sleep. The bee is painted with such assurance, with beautiful clean lines and strong solid fills. I rather like the way that she has painted each of the concrete slabs with a different shade of blue. Buzzzz.

7128. Dean Lane skate park (861)

Cheo and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Cheo and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

This wall has hosted some utterly outstanding pieces over the years, and this combination collaboration from Dibz and Cheo is right up there with the very best of them. The first thing to notice about this wonderful piece is just how neatly it has been executed and how well it stands out on the black background.

Cheo and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Cheo and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

The comic character, painted by Cheo is holding up a small board on which Dibz has written his name – it is a brilliantly clever way to present a character and graffiti writing together in a contextual storytelling scenario. There are so many details in the collaboration to enjoy, such as the signature bee, the laminate wooden board peeling and drips from the letters, and my favourite bit, the plaster on the character’s nose. Pure genius from Dibz and Cheo.

6846. Hackins Hey, Liverpool

Nomad Clan, Hackins Hey, Liverpool, March 2025
Nomad Clan, Hackins Hey, Liverpool, March 2025

Our trip to Liverpool was a short one, two days and one night, but just long enough for me to snap a few street art pieces. I got lucky with this magnificent large mural by Nomad Clan, because it was on the route between our hotel and the station. We were running late for the train, and my wife was less than impressed with me stopping to photograph this beauty – I did catch up…

Nomad Clan, Hackins Hey, Liverpool, March 2025
Nomad Clan, Hackins Hey, Liverpool, March 2025

Nomad Clan are not strangers to Natural Adventures, and the duo have painted a few times at Upfest in Bristol, always going large with beautifully creative works. There is a strong nature theme in this piece, with a bee (anatomically a little dubious) and an amazing cormorant catching a fish. There is a lot of detail in the whole piece, tattoos and a patterned dress for the main character, and loads of hidden extras throughout. This is an impressive mural from Nomad Clan.

6229. Upfest 2024 (44)

Sophie Long, Upfest 2024, North Street, Bristol, May 2024
Sophie Long, Upfest 2024, North Street, Bristol, May 2024

Sophie Long is an incredible wildlife artist, who blends accuracy of the subject creature with a soft artistic impression to create utterly outstanding murals and artworks that are uniquely hers. This Upfest piece, in a little annex (Ebeneezer Pocket Park) on North Street is a perfect example of what I am trying to describe.

Sophie Long, Upfest 2024, North Street, Bristol, May 2024
Sophie Long, Upfest 2024, North Street, Bristol, May 2024

Sophie has a penchant for painting bees, and manages to represent their character without anthropomorphising, which is a real skill. This is a special wall that has played host to numerous wonderful pieces over the years, and this one comfortably stands among them. A perfect Upfest piece from Sophie.

Skimmia

Skimmia and bee, Bristol, March 2024
Skimmia and bee, Bristol, March 2024

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A midnight fragrance

when the nighttime air is still

and daytime nectar

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by Scooj

Red

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Deepest darkest red

natural shape and structure

and a bee feeding

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by Scooj

4264. Cumberland Basin

Not much time for today’s posts, as I and my wife are off to Bath this morning for a trip to the theatre, which makes a nice change from our usual Saturday routine. This is yet another fabulous piece from Pl8o, whose work is just getting better and better.

Pl8o, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2022
Pl8o, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2022

This writing and character combination is becoming the norm for Pl8o and he is really good at it too. In this one his letters, beautifully crisp and clean with sharp lines, are accompanied by a breakdancing bee. I don’t know the bee character, and if I had a little more time I would try to find out more, but I will have to leave it there. Another fine and confident piece from the artist.

An apology

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Oh, yes Master Scooj

those are wasps on the ivy

and not honey bees

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by Scooj

3575. Purdown HAA Battery (24)

Consistent with the theme of so many posts on Natural Adventures this year, this piece is by yet another debut artist on this blog, and one I know practically nothing about.

Skronius, Purdown, Bristol, March 2021
Skronius, Purdown, Bristol, March 2021

Skronius would appear to be off the radar of most Bristol street art commentators and I wonder if the artist is new to the city or new to painting in the streets altogether. Skronius has an Instagram account, but only 3 posts and six followers (at the time of writing), so it is difficult to provide much background.

From the look of this piece, I would guess that Skronius is no stranger to the art world with some really nice shading and textures in this piece that help to lift the cat-like robot character. I’m not too sure what the relevance of the bees and honeycomb are, but they help to fill the white gaps around the central focus. There is a lot to like about this unusual piece which is technically nicely done and I look forward to seeing more from the artist over the coming months.