Tag: Bristol

7459. St Mark’s Avenue (13)

Conrico, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, March 2026
Conrico, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, March 2026

This charming piece by Conrico is dated 2025, which gives you some indication of how infrequently I visit this spot. Given its age, it has lasted pretty well and hasn’t been tagged at all, the main tell-tale sign of age is the rain-splattered dust kicked up along the bottom margin of the piece.

Conrico, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, March 2026
Conrico, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, March 2026

A delightful and optimistic cat is featured, peering over the edge of a table on which sits some Japanese sushi, a culinary theme that Conrico has used before. For anyone who has owned cats, this is a familiar scene, especially the extended claws making ready for a smash and grab manoeuvre. Superb story-telling from Conrico.

7458. 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.

My Dog Sighs

A gallery of utterly outstanding artwork from Portsmouth-based artist and national star, My Dog Sighs.

Instagram: @mydogsighs

Website: mydogsighs.co.uk

All photographs by Scooj

My Dog Sighs, John Street, Exeter, October 2023
My Dog Sighs, John Street, Exeter, October 2023
My Dog Sighs, Leonard Lane, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Leonard Lane, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Leonard Lane, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Leonard Lane, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Leonard Lane, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Leonard Lane, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2019, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2019, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint Festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, Paint festival 2018, Cheltenham, September 2019
My Dog Sighs, North Street, Bristol, July 2019
My Dog Sighs, North Street, Bristol, July 2019
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton, Windmill Hill, Bristol, April 2019
My Dog Sighs and Snub23, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
My Dog Sighs and Snub23, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
My Dog Sighs and Snub23, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
My Dog Sighs and Snub23, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
My Dog Sighs and Snub23, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
My Dog Sighs and Snub23, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
My Dog Sighs, Rivington Street, Shoreditch, August 2016
My Dog Sighs, Rivington Street, Shoreditch, August 2016
My Dog Sighs, Tropicana, Weston-super-Mare, August 2016
My Dog Sighs, Tropicana, Weston-super-Mare, August 2016
My Dog Sighs, Tropicana, Weston-super-Mare, August 2016
My Dog Sighs, Tropicana, Weston-super-Mare, August 2016
My Dog Sighs, Greville Road, Bristol, January 2016
My Dog Sighs, Greville Road, Bristol, January 2016
My Dog Sighs, British Road, Bristol, September 2015
My Dog Sighs, British Road, Bristol, September 2015
My Dog Sighs, St Francis Road, Bristol, January 2015
My Dog Sighs, St Francis Road, Bristol, January 2015

7457. Cumberland Basin

Ments, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026
Ments, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

This piece by Ments came as a real surprise a couple of weeks ago. The wonderful organic writing was painted alongside Smak in a high-class collaboration on this popular wall. It was especially good to see this outstanding work from Ments as he doesn’t paint all that often these days.

Ments, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026
Ments, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

Ments has a very individual style to his writing, which creates a whole imaginary universe of its own with shapes and colours blending in unusual, but strangely recognisable ways. For once, his letters MENTS are almost legible. I really like Ments’ work, and see in it something very special. I hope this isn’t a one-off for the year.

7456. Brunel Way (353)

Conrico, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026
Conrico, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026

Generally speaking, rounded column pieces are a real pain from a photography point of view. For an artist they offer a large canvass in a small space, but as the piece wraps around the column, it becomes a challenge for the photographer. I have wondered whether the panorama setting on an iPhone would work, I’ll have to give it a try next time, but I doubt it.

Conrico, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026
Conrico, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026

Given my reservations about columns, Conrico has done a perfect job here. His vertical piece is of a Japanese style street lantern with its glowing orange light and atmospheric steam rising from the ground.

Conrico, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026
Conrico, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026

The piece wraps around the column, but not too far, so it is possible to get a sense of it from the front. Conrico continues to impress with a positive and impactful series of outstanding pieces this year – more to come.

7455. M32 roundabout J3 (754)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026
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.

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026
Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

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.

7454. St Mark’s Avenue (12)

Sorts, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, March 2026
Sorts, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, March 2026

It has been a long time since I last visited St Mark’s Avenue, and it has been a long time since I last discovered a piece of graffiti writing by Sorts. So two long awaited events occurred a week or two back when I made a spontaneous decision to step into Easton.

Sorts, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, March 2026
Sorts, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, March 2026

There were a few pieces in St Mark’s Avenue that I hadn’t seen before, starting with this beauty from Sorts. By the look of it, this combination piece, with a cheeky character on the left, is reasonably recent, or at the very least it looks fresh, and there aren’t any rain and dust splatters along the bottom fringe, which you tend to see on older pieces. The letters are nicely presented and filled in quarters with contrasting colours and patterns. It would be great to see more from Sorts.

7453. Dean Lane skate park (910)

Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026
Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026

This humorous piece by Nina Raines is making a point, and it is a point perfectly illustrated and reaches the heart of cynical advertising and profiteering, which we see every single day of our lives but don’t necessarily notice.

Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026
Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026

Two bottles of shower gel/shampoo stand side by side, one for him, and one for her.

For him: £1.99, man up, 17-in-one, scent – man blue.

For her: £6.99, smile! age gracefully (e.g. don’t age), with smile-more serum, special weight loss and boob increase formula, femme lady, be sexy and be the boss – don’t be bossy, extra virgin oil – don’t be a prude though, use before our other 15 products, promotes luxurious growth, unpaid domestic work 60% more, 12.8% gender pay-gap, scent – botanical inequality.

Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026
Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026

So there you have it, an articulate and powerful illustration of how we treat different genders as a society, and that there is plenty of headroom to make things better for all. Excellent and heartfelt work from Nina Raines.

7452. Easton Road

Mr Penfold, Easton Road, Bristol, March 2026
Mr Penfold, Easton Road, Bristol, March 2026

I have said it many times on these pages, that it is always worth varying routes and going away from the beaten track because once in a while you will find something new in an unexpected place. I only occasionally drive down this road, but was pleased I did due to finding this mural by Mr Penfold.

Mr Penfold, Easton Road, Bristol, March 2026
Mr Penfold, Easton Road, Bristol, March 2026

Mr Penfold’s work is so distinct, his abstract designs incorporating bold colours and great shapes, where the spaces in between the elements are as important as the elements themselves. Bright and precise, this is a beacon of joy on an otherwise mundane stretch of road.

7451. Greenbank (183)

Zeks, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2026
Zeks, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2026

I have noticed that Zeks is having a little bit of a spring surge, perhaps he has some new paint or a bit more free time – whatever it is, I have seen at least three new pieces in as many weeks. Zeks has a rather different take on graffiti writing, which leans towards a sort of rigid antistyle look.

Zeks, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2026
Zeks, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2026

In this piece Zeks has opted for a deep and vibrant drop shadow that goes off to the left, with lilac, orange and yellow stripes. The shadow contrasts with the plain blue surface of the letters. I don’t think that I have ever seen a Zeks piece without a buffed background, and it really works in his favour, creating a clean and fresh look to all of his work. Look out for more.