I am enjoying Solar’s ‘renaissance’ very much. In recent months there appears to have been an upwards shift in the quality of and confidence in his work. He has always had a recognisable style, and now he appears to be firming it up and creating consistent excellence.
Solar, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2026
This is a lovely tribute piece to Paroe on the long wall at Sparke Evans Park, which must be an anniversary piece a year or so on from the original tribute wall. The anti-style writing, spelling PAROE is painted in beautifully blended yellow and turquoise colours, presented on a neutral beige background. There is some nice marbling and detailing throughout the piece, which is a fine tribute to a popular artist who is obviously much missed.
I am so pleased to see that Mr Draws is getting out and painting more regularly once again. He is an artist who goes through peaks and troughs of activity, and it looks like he is approaching another peak. I have followed his work for 10 years, and he has always been great for a chat every time I have met him – his work always feels a bit special to me.
Mr Draws, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2026
This is a colourful piece at the end of the tunnel in which he has switched up his letters to spell RAWSD. Mr Draws is often playful with his letters, but it is always easy to identify his work, because his style is so recognisable. This is a piece which has a lot of freedom, with colours seemingly randomly blending throughout to great effect. A happy piece from Mr Draws.
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.
Donz, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2026
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.
This wonderful combination piece by Kid Crayon is his contribution to the Mexican-themed wall painted alongside the M32 a few weeks ago. KC has embraced the theme with gusto, using the colours of a parched desert for his lettering and decorating the piece with cacti. These might be stereotypes, but certainly chime with a British characterisation of Mexico as a hot, dry country.
Kid Crayon, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2026
The character is a masked Mexican wrestler (luchador), and is accompanied by the word Lucha and a little enacted wrestling scene in the bottom left of the piece. Loads of fun in this beautifully finished celebration of Mexico.
My Dog Sighs, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026
In the area where Broadmead meets Cabot Circus (two adjacent shopping centres in Bristol) is a little lane which Upfest curated for some spectacular pieces as a precursor to Upfest 2026. How brilliant to brighten up this area, reinforcing Bristol’s reputation as a global hub for street art. This outstanding piece is by Portsmouth’s superstar My Dog Sighs, and was the first of three he has painted in the city this year.
My Dog Sighs, Quakers Art Lane, Bristol, June 2026
This piece blends a trademark eye by My Dog Sighs with a musical theme with plenty of speaker cones dotted about the piece, and a music staff containing some notes and notation. The whole piece is decorated with attractive colourful splats, providing an interesting backdrop for his themes. There appear to be people celebrating in the reflection in the eye, and I am sure there is a backstory relating to them. A wonderful piece for shoppers and visitors alike to enjoy.
Just when you think you have seen all the improvements and variations Werm can make with his letters, he comes up with an original piece like this one. Spelling out the letters WERM, the piece is almost (but not quite) perfectly symmetrical.
Werm, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2026
The thick letters are filled with blues and oranges, with a pink and purple puffy background… not a combination of colours that should work in my mind, but somehow it works really well and draws the eye. I think that this piece really demonstrated that Werm keeps pushing boundaries and developing his style. Never a dull moment.
Turoe, Jody and Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
I’m not sure what the occasion was, but it doesn’t really matter when three such accomplished artists come together. The triptych combination collaboration is by Turoe on the left, Jody in the middle and Fade on the right.
Turoe, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Turoe has been a little more active of late which is great to see, and it might signal an improvement in his health which I understand has been a challenge for him in recent years. This is a gorgeous piece of graffiti writing, which with its white and grey fill, gives the impression of being reflective chrome or other metal. A decent red drop shadow lifts the letters above the dark velvety purple background.
Jody, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Any reference to Star Wars is always welcome on these pages and this outstanding portrait of Darth Maul by Jody is top drawer stuff. (note to self – prepare a Star Wars gallery). Jody has captured the character perfectly and manages to convey his attitude and menace. The background of the planet Mustafar works well with Darth Maul’s lightsabre
Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Fade had a quiet winter, but now that the weather is fine (almost too fine) he has been out and about more frequently. This classy bit of wildstyle graffiti writing is vibrant and full of movement augmented by the squiggly border. Some nice transitions in the fills with reversed bubbles appears to have been applied with such ease. None of this is easy, and these three artists are at the top of their game.
Every once in a while I come across a piece of writing from a writer I don’t know, and just have to offer a nod of appreciation, saying to myself – ‘that is pretty good you know’. This piece by Sindo, is one of those.
Sindo, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026
Many visitors to Bristol don’t make it into the hollowed pages of Natural Adventures (I jest), but Sindo – who hails from Northern Italy – easily made the cut with this stunning chrome piece. Set on a purple cloud, the nicely presented letters with an interesting black/grey 3D drop shadow, is augmented with a scattering of blue marks which give additional life to the piece. Benvenuto a Bristol.
I know that I have quite a few pieces by Hugs in my archives, which I will have to dig out. Hugs’ work has some similarities with Dog Bless the Band, in that the anti-style writing is made up of large conjoined letters, filling the space, with fine details subtlely scattered around.
Hugs, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2026
In this piece, which Hugs has annotated with the words ‘Vein melter’, the fill is like a blended wash of orange and light brown, with what look like inky doodles dotted about. I imagine that if Gerald Scarfe were to write graffiti, it might look a little bit like this. There is something about Hugs’ work that I find quite compelling – nice one.
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