7967. St Werburghs tunnel (600)

Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

I can’t think of a better way to mark the 600th piece I have written about in the tunnel than with this extraordinary piece by Dun Sum. I believe it was painted as part of a birthday paint jam for Donz, and what a lovely way to celebrate.

Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

The unfolding scene is quite remarkable and very easy on the eye. A young person with blue hair and a cat-like creature are set amongst a cache of large pots and vessels. An incredible scene from the imagination of the artist. How good it would be to know the rest of the story here. Beautifully painted and presented. Bravo Dun Sum Bravo!

7959. Cumberland Basin

Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2026
Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2026

A quick glance back at my archive revealed this Tera piece from back in July this year. I have now idea how this one missed the first cut, but I will make up for it here.

Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2026
Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2026

This is another demonic combination piece by the Tattoo artist!with the evil character sandwiched between the words ‘Tera’ and ‘Graff’. The whole scene is a perfect representation of a demonic horror apocalypse with a background of bare trees and a murder of crows.

Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2026
Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2026

The demon is a little lost in the whole thing, so here is a close up. Great work from Tera.

7955. Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham

Gent48, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, September 2026
Gent48, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, September 2026

Back to the unfamiliar streets of Birmingham and the work of Gent48. This is a humdinger of a piece full of intrigue and creepy stories. It would seem that Gent48 ‘owns’ this area of boarded up shopfronts with several of his awesome pieces in quick succession.

Gent48, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, September 2026
Gent48, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, September 2026

A seated character appears to be on the receiving end of an attack by ghoulish forces or something of that nature. Brilliantly designed and executed.

7939. Frome Side (70)

Serm and Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Serm and Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

This is a rather unlikely collaboration between Serm and Sub. I haven’t seen either collaborate with anyone, other than Sub with Bloem, so I had to look twice to make sure I had seen this right, which I believe I have. Infortunately there is a lot of glare on the photographs, a constant problem with this wall under the M32.

Serm, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Serm, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

Both artists have written their own letters in their own style, but what this makes it a collaboration is that each has incorporated a character, Tom and Jerry, which are interacting with one another. On the left, Serm has painted some beautiful green letters with a deep reddy-brown drop shadow and Jerry the mouse making a quick escape from the clutches of Tom.

Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026
Sub, Frome Side, Bristol July 2026

On the right, Sub has overlayed his large SUB letters with Tom the cat in hot persuit of Jerry. Although both characters vary a little from the cartoon originals, they are recognisable and add some humorous content to these two pieces of graffiti writing. A decent fun collaboration.

Ulow

A gallery of outstanding character pieces by Bristol artist Ulow.

All photographs by Scooj.

Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Ulow, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Ulow, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Andy Council and Ulow, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Subtle, Ulow and Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Subtle, Ulow and Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Rusk, Ulow and Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2024
Rusk, Ulow and Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2024
Hypo and Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Hypo and Ulow, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Ulow and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ulow and Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2018
Ulow and Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2018
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, July 2016
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017
Ulow, Raleigh Road, Bristol, December 2017

7933. St Werburghs tunnel (595)

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

In my book, this is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing from Posh. The letters, which I think might read POSH, but it is impossible to know because they are so disguised, are accompanied by several of his imp-like posh characters.

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

There is a wonderful balance to the writing and characters, and the colour selections for the letters contrast nicely with the little yellow folk. There haven’t been too many pieces by Posh that I have seen this year, so this was a bit of a treat.

7930. Hurst Street, Birmingham

Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026
Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026

An early start today to fly back home from them perfect days in Skopelos and Skiathos, Greece, so I wrote this post last night. A quick one…

Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026
Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026

I ran a workshop in Birmingham a few weeks ago, and walking back to the station I spotted this old piece by Tizer, dated 2019. It appears to have fared reasonably well. It is a classic combination piece by the London-based artist. Great character and letters.

7929. River Avon (129)

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Such has been the consistency of sunny days this summer, the shadows cast on this piece have forced me to photograph it on at least three occasions, but my patience paid off at last with these ‘clean’ pictures of the combination of letters and characters by Stivs.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Judging from the buffed background in two slightly different shades of blue, it looks as if these two cartoon portraits might have been painted on different days. The first portrait is accompanied with a D and C in calligraffiti style, part of his DSC tag. The portrait in gold and brown tones and with slightly exaggerated cartoon features is fantastic.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

To the right, is a floating S written in a slightly different style, and a three-quarter portrait view, much more angular than the first, of a man with a tight haircut and goatee beard and large hoop earring. Once again the features are somewhat exaggerated. All beautifully finished as you might expect from Stivs. I’ll need to find out more about the characters next time I see him.

7924. River Avon (127)

Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026

With each new piece from Avem808 there is a greater level of complexity and ever expanding stories. This is an elaborate combination piece, with a whole lot of action going on.

Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026

To the left, there is a car and a mash up dog, or so it looks to me, with lots of action and merging of ideas. To the right, a very fancy piece of writing with a deep drop shadow, which I am assuming spells out AVEM, but could be anything really. This is a piece that demonstrates what can happen when the imagination runs wild.

7923. Stillhouse Lane – Upfest 2026 (60)

Guimeujoven, Upfest 2026, Stillhouse Lane, May 2026
Guimeujoven, Upfest 2026, Stillhouse Lane, May 2026

This is the last in this batch of Upfest pieces and is by an artist who has visited Bristol a few times recently. This, however is Guimeujoven’s biggest wall to date, and really rather magnificent.

Guimeujoven, Upfest 2026, Stillhouse Lane, May 2026
Guimeujoven, Upfest 2026, Stillhouse Lane, May 2026

I have has a little difficulty photographing this particular piece, it seems that every time I visit, there is a car parked in front of it, and so I haven’t managed to get a complete front image, even with a wide angle.

Guimeujoven, Upfest 2026, Stillhouse Lane, May 2026
Guimeujoven, Upfest 2026, Stillhouse Lane, May 2026

The piece is a wonderful collection of unusual characters perfectly painted with such incredible depth in the work. The characters look like scouts on a hike through a woodland, and one of them appears to be turning into a monster. This is a breathtaking piece, perfect for Upfest.