Foksymoron is one of those artists that brings cheer and a smattering of street philosophy to Bristol. His enigmatic and rather charming fox character is a little like a commentary on the city itself.
Situated on the M32 Cycle path near the railway bridge, this piece could be lost in the melee of pieces scattered around this wall. It is one of his basic, archetypical foxes, without additional clothing, postures or words, but fun nonetheless.
I believe this to be the first time I have posted a piece by Seam, and I know little of the artist other than that he paints with Seed and Bugz, with encouragement from Zinso and Asre.
This piece is a nice combination of letters and characters spelling out Seam, where each letter is rather an animal or a face. That the whole thing is painted in grey tones with a green background is both adventurous and inspired. A fun piece – I look forward to more.
There was a definite slow-down in the amount of new street art work during January, probably thanks to the rather wet weather we have been having in Bristol. On the odd day when it hasn’t rained artists have been out and about, and this is a rather nice piece from Lis on the long hoarding at Greenbank.
The piece was painted alongside Weas, and it is not the first time these two have painted together. Who doesn’t like a frog perched on a toadstool? Especially one as well painted and characterful as this. As well as the frog and his throne, there is plenty of plant life accompanying them. A fine natural scene presented in a cartoonish style, and a great improvement/development on some of Lis’ early toadstool pieces.
It is always good when an artist who is the beneficiary of a birthday paint jam manages to conjure up something a little special to mark the occasion, and that is exactly what Ulow has managed to do here.
Ulow has painted a street artist character dressed well for the winter and with a spray can in his hand. What makes Ulow’s work extra special is that he paints in tones, in this case blues and pinks, rather than with a full colour palette, and the outcome is always captivating. A lovely birthday piece from Ulow.
What an absolute pleasure it was to come across this combination piece by Avem808, while walking the dog along the Bristol to Bath cycle path behind Greenbank Cemetary. I have only seen a handful of pieces by the artist, but each of them has been a cracker.
I think this is the first combination piece I have seen by Avem808 and it is composed of the letters AV and EM bookending a cartoon crocodile character in the middle. The blended letter fills are very well done, and he has an interesting take on the 3D drop shadow that seems to go in all directions, possibly to a vanishing point in the middle somewhere. A refreshing piece and I hope, an indication of what is to come this year.
Haka has had quite a quiet winter period, so I was very happy when I came across this lovely combination piece painted alongside his friend Kush. This wall hasn’t been properly refreshed for a long time, and this is a marked improvement that might encourage a little more activity here.
I am not sure who the little mouse character is, but I guess he will be from a children’s picture book, as that is where Haka draws much of his inspiration from. His letters are superb, and I love the blue drop shadow drifting off to the right. A wonderful fun piece.
I had meant to post this epic piece by Rowdy some time ago, and somehow it slipped through the net. I think I had wanted to get some better photographs, but because of its size it is difficult to do it justice.
The Huge Bristol crocodile was painted back in August last year and is a bit of a signature character for Rowdy. Indeed, the crocodile is pretty well known throughout Bristol, having appeared in so many different spots over the years. A characterful piece from a characterful artist.
It was Minto’s birthday paint jam in the tunnel a little while back, and this was the second of two pieces that he painted during the celebrations. I know it was the second, because when I first photographed it, it was unfinished, and I had to return, as did Minto a few days later.
The piece features a portrait of a man wearing a hard hat with the words ‘Dylan, Floris and Minto’, in front of which is a rather worse for wear looking rabbit. I am not sure what any of this is all about, but it must mean something to the birthday boy.
The paint jam was probably the best attended in 2025 and a great gesture from all the artists who turned up to celebrate. It was also a great source of material for Natural Adventures, for which I thank each and every participant. Looking forward to something equally impressive in November 2026
There are a few artists in Bristol who specialise in portrait pieces, and at the top of the tree are Shade One, Mind49 and Stivs. Shade One celebrated his own birthday paint jam with this magnificent portrait of a young woman on the long wall at Cumberland Basin.
What makes this piece super-special is that it has been painted using greyscale colours, but somehow that is not the first thought one has when first seeing it. The cartoon style is more forgiving than photorealism, but nonetheless equally effective. The blue background complements the detail in the portrait. Superb work.
A fabulous gallery of cool foxes by Bristol artist Foksymoron
Instagram: @foksymoron
All photographs by Scooj
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