I was lucky enough to walk past this piece while Daz Cat was painting it. What I can tell you from our conversation was that he was using up paint (dregs) which might explain the use of lots of colour.
Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2026
This is a wall-end that Daz Cat has occupied several times in the past, although I note this one hasn’t lasted as long as some of his previous pieces here. The cat character is holding the moon (?) in his hands and is standing over a fantasy urban landscape. I am sure there is a story here, but I am not too sure what. On his Instagram feed, he called this piece ‘Dawn Treading’, so there could be a clue there.
This length of concrete wall which supports Brunel Way above, has become a bit of as tribute wall for Dorns, who passed away a couple of years ago, but is well remembered here. This particular sloping piece is by Squire.
Squire, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2026
There is no mistaking Squire’s style, but helpfully he has also signed this tribute piece, although the letters spell out DORNS, rather than his own name. This is a tidy piece, with slightly unruly letters, in terms of size and shape, and the red and blue fill works very nicely. I suspect this piece will be around for a long time.
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
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
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 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
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 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!
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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!
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 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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
