7964. Brunel Way (370)

Dibz, Fade, Inkie, Cheo, Jody, Goldie and Soker, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Dibz, Fade, Inkie, Cheo, Jody, Goldie and Soker, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

This is a large production piece under Brunel Way, which is an RIP tribute piece dedicated to Lenzman, a Dutch drum and bass producer who died in July this year and was signed to Goldie’s Metalheadz label. The outstanding piece was painted by Dibz, Fade, Inkie, Cheo, Jody, Goldie and Soker. Legends all.

Dibz and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Dibz and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

First up , Dibz and Fade have collaborated with some writing and a crown, with one or two characters joining them by Cheo.

Goldie Cheo and Inkie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Goldie Cheo and Inkie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

Then we have Cheo, who has presented the Metalheadz logo alongside a couple of tulips, perhaps representing The Netherlands. Goldie has written Lenzman in his own special style while Inkie has topped the piece with the words ‘we’re still standing’.

Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

Jody has provided a wonderful portrait of Lenzman in greyscale with a distinctive red wooly hat, a trademark item worn by the musician.

Soker and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Soker and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

The next section contains writing by Soker and Fade, spelling out the names of Lenzman’s children and wife, Nya, Riva and Ashanti.

Inkie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Inkie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

Inkie rounds off the whole production with a wonderful piece of writing ‘The Northern Quarter’ in his characteristic stylised writing. The whole thing is an absolutely superb and fitting tribute wall. Bravo!

7952. Brunel Way (369)

Taboo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Taboo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

This piece is the pick of three tribute pieces under Brunel Way for Slippy. I know little of Slippy, but the artist here is well known to Natural Adventures, Taboo. This is a classic piece of anti-style graffiti writing from the artist.

Taboo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026
Taboo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2026

The letters spell out TABOO, although some might struggle to see all the letters immediately. Simply presented in white with a black border and some blood-red drips, perhaps symbolising death. This piece really encapsulates the edgy and underground nature of graffiti writing, and the kind heart that sits behind it.

7926. Brunel Way (368)

 

Zeks, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2026
Zeks, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2026

This is another in the series of towers that Zeks has been painting recently, and appears to have got his creative juices flowing. I find it interesting when artists latch on to a new idea, and enjoy watching it play out.

Zeks, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2026
Zeks, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2026

The fun piece is on the rounded end of the flyover support wall under Brunel Way and is composed of several concentric rings spaced out on a central column. The end result is original and upbeat, one of several in this series.

7869. Brunel Way (367)

Fade and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026
Fade and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026

After a slow start in the spring, Dibz and Fade have run off an impressive catalogue of collaborations this summer of which this one on the side of the newish skate ramp at Dave Side is a great example.

Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026
Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026

The hot colours used in the writing are perhaps designed to conjour up the warm Mexican environment to link up with the Speedy Gonzales character Slowpoke Rodriguez. I imagine both artists had a hand in painting the character which is a brilliantly faithful representation. Some great flat lettering from Fade on the left, which is mirrored on the right by Dibz.

Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026

I have exhausted superlatives desribing Dibz’ and Fade’s work this year, and perhaps it is just better for me to let their wildstyle writing do the talking for me. And still they keep turning out more and more pieces – I struggle to keep up.

 

7861. Brunel Way (366)

Shade One, Fade, Dibz and Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Shade One, Fade, Dibz and Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

This is a fabulous production collaboration painted back in June this year by Shade One, Fade, Dibz and Sikoh. It is a difficult wall to photograph in its entirety at the best of times, because of the light incursion creating reflections at different times of the day. These four really are the crème de la crème of their field.

Shade One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Shade One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

Starting at the left, Shade One has painted an incredible cartoon realism portrait of a futuristic woman wearing pink-tinted glasses with gold rims. I’m not quite sure what the apparatus on her head is all about, but it is imaginative and creative. The pink surround creates a grerat hard defined edge to the portrait.

Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Fade, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

Next up is some graffiti writing from Fade which I think reads SMOOTER and is likely dedicated to a friend. There is little more I can write about Fade and his work that I haven’t already written many times before. Precise and perfectly presented like the adjacent piece by Dibz.

Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

The third piece in this production is by Dibz and mirrors the writing by Fade in terms of colours and to a point style. I cannot for the life of me decypher the letters, but that is wildstyle writing for you, it is intended to be disguised.

Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026
Sikoh, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2026

Moving on finally to Sikoh, one of the most talented artists around, in my view. He has overlaid his piece on top of Dibz’ writing, bringing it forward and lifting it from the wall. The colours match Shade One’s bringing about a symmetry to the whole collaboration. Here a tortured skull, part human part machine appears to be yelling out, whether in pain or rage  it is difficult to know. So full of movement expression and perfectlky painted. What a collaboration!

7828. Brunel Way (365)

Butch, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026
Butch, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026

This may be the most dynamic and sophisticated piece that I have seen by Butch to date, painted as part of a PLB paint jam underneath Brunel way. The first notable thing about the piece is that it is full of colour, and he has combined his letters with an animated character on the left.

Butch, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026
Butch, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026

Butch nearly always overlaps his letters so that the letter to the left sits over the letter to the right. This layout distinguishes his work from other writers. Each of the letters is decorated independently, although the ‘U’, ‘C’ and half of the ‘H’ share a grey and white colour scheme. The character is a running pencil, with a big mouth. What he is running from I have no idea. All in all an entertaining combination piece.

7799. Brunel Way (364)

Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026
Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026

Mr Draws is an artist with a conscience and once in a while his activist streak comes out, in particular when it comes to cows, their welfare and, I guess, the eating of them. One doesn’t need to be a vegan or vegetarian to support his views, especially around the custodianship of livestock.

Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026
Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2026

In this stark piece, Mr Draws has painted the word ‘Humane?’ with a cow hide pattern (although with spots like that it is most likely a dairy cow), and a bleeding cut sliced through the letters. The message is loud and clear, and I applaud Mr Draws for bringing animal rights/welfare issues to our walls. Protest and activism is one of the vibrant strands of graffiti and street art and pretty much always has been.

7787. Brunel Way (363)

Sled One and Oust, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026
Sled One and Oust, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

I was very happy to catch up with Sled One as he was finishing off his snail, way back in April – a piece that nearly slipped through the net. Happy, because I hadn’t seen him for a long while, which was perhaps not too surprising because he told me that he was a bit of a ‘fair weather’ artist with regard to his street work. Here he teamed up with Oust, amongst others is an outstanding collaborative wall under Brunel Way.

Sled One, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026
Sled One, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

The Snail is so full of character and a multitude of charming details – his face with those eyes on stalks is a picture. Three cheeky ladybirds are hitching a ride on the snail’s back and his shell is a clever representation of planet Earth. The snail is sliding his way through the grass.

Oust, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026
Oust, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

Next to the snail set in a grassy landscape is a wonderful piece of graffiti writing from Oust. The letters and drop shadow pick up on and reflect the colours used in Sled One’s adjacent snail. The wildstyle writing is beautifully presented with organically blended colours in the letters, with some spots, and a blue background with further spot decorations. This is a superb pairing from the overall collaboration.

7785. Brunel Way (362)

 

Sepr, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026
Sepr, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

There are no two ways about it, Sepr has to be one of the greatest creators of graffiti characters around. It is not only his perfect execution that draws the eye, but his creative concepts that make his work so compelling… his ability to tell stories through his artwork. Stories that the viewer can make up, depending on how they interpret what they are looking at.

Sepr, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026
Sepr, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

In this piece, we have a three-toed sloth dressed in a smart suit, holding a briefcase with the letters ASK embossed on it, and holding a mobile telephone with the word ‘Yoooooo!’ in a speech bubble. For me this is a throwback to the late 1980s/early 90s where such work executives paraded around as if they were the most important people ever. We all knew they were jumped-up self-important twits, many of whom ended up running the country in one form or another. Generally speaking sloths in a suit.

7774. Brunel Way (361)

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2026
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2026

Creamylines has been working on an array of community art projects in recent months which has taken up a fair amount of his time, and, as a result he hasn’t been painting walls all that frequently. This piece under Brunel Way has bucked that recent trend.

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2026
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2026

This time his column landscape has more of a nighttime feel to it, even though there is a large sun at the top of the piece. Perhaps it is sunset. Water, fields and an urban scene all contribute to this overall English landscape, and in such a small area of wall too. He certainly crams it all in. Another winning piece from Creamylines.