Birthday – Natural adventures

7815. St Werburghs tunnel (590)

I haven’t seen too many pieces by Posh in 2026, but this one in the tunnel, painted as part of a birthday paint jam for Donz, is an absolute belter. Posh at his best in my opinion.

Im not sure what the delicate yellow patterned letters spell, but they are quite beguiling. The interstitial space is filled with a lovely blue and he has painted a thin 3D drop shadow to provide depth. The doodle clouds finish the piece expertly. All the elements of this piece are well balanced in design, colour and tone. A sensational piece of graffiti writing.

7782. St Werburghs tunnel (558)

I have mentioned in the past that much (not all) of Donz’ work is quite flat in terms of perspective, as you can see from this updated gallery of his work. But every once in a while he includes a 3D drop shadow, and this is the finest example of this that I have seen.

Painted as part of his own birthday paint jam in the tunnel, Donz has seriously stepped up to the plate and produced a classic. The clean colours, painted into nicely designed letters are lifted perfectly by the purple shaded shadow. The whole thing isn’t overworked, instead a clean and clear attractive piece. Happy Birthday.

7733. St Werburghs tunnel (584)

There was a rather nice little birthday paint jam for Donz in the tunnel a few weeks back, and this is the contribution from Hypo. This was good to see, as he has dropped his frequency of painting lately.

The HYPO letters are replaced with DONZ, proving Hypo can apply his magical style to any letters. The fresh piece is immaculately presented, with some superb colour matching, and great definition of letters provided by the slim white border. The piece is decorated with triplets of small spheres dotted bout the place and adding movement and interest to the whole. Nice work from Hypo.

7561. M32 roundabout J3 (756)

Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Because I observe and write about street art in Bristol on a near-daily basis, I become familiar with some of the little markers and themes laid down by artists either in the content of their work or in their style. In my rambled writings I try to point out some of these details that casual onlookers might miss. I guess that is part of what this blog is all about.

Kid Crayon is a favourite of mine and an artist I have been writing about for more than ten years. This is a wonderful, colourful combination piece, where the letters, in a range of colours, spell out CRAYON, where the ‘O’ is a character face with a party hat. Kid Crayon is very fond of party hats, which make an appearance from time to time in his work – this one has additional relevance as this was a birthday celebration paint jam. Great to see that the character has a crayon floating in front of his mouth, a signature emblem of KC’s work.

7445. St Werburghs tunnel (564)

Daz Cat, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

Wow, this is a superb on-message piece by Daz Cat painted to celebrate Tera’s birthday. As we know, Tera is rather fond of his scary horror pieces and so Daz Cat has leapt straight in there with a cat horror piece of his own.

Daz Cat has managed to capture a menacing look in this cat portrait piece, that has a tortured face. The cat creature appears to be emerging from a flower stem, and the two orange ‘hands’ are cat-like flower heads. This is a curious and imaginative piece by Daz Cat and a thoughtful contribution to the celebratory paint jam.

7442. St Werburghs tunnel (563)

Cool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

I am not enjoying the upgrade that WordPress have made to the block editor. I do wish they’d leave things as they are. I use the Classic version to write these posts, but now it forces me into a classic editor screen, which is pants really. Old dog new tricks…

This is a rather joyful piece of writing from Kool Hand in the tunnel to celebrate Tera’s birthday. Simple in its design, the two-tone letters in yellow and lime green are bordered with a pink outline. There is a ragged edge to the letters, something that Kool Hand seems to be enjoying at the moment. A fun birthday piece.

7441. Cumberland Basin

Ulow, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

It is always good when an artist who is the beneficiary of a birthday paint jam manages to conjure up something a little special to mark the occasion, and that is exactly what Ulow has managed to do here.

Ulow has painted a street artist character dressed well for the winter and with a spray can in his hand. What makes Ulow’s work extra special is that he paints in tones, in this case blues and pinks, rather than with a full colour palette, and the outcome is always captivating. A lovely birthday piece from Ulow.

7436. St Werburghs tunnel (562)

Tera, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

It was Tera’s birthday recently, and to celebrate, he gathered a few friends together for a paint jam. This was his celebration piece and it is difficult to believe that he has only been painting for about eight months or so.

Tera does like his satanic work, and it probably plays into his professional tattoo work themes. This is a superb combination piece of letters and a menacing horror skull character, surrounded by some beautifully worked scrolling. A nice present to self.

7433. St Werburghs tunnel (561)

Conrico, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

I have been loving what Conrico has been doing lately. His portrait pieces are outstanding and so full of vibrant colour. This is a real beauty painted for Tera’s birthday a couple of weeks back.

The piece didn’t last too long before it was augmented by Zinso with a skull over the face. I am trying to work out if the portrait is of Tera, or whether it is a random person. Either way it is full of character and emotion. Love this piece.

7431. Cumberland Basin

Turoe, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

Turoe is one of the most reliable and consistent writers in Bristol, and it is a shame that he doesn’t write nearly as much these days as he has done in the past.

This is a fine price celebrating Shade One’s birthday, and spelling out SHADE. Some great letter shapes picked out with fine black lines are surrounded by pink and purple bubbly decorations. This birthday paint jam turned out some real gems, as is often the case with this group of artists.

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