6524. Brunel Way (301)

Fade (Jody and Acer One)) and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Fade (Jody and Acer One)) and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

This is a wonderful production wrap-around Halloween piece from Dibz and Fade. In fact this is the second time that the pair have bookended their former tribute collaboration with Jody and Acer One, to musician and DJ Randall. The central portrait by Jody and letters from Acer One have remained intact each time.

Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Fade and Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

To the left Fade has painted a wonderful combination piece, along with Jody, with the letters FDE either side of a creepy pumpkin character. The purple, black and green colours together with the pumpkin orange are commonly used in Halloween pieces.

Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

The pumpkin is super-fierce and beautifully painted by Jody (thank you Paul H for your unflinching reminders that I completely missed this) with the light overflowing from the lantern and spilling onto the floor and spelling out the crew letters THK. Clever stuff.

Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

To the right, Dibz has similarly created a combination piece, but his character is a cartoon-style Grim Reaper, altogether less threatening than his pumpkin partner. The letters offer up wildstyle writing at its best, and contrasts somewhat with the comic character, but as ever, Dibz gets the two to work well together.

Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

Overall a superb seasonal augmentation of an existing collaboration.

6514. Brunel Way (300)

Scrapyardspec, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Scrapyardspec, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

Technically speaking, this wall, the remains of a derelict utility building, is not beneath Brunel Way, but it is as near as damn it, and it can be observed from the road looking upstream towards the south bank of the river. I am rather fond of this little spot, and there have been some wonderful small pieces painted here over the years.

Scrapyardspec, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Scrapyardspec, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

Scrapyardspec seems to be visiting Bristol rather a lot these days, and I am beginning to wonder is he is a little bit more local than I had originally thought, perhaps living somewhere between Bristol and the South East. The wall lends itself very well to Scrapyardspec’s quirky characters, and this one is another in a series painted in Bristol recently. The wobbly portrait with psychedelic eyes and green tongue is quite distinct and unique, and becoming something of a regular presence in the city.

6463. Brunel Way (299)

 

Whos, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Whos, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

Don’t expect too much from me today. I am on holiday and paradoxically have less time than usual to compose a blog post than usual. This is a rather nice piece from the anti-style graffiti writer Whos.

Whos, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Whos, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

There is a charm about Whos work, and this chrome piece certainly makes an impact. The fills and chrome character provide a rather fun overall effect, and it is great to see Whos out and about again.

Whos, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024
Whos, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2024

The letters spell out WHOS and include a little character portrait in what looks like a rather psychedelic piece. The most striking part in this chrome arrangement are the stars and tears that appear in the fill of the letters. A nice piece from Whos. 

6436. Brunel Way (298)

Omie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Omie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

I know very little about Omie, but in terms of artwork, I very much like what I see. Omie is a writer who varies their work to the extent that no two pieces are even remotely alike, and there isn’t an identifiable Omie ‘house’ style, indeed it is only the letters that provide a common thread to the portfolio.

Omie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Omie, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

I am very much looking forward to ‘harvesting’ enough photographs to be able to share a gallery of Omie’s eclectic collection. Black and yellow make good bedfellows, being Mother Natures warning colours, and Omie has combined the colours well in these letters and augmented them with some red spots, another of nature’s danger colours. The comment ‘rain sucks’ suggests a wet day, and this particular wall can start to run really badly in the wet. Nice work from Omie.

6428. Brunel Way (297)

Foksymoron, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Foksymoron, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Another wily old fox from Foksymoron, this one hiding from view under Brunel Way, in a place that only a few skaters and cyclists will ever really get to see and enjoy. This fox is so laid back, he spends much of his time on hid back.

Foksymoron, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Foksymoron, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Although Foksymoron has been painting foxes for a long time now, it is the scale and dynamism of his pieces that is catching at the moment, and it would seem that he has taken his art form to a new level. Of course, these aren’t the most polished pieces of street art and are a character version of a throw up, but they are full of character and have their own story to tell

6426. Brunel Way (296)

Werm, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Werm, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

Sometimes wildstyle graffiti writers can be guilty of overthinking their work, and I feel that Werm went through a phase where he did just that, and while his pieces were technically awesome, they were, for my taste, just a little too over-complex.

Werm, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Werm, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

This one is a recent work in a series of bilaterally symmetrical graffiti writing pieces that Werm has been focussing on. He tends to work in themes and ideas which he runs with for six months or so, and then moves on to some new concept, constantly evolving and improving. The colours palette is very ‘Wermy’, and by that I mean contains reds and cream, which he uses a often as a combination. This is a nice piece, and well worth buffing the wall to provide a clean background.

6418. Brunel Way (295)

Kosc, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Kosc, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

I am still a little under the weather with Covid this morning, so only short posts today. This is a wonderful piece of chrome graffiti writing from Kosc in a spot that he has painted before, but I don’t usually associate with him.

Kosc, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Kosc, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

The letters are made up in the style of riveted sheets of metal, a device used by many writers and one that is very effective. Kosc has perfected this style.

6414. Brunel Way (294)

Wispa, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Wispa, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

I have Covid. A pretty strong dose of it and am rather under the weather. This would go some way to explaining why I am late with today’s posts. Natural Adventures has strong ties with viruses, it was started in February 2015 while I was recovering from a really bad bout of flu. But for that I might not be sitting here writing right now.

Wispa, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Wispa, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

Wispa reminds me of Maria Von Trapp, a flibbertygibbet, a willow the wisp, a cloud. Her name would appear to be a good description of the way she travels the country, never staying too long, so it seems. This is a nice piece of writing that was painted alongside Werm a week or two back. Nice stuff and great to know she has been visiting.

6412. Brunel Way (293)

Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

My heart sang when I saw this wonderful piece by Daz Cat on the end of the long wall under Brunel Way. It is not the first time he has decorated this spot with a cat, and somehow the space lends itself really well to his upright characters, which I guess is why he paints there.

Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

In this piece, the androgenous cat is doing a hand stand on top of a globe or water or a toilet seat, or something decorated with clouds. The pants the cat is wearing are hilarious, and the tottering movement of the legs, brilliantly portrayed. This Daz Cat at his fabulous story-telling best.

Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2022
Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2022

6407. Brunel Way (292)

Klashwhensober, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Klashwhensober, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

Klashwhensober is consistently one of the most prolific graffiti writers in Bristol, tracing out his SOBER letters wherever he finds a free wall. Some of his pieces are obviously rather hurried while others, like this one are a little bit more considered and tidy.

Klashwhensober, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024
Klashwhensober, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

The way that Klashwhensober has overwritten the piece underneath is quite clever in that instead of buffing out the wall completely he has created a cloudy covering obscuring it enough to nullify it. The chrome letters are really nicely worked with a tidy two-tone drop shadow and clean black border. Definitely one of Klashwhensober’s better ones.