Biers – Natural adventures

7642. Dean Lane skate park (920)

Biers has definitely come out of his quiet period, where he had temporarily lost his desire to paint, and his RABIES letters are popping up all over the place now. I do miss his little characters that accompanied his previous letter sequences, and I hope that they might come soon with these letters.

This is a popular little stretch of wall which has quite a high turnover. Biers has painted his RABIES letters with a yellow, green and black fill and deep white drop shadow. The penny has only just dropped that the word RABIES contains (very nearly) the letters BIERS in it, which is perhaps why the letter form looks so familiar. Keep ’em coming.

7634. Peel Street Green (62)

Biers, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2026

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.

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.

7545. M32 roundabout J3 (754)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

December, January and February were very wet months in England, and as a result artists had difficulty getting out to paint. My archives for those months were thin to say the least. I can happily report that the improved weather in March means that I have a host of pieces to share, some of which won’t make it beyond the cutting room floor which is regrettable.

One artist who has emerged from a sleepy winter is Biers, who has reinvented his letters for 2026 which read RABIES. I rather like what he has done here and will be looking out for more from him. This is a really nicely worked and tidy piece of writing, keeping the basics tight – good letter shapes, good drop shadow and lovely consistent thin yellow border. Biers has even set the piece nicely on a green cloud background with spots. A classy piece of graffiti writing.

7514. Sparke Evans Park (144)

Biers, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, February 2026

I knew from my Instagram feed that Biers has changes his letters recently from WD40 to RABIES, and this is the first piece that I have seen in his new persona. I have to say that I really like his choice and the enthusiasm that has come with it. Furthermore, I think it gives him more scope than his former WD40 option.

The letters in this wonderful chrome piece are a little unruly, in a good way. I also note that the second half of his letters BIES, isn’t too far away from BIERS, which are the letters I first associate with him. The sparse decoration in the letters is just the right amount, and the contrast with the red background separated only by the thinnest of yellow lines. This might signal the start of a refreshed Biers – I hope so.

7361. M32 roundabout J3 (732)

Bags and Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

During the second half of 2025, there has been a definite uptick in the number of pieces painted by Bags and Biers, the latter of which appears to have rediscovered his mojo after a fallow period. These two have paired up numerous times in the past, and combine their styles nicely in this piece by adopting a shared colour scheme.

Bags, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

The No Frills pair have gone for chrome writing on a dark blue background, with Bags adding a bit more curvature to his letters than normal. He has included some nice apostrophe drops.

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

Biers has written his heavily disguised WD40 letters and added several red inverted crosses for decoration. He too has included some tear-drop apostrophes, something that is quite a theme for the No Frills crew. All good stuff and a nice way to round off the year.

7300. St Werburghs tunnel (541)

Biers, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025

For reasons that are too complicated to explain here, I don’t have my glasses with me this morning, which is making writing this post super-difficult and I am squinting, with a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp, while typing these words. Forgive any typos.

This is a superb combination piece by Biers painted to celebrate Minto’s birthday in the tunnel.

The turnout for this paint jam was exceptional, covering most of the length of both walls of the tunnel with new celebratory pieces. The letters, WD40, are superbly filled with a cartoony design of lines and bubbles, and bordered with a fine black line. I feel like I should know who the character is, but I don’t. The whole thing is set on a brick wall, a common device used by graffiti artists. A really lovely piece by Biers, who might have just got his mojo back.

7237. St Werburghs tunnel (530)

Bags and Biers, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

This is a great collaboration from time-honoured members of the No Frills crew, Bags and Biers (WD40). Bags has been out an about a fair bit this year, but Biers is rediscovering his mojo (I hope), having had a period of poor motivation with respect to painting walls.

Bags, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

To the left, the familiar BAGS letters are filled in the two-colour way that he appears to like doing, and he includes some colour coordinated spots for decoration. The tear drops surrounding the piece add movement, looking like cartoon perspiration, if that makes any sense at all. The white highlights add just that little bit of depth to lift the letters.

Biers, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

At last Biers has painted a combination piece, something that is a bit of a trademark of his, and he includes the iconic comic character Inspector Gadget, although in this piece he calls him ‘Inspect Her Gadgets’ whilst examining a sex toy. The letters spell out WD40 and are really nicely presented. If you are wondering why I call him Biers, it is because that is what he was writing when I first encountered him. Below is the first of his pieces I ever posted.

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2017

7153. M32 roundabout J3 (706)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I have waited a long time to see this wonderful piece from Biers. Over the last few months, Biers appears to have lost his mojo a little and has been painting infrequently and tending to use the short-form version of his WD40 moniker. It happens for artists from time to time – you can’t be on top of your game all of the time.

I hope this piece marks a return of the longer form combination pieces that are so typically the wonderful work of Biers. I don’t know who the character is meant to be, but I really like him (looks like a teddy boy to me) and I love the way he contrasts with the colours of the letters and background. The fills in the letters are outstanding With some nicely done reversed out circles in black and gold. The res patterns look like little viruses wafting over the piece. All in all a great piece and one, I hope, that encourages Biers to return to his former glory.

6788. M32 roundabout J3 (662)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Biers was one of the first graffiti writers I met in Bristol, and back then he used to write the letters BIERS. He has undergone a few reinventions since then and currently writes WD40. I noticed yesterday that he has dropped off Instagram and hope that this is a temporary thing, and wonder if it signals another name change (probably not).

This is a nicely painted squat piece on the roundabout. Lately he has been painting fewer combination pieces incorporating characters, and concentrating on his letters, which in my view is a pity, because I rather liked his character interventions. This piece is on-point, clean and crisp… unpretentious and speaks of the joy of being a graffiti writer.

6688. River Avon (77)

Biers, River Avon, Bristol, January 2025

There are some artists in Bristol that I simply take for granted, in so much as I expect to find their work on a reasonably regular basis, while others may paint in fits and starts. Biers is one of those whose presence is always out there, and it is not difficult to stumble upon new work by him that I haven’t seen before.

These rather nice WD40 letters in pink work really nicely on the green background, and the letters have been a little bit compressed into his short-form. When Biers incorporates characters to create combination pieces, the letters tend to sprawl out a little bit more. Some interesting fills, and a smattering of inverted crosses finish the piece off nicely.

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