7238. Brunel Way (339)

Mr Crawls, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025
Mr Crawls, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025

This little wall (the remains of a waterworks outbuilding) can be seen from the Brunel Way flyover, and so it is quite easy to spot when it has been repainted. I confess that when I first saw the piece from a distance, I thought it was by Mote, having many of the characteristics of his artwork. On closer inspection, though, I had doubts and considered it might be a Mote/Mr Crawls combo. It turns out that it is a Mr Crawls solo piece.

Mr Crawls, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025
Mr Crawls, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025

The character is unlike anything I have seen from Mr Crawls before, and the hatching in the pupils of the eyes (a Mote thing) definitely caught me out. The ghostly character looks slightly downbeat, but has something about it that makes it quite compelling. It will be interesting to see if this is an idea that Mr Crawls will develop further.

7225. Brunel Way (338)

Dirtygypo, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025
Dirtygypo, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025

This tidy little piece of graffiti writing is Dirtygypo’s contribution to a tribute wall painted in honour of Dorns recently. I betray my lack of knowledge at times like this when I say that I am not entirely sure that I ever met Dorns nor featured any of their work in Natural Adventures. What is clear from this wall is that Dorns was well-loved and respected by many in the graffiti community in Bristol.

Dirtygypo, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025
Dirtygypo, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2025

What is deeply frustrating from my perspective is that I find it quite easy to read the letters DORNS in this piece, but I can’t decipher the letters used in Dirtygypo’s normal writing. There are some great colours in this piece, and a rather special 3D drop shadow in purple with pink dots. A thin white highlight enhances the feeling of depth. RIP Dorns.

7219. Brunel Way (337)

Umbrelle, Emchoux, Kid Crayon, Tera and El Ruby Tattoo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Umbrelle, Emchoux, Kid Crayon, Tera and El Ruby Tattoo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

The DoorDie club have painted a few collaborative walls this year of which, this might be the best. We are familiar with Kid Crayon and Tera’s work but perhaps less so with the remaining collaborating artists, Umbrelle, Emchoux and El Ruby Tatoo.

Umbrelle and Emchoux, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Umbrelle and Emchoux, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

We start with an eye-catching black and white vampire portrait from Umbrelle, which includes a fine pair of bat wings. Alongside this character piece is a smaller vampire by Emchoux. Both artists are tattoo artists, which explains their work as resembling tattoo flash sheets.

Kid Crayon, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Kid Crayon, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

Kid Crayon, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Kid Crayon, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

Next up are two pieces of writing from Kid Crayon in a Gothic style, resonating with the vampire theme, which spell out ‘do’ and ‘die’, he didn’t have room to paint the ‘or’. It is unusual for Kid Crayon to write letters like this, but he has done a great job.

Tera, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Tera, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

Taking up centre stage is a satanic piece by Tera. It is worth noting that Tera has only been spray painting for a few months, and is already turning out epic pieces like this one. There is a bit of glare in the photograph which is a little unfortunate.

El Ruby Tattoo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
El Ruby Tattoo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

The final piece in this collaboration is by El Ruby Tattoo, featuring a character who looks like a female fawn, complete with horns and pointy elf-like ears. A perfect end piece to this impressive collaboration.

7210. Brunel Way (336)

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

I like artists whose style is so unique, and their theme unwavering, that I derive a warm, comforting feeling when I see their work. Creamylines is the epitome of this. You know that you are going to get a landscape or scene with a rising or setting sun in the style of a stained-glass window, scattered with little treats and surprises along the way.

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

Creamylines has presented this landscape in a portrait format to fit onto the concrete column. The colour palette has stuck to blues, yellows, greens and purples and has quite a different appearance to some of his other pieces that include reds and oranges… more sombre, perhaps. Lots of hidden faces in this one and plenty of birds. There is a little clue to his approach to his art is at the bottom: ‘drawing everythings’.

7166. Brunel Way (355)

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

I am a little bit short on time for today’s posts, so this is going to be a quick one. I think that this might be the last piece in a delightful display of stencils painted by RA on a visit to Bristol, probably in July, on the columns under Brunel Way.

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

This incredible spider piece might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it has style and impact through its design and powerful red and black colour selection. It would be great to welcome RA back to Bristol sometime.

7162. Brunel Way (334)

Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025

It has been a little while, but I think I can safely say that the painting duo of Mr Crawls and Mote are back, and painting together again, which in my book is a great thing. The pair have painted a few collaborations lately, but I have struggled to keep up with them.

Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025

On the left, Mr Crawls has painted a bird, looking rather startled, in his stylised cartoon form, in which he has incorporated a couple of Mote design ideas, such as the line through the beak and the horizontal lines on the eyes. I think the bird might be a pigeon.

To the right, Mote has gone to town with his portrait piece of a moustachioed man. The composite style isn’t one I have seen before, and I rather like it. A nice purple theme is rounded off with a chrome background, something of a signature for this pair.

7159. Brunel Way (333)

EMCE, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
EMCE, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025

From time to time in the past I am sure I have seen the letters EMCE before, but it appears that I haven’t posted anything from the artist before, so this is, I suppose, a debut piece on Natural Adventures, and one of two, at least, painted in Bristol recently.

EMCE, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025
EMCE, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2025

The overlapping letters, in a solid style with pointy bits, each have their own colour presented in a pleasing transition. Lift is provided by a thin orange border and some nicely painted white highlights,, all finished off with some decorative drips. A nice piece of graffiti writing.

September

.

Plentiful conkers

bring joy to the boy in me

recall a lost art

.

by Scooj

7145. Brunel Way (332)

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

RA, if that is indeed his/her name, came to Bristol and left behind four or five beautiful insect stencil pieces, which are right up my street combining my love of nature with my interest in street art.

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

I am not quite sure if this particular beast is a beetle (I can’t see any wing covers) or something like an ant. It certainly has the right components; six legs, a head, abdomen and thorax and what I imagine to be a compound eye, of an insect. The colours RA has used to decorate the insect are striking and help the piece to stand out on the grey-buffed column. Lovely work.

7109. Brunel Way (331)

Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2025
Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2025

The two most prominent conflicts (although there are countless others) of our time that have mobilised public attitudes in the UK are the Israeli occupation of Gaza and The West Bank, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both of which are barely out of the news at the moment. The Nobel Peace Prize nominee-in-waiting, Donald Trump has appeased the aggressors and most powerful forces in both conflicts and achieved absolutely no progress towards peace since he took office. Shame on him. Siding with bullies and looking for a favourable deal (for him and his cronies) is all he appears to care about.

Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2025
Mr Draws, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2025

Meanwhile, protests continue and are powerfully expressed through graffiti art, which has a capability to commentate on the injustices of the world in a way that has a lasting impact. Mr Draws has done himself proud with this huge ‘Free Palestine’ piece in chrome, sitting on the red white and green colours of the Palestinian flag. I guess the black drop shadow makes up the black from the flag. (Note to self – prepare some protest galleries).