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
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
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.
He’s back! Maybe is painting again after a long pause, with this wonderful interlocking face piece, so distinctive and beautifully presented in his unique styling. I know that this isn’t a one-off and will be searching for more when I return to Bristol later this afternoon.
Maybe, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026
Maybe uses a combination of techniques to achieve his touching and imaginative pieces, and the end result is always something to examine and ponder on. Some nice shading adds to separating these two faces, augmenting the strong black outline. It is so good to see him back decorating our walls and columns once again.
Squire is becoming a bit of a regularly featured graffiti artist in the pages of Natural Adventures. His lettering is distinct and there is something rather interesting about the word ‘SQUIRE’ that has some meaning and connection with the past, it is something of an old-fashioned word.
Squire, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026
This piece has unequal and unruly letters that somehow fit into a form, probably contained by the deep white drop shadow. I think that there is something slightly confused with the drop shadow beneath the ‘Q’ and the ‘I’ that doesn’t quite work for me. There is a nice RIP shout-out for Dorns and a small HMG crew tag rounds the piece off. Squire seems to favour this area beneath Brunel Way, which is good news, because turnover here at the moment is quite slow.
Turoe and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2026
This is a rather nice combination collaboration from Turoe and Dibz, and I think that Fade was there too, but possibly in a filming capacity. The depths of a wet and rather horrible winter seem to be dimming, and many artists are waking from their slumbers.
Turoe, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2026
It turns out that this hoarding, which is actually the side of a large skate ramp, is becoming a bit of a honey-pot for high-end pieces. Although I can’t be absolutely sure, I think Turoe painted the TWC (The Wild Criminals) letters breaking out from the grey ‘wall’. Some great colours and textures in the fill, the hole and the wall.
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2026
I think that the Yosemite Sam character is the work of Dibz, which is unfortunately behind a bit of temporary railing, which I should have moved really for the photograph, but it is a real bit of street furniture that gets in the way from time to time, and adds authenticity to the record. The character is superbly painted, and so true to the cartoon character. Warner Bros and Looney Tunes would be proud.
Unlike many other artists in Bristol, Daz Cat has had quite a productive winter. This column piece under Brunel was is an absolute delight, and typical of his constantly developing and improving work.
Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2026
This lovely cat is wearing a white hoodie with fancy orange draw strings. There are slots for the ears, a lovely detail that demonstrates the thought that went into the piece. On the nose is a heart, which is one of several shapes that Daz Cat likes to paint; others include arrows and leafy designs. A lovely piece from one of my favourite Bristol street artists.
Logoe and Mamil, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2025
A recent visit to Bristol by Logoe and Mamil has caused a bit of a stir. The artists are not residents of Bristol, and are not so very much in touch with the wall protocols. Unfortunately, they painted over a tribute wall to Dorns under Brunel Way, and the piece was immediately tagged as being disrespectful. Another of their collaborations in St Werburghs was given the same treatment. It can be a jungle out there, and it is often advisable not to paint over a tribute piece, or anything that you might believe is a tribute.
Logoe and Mamil, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2025
I am familiar with the blitz visits of Logoe over recent years, but Mamil is new to me, and it looks like Logoe has found a kindred spirit script graffiti writer. This is a proper collaboration with a shared house sty;e in terms of colours and background. Both artists have adopted a script style, but Mamil’s is, in this example, finer than Logoe’s, and is in the form of a bicycle. Clever stuff. More to come from this pair, and their tagged pieces are shown below.
Logoe, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2025Mamil, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2025Logoe and Mamil, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025
There is something rather urban and street wise about the fox character painted by Foksymoron, which I guess is no huge surprise. The character taps into the long relationship that Bristol has with the study of urban foxes, indeed, my old allotment was recorded as having the most densely populated distribution of foxes found anywhere, ever (at that time).
Foksymoron, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2025
This column fox almost went unnoticed, as it is rather subtle, and the camouflage outfit actually works in breaking up the outline of the character. The cool fox wearing his trademark sunglasses is having a casual cigarette, while standing nonchalantly – perhaps he is watching the skaters and bikers that frequent this little area. Another great piece from Foksymoron.
Turnover underneath the Brunel Way flyover has been relatively slow in recent months, and I have reduced my visits slightly to reflect this. The last time I passed by though, I was delighted to find these three distinctive bats on separate columns by Rowdy.
Rowdy, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2025
If there was one artist in Bristol who represents the beating heart of the city’s street art scene, it would, in my view, be Rowdy. His crudely painted animal characters can be found all over the city, and some have been around for years.
Rowdy, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2025
These three bats are full of mischief and character, and so utterly unmistakable as the work of Rowdy. Rowdy is an artist I haven’t yet met, which is a pity, but perhaps I’ll get lucky sometime and find myself in the right place at the right time.
Goldie, Jody, Dibz, Posea, Zuke, Soker, Cheo and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
This piece is difficult to describe in its entirety. It is an epic piece to celebrate one year on from the Goldie inspired Ikea wall, and also to honour DJ Randall, and this particular spot has been used by the THK crew for a few years now to pay tribute to the departed musician. The paint jam included work from Goldie, Jody, Dibz, Posea, Zuke, Soker, Cheo and Fade. It is worth noting that this piece hasn’t been touched since it was painted in August.
Goldie and Zuke, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
From the left, the collaboration begins with a piece of graffiti writing by Goldie and some flowers by Zuke. Some bright and rather beautiful work here to get things going.
Jody and Zuke, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
Next up is a portrait of DJ Randall by Jody, one of many renditions of the artist that has graced this spot. Once again, the portrait piece is embroidered by some flowers by Zuke. The greyscale piece is punctuated only by a gold tooth and gold ring.
Dibz and Zuke, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
Dibz is up next, with the letters AMBER (I think), and of course, there are some more flowers surrounding the letters, and a trademark Bee by Cheo. The letters are beautifully filled, and the drop shadow has a wonderful pulsating effect.
Posea and Zuke, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
The steel case with the Metalheadz logo and record sleeve are by Posea and each of the contributing artists has signed the sleeve, almost as if it were a tangible object.
Soker, Cheo, Fade and Zuke, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
Finally, the epic wall is rounded off with writing from Soker, a toucan smoking a cigar and a python by Cheo and the letters THK by Fade, once more festooned with Zuke’s flowers. The whole wall is a bit of a masterpiece, that has been enjoyed by many this year.
I am very fond of this little wall beside the river. It is all that remains of a small disused pump house or something, linked to the water company pumping station nearby. This piece, by Guimeujoven, has remained in my archive since July, because I couldn’t identify the artist. Thanks to Paul H, who did the detective work on this one, I now know the artist and am free to post the piece.
Guimeujoven, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
This is a really nice character piece worked up in four autumnal colours and so different from the kind of character pieces we are used to seeing in Bristol. The Brazilian artist is based in Exeter and I am somewhat surprised that we haven’t seen more of his work here, and a little saddened, because it is absolutely amazing… a quick glance at his Instagram feed is highly recommended. A mystery solved.
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