7679. Mina Road (17)

Krimsone, Mina Road, Bristol, March 2026
Krimsone, Mina Road, Bristol, March 2026

Once in a while, a high-end piece creeps under the radar, unannounced, and only noticed when passing by. This beautiful mural by Krimsone is one such example. How could I bot have known about it before? I think that this demonstrates how difficult it is to keep on top of the street art scene in Bristol – there are so many moving parts all of the time.

Krimsone, Mina Road, Bristol, March 2026
Krimsone, Mina Road, Bristol, March 2026

The mural itself is a wonder. A human form with a bird and flower face is huddled underneath an umbrella (quite appropriate for Bristol). The beautifully painted hands are holding the umbrella. Although there are four windows in this wall, they go unnoticed, such is the compelling nature of the mural itself. A superb addition to this public space.

Birdsong

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Warm sunny May day

a day-long birdsong chorus

nothing else matters

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by Scooj

My singing heart

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Swifts circle the air

screeching fair their arrival

for now all is well

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by Scooj

7632. St Werburghs tunnel (580)

Mr Crawls, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2026
Mr Crawls, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2026

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
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.

7597. M32 roundabout J2 (18)

Creamylines, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026

Not too long ago, Creamylines got busy painting birds on columns under the M32. I don’t quite know if this was a practice session or a takeover bit. Whatever the motivation, he has occupied about a dozen or more columns with his long-necked bird portraits.

Creamylines, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026
Creamylines, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026

Of course, I could have photographed every column, and filled this post with birds, but instead have chosen one or two as I think you get the idea. I am really enjoying watching on as Creamylines expands his portfolio and his presence in Bristol.

Creamylines, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026
Creamylines, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026

7548. M32 Spot (217)

Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2026
Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2026

Well, well, well, how wonderful to find this bird character portrait on a back wall of the DIY skate park under the M32. And even more exciting is that is it painted by Creamylines, showing that he isn’t a one-trick-pony at all and enabling him to branch out into a whole new world of adventure.

Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2026
Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2026

The bird, with its long neck and big eyes lends itself to countless opportunities for expressions and variations. Although this wasn’t the first of these birds that I found, it was the first I could nail down as being by Creamylines. Watch this space from more of these charming characters.

7213. Lucky Lane (12)

Amber Bardell, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Amber Bardell, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

This is why I love the Bristol Mural Collective so much. This piece is unlike anything you are likely to see on the streets very often. It could belong on a sketchbook page and never be seen, but here it is in the middle of a quiet lane displayed as a piece of public art.

Amber Bardell, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Amber Bardell, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

I haven’t seen any work by Amber Bardell before, and I’m not sure whether she has painted murals before, but this is a charming illustration mural of a bird pecking up four-leaf clovers, in keeping with the luck theme of the paint jam. There is a child-like quality and simplicity to the piece, which is nicely painted. A great contribution in Lucky Lane.

7178. Peel Street Green (50)

Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025
Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025

The ‘dynamic duo’, Mote and Mr Crawls, are back in a spot that they have painted together before in Peel Street Green. It is a smaller bit of wall at the right-hand end of the spot, and is the prefect size and shape for one of their collaborations. The pair of birds are painted in their own unique styles, but there are some obvious ideas that read-across both artists.

Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025
Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025

Mr Crawls has been developing his pigeon character and here he is in all his resplendent glory. The colours of pigeon plumage lend themselves to street art (note to self: do a pigeon special gallery) and are present here – I wonder if he will start to work in more of the iridescent greens and purples in future pieces. Mote presents a rather weird looking bird monster, which those of you with a natural history interest will appreciate can’t possibly be a bird due to the presence of nipples, a mammalian characteristic. In Mote’s defence, it is a monster and from his imagination so it can be whatever he wants it to be – that is the joy of character pieces. Great to see these two collaborating again.

7162. Brunel Way (334)

Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025

It has been a little while, but I think I can safely say that the painting duo of Mr Crawls and Mote are back, and painting together again, which in my book is a great thing. The pair have painted a few collaborations lately, but I have struggled to keep up with them.

Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025

On the left, Mr Crawls has painted a bird, looking rather startled, in his stylised cartoon form, in which he has incorporated a couple of Mote design ideas, such as the line through the beak and the horizontal lines on the eyes. I think the bird might be a pigeon.

To the right, Mote has gone to town with his portrait piece of a moustachioed man. The composite style isn’t one I have seen before, and I rather like it. A nice purple theme is rounded off with a chrome background, something of a signature for this pair.

Little egret


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Little Egret, River Frome, Bristol, September 2025
Little Egret, River Frome, Bristol, September 2025

White as snow, black bill

fishing here year after year

creature of habit

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by Scooj