Tag: bird

727. Greville Road (5)

It took me a little while to photograph this fine pheasant by Andy Council, but at last I bagged it. This is the third of his birds that he has recently completed in the North Street area, the others being a turkey and a cockerel, both covered previously on this blog.

Andy Council, Greville Road, Bristol, April 2017
Andy Council, Greville Road, Bristol, April 2017

This pheasant will most likely disappear in July when Upfest comes to town, as this is a very desirable wall. The pheasant is a really great pierce of work by Andy Council with the usual architectural superstructure and fantastic colours. This is a lovely piece. The other recent birds are shown below:

Andy Council, Greville Road, Bristol, April 2017
Andy Council, Greville Road, Bristol, April 2017
Andy Council, North Street Green, Bristol, February 2017
Andy Council, North Street Green, Bristol, February 2017
Andy Council, North Street, Bristol, January 2017
Andy Council, North Street, Bristol, January 2017

Spring joy

.

A glorious end

to a glorious day when

the mistle thrush comes.

.

by Scooj

Hearing is seeing

 

Gulls over Bristol;

eyes shut, I am transported

to a summer shore.

 

by Scooj

705. Upfest 2016 (109)

The international presence comes across very strongly at Upfest. This lovely piece by Scandinavian artist Salla Ikonen really shows how different styles, colours, subjects and influences come in to play to give a distinctiveness to work that has its origins outside the UK. Even within the UK, different parts of the country appear to have localised flavours.

Salla Ikonen, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Salla Ikonen, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

I love the softness of this piece, and the calm colours, both the pink of the subject and the purples and greens in the background. There is something very appealing about this work, and it is so different to most of the street art we see in Bristol.

Nature calling

 

In the early hours

I rise from my bed; sublime

bird song surrounds me.

 

by Scooj

Gone

 

Trees and hedges clipped

nowhere for the birds to perch

miss the joy they bring.

 

by Scooj

Valentine robins

 

Flowerpot showers,

frantic feather ruffling,

Spring is in the air.

 

by Scooj

Wake up from work

 

Blue tits flit about

in branches before me, a

welcome distraction.

 

by Scooj

600. North Street No. 173

A turkey isn’t just for Christmas…or on second thoughts a turkey is just for Christmas, apart from this one by Andy Council on North Street in Bedminster.

Andy Council, North Street, Bristol, January 2017
Andy Council, North Street, Bristol, January 2017

This colourful shutter piece gives us what we expect from Andy Council; an animal form created from architectural ‘blocks’ and local icons, in this example Concord forming the crest of the bird. Instantly recognisable, his works encourage close inspection to figure out all the micro-stories going on in the piece.

Andy Council, North Street, Bristol, January 2017
Andy Council, North Street, Bristol, January 2017

Sorry about the bins in this one – I guess I should have moved the one on the right of the picture, but I feel it is good to see these things in their context sometimes.

On College Green

 

Crows strutting their stuff;

I am suspicious of their

murderous intent.

 

by Scooj