Nice One

A gallery of outstanding writing, portraits and landscapes by the brilliant Bristol artist Nice One.

All photographs by Scooj

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Purdown, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Purdown, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2025
Solar and Nice One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2024
Solar and Nice One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

Thursday doors – 15 May 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 307 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part VII), September 2024

Eek! I have had quite a disrupted week this week, spending Monday and Tuesday in Leeds/Bradford/Saltaire, and I have lost my rhythm. I can’t believe it is already Thursday, and naturally I am ill prepared for Thursday Doors, other than that I clearly have a vast archive of doors in the pipeline. Furthermore, I had forgotten that Dan is having a rest from Thursday Doors this week, but that he will be including submissions in his Sunday roundup.

Today’s selection of doors I think will be the penultimate entry from Copenhagen, and I am already looking forward to which doors to follow up with. This week’s doors are from the North West and West of Copenhagen, continuing along the banks of the artificial lakes and into some rather more Bohemian areas of the city. Here we go:

Community sharing spaces with rather tatty doors, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Community sharing spaces with rather tatty doors, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Red door for clothes swapping and sharing space, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Red door for clothes swapping and sharing space, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Yellow door for book swapping, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Yellow door for book swapping, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Street library with glass doors, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Street library with glass doors, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
The perfect door and bicycle combination, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
The perfect door and bicycle combination, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Wonderful blue door 'Brandvej' = fire lane, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Wonderful blue door ‘Brandvej’ = fire lane, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Beautifully framed door with window above, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Beautifully framed door with window above, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Stunning door surround, Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Stunning door surround, Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Black doors in an arched doorway, Viktoriagade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Black doors in an arched doorway, Viktoriagade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Fine blue door with a kick board and glass panels, Sonder Boulevard, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Fine blue door with a kick board and glass panels, Sonder Boulevard, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Although the variety of doors in Copenhagen is vast, as vast as any other city, there is a distinct local style, particularly in the architecture surrounding the doors, that is so different from our doors in England, and elsewhere. The joy of Thursday Doors, vive la différence.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

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Thursday doors – 8 May 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 306 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part VI), September 2024

Another Thursday Doors post written in haste and in advance, because I am working in Warrington over Wednesday and Thursday this week and have little spare time to craft a post then. Thank goodness for a May Bank Holiday!

In truth, there isn’t too much to write about, because this is the sixth in the series of Copenhagen doors so far from a mini-break I had there with my mother in September last year.

The doors in this selection are mostly from the Østervold and Nørrevold districts, alongside the series of three artificial lakes in the northern part of the City. By the time I got to this district, I had been walking at pace for about 8 miles, and was starting to flag a little, but not too much to capture a door or two. I hope you enjoy them.

Door, archway and tree, Rigensgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Door, archway and tree, Rigensgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Methodist Church door, Rigensgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Methodist Church door, Rigensgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Green door and newspaper, Stokhusgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Green doors and newspaper, Stokhusgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Beautiful old wooden door, Oster Farimagsgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Beautiful old wooden door, Oster Farimagsgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Stunning doors with circular windows on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Stunning doors with circular windows on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Fine green doors and skylight on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Fine green doors and skylight on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Modern doors at No. 91A on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Modern doors at No. 91A on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Two side doors, a central archway and fountain, Sortedam Dossering, Copenhagen, September 2024
Two side doors, a central archway and fountain, Sortedam Dossering, Copenhagen, September 2024
Door at No.27 with bicycles and picket fence on the pathway alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Door at No.27 with bicycles and picket fence on the pathway alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024
Green studded door, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Green studded door, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, September 2024

Quite a lot to get through there. I hope I am not testing your patience, especially as there are still probably another two or three selections from Copenhagen still to come. Expect more next time.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

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Pura Decadencia

A gallery of fabulous graffiti writing and a selection of vampire teeth from Bristol/Spanish artist and tattooist, Pura Decadencia.

Instagram: puratattoos

All photographs by Scooj

Pura Decadencia, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2025
Pura Decadencia, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2025
Pura Decadencia, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2024
Pura Decadencia, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2024
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2024
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2024
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, May 2024
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, May 2024
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2024
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2024
Pura Decadencia, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, February 2024
Pura Decadencia, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, February 2024
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2020
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2020
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2023
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2023
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2020
Pura Decadencia, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2020
Pura Decadencia, East Street, Bristol, September 2021
Pura Decadencia, East Street, Bristol, September 2021
Pura Decadencia, Redcliffe subway, Bristol, March 2021
Pura Decadencia, Redcliffe subway, Bristol, March 2021
Pura Decadencia, River Avon, Bristol, November 2020
Pura Decadencia, River Avon, Bristol, November 2020
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2021
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2021
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2021
Pura Decadencia, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2021

Thursday doors – 1 May 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 305 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part V), September 2024

Life is flashing by. April is over, and we are saying farewell to the first third of 2025. Unusually, we have had a pretty dry start to the year in England, especially March and April, and are experiencing summer temperatures this week, which is both delightful and worrying in equal measure.

I managed to spend an unseasonably warm few days in Copenhagen last September whilst on a city break with my mother. Perhaps ‘unseasonably warm’ or ‘biblical rainfall’ or ‘beast from the east’ are terms we will hear more and more frequently as we hurtle towards climate breakdown. I hope not, but it somehow feels like humanity has reached the age of stupid.

This week’s selection from Copenhagen are from the Kastelette citadel area to the northeast of the city and close to the most famous icon of all Denmark, the little mermaid statue, which is where I was heading for when I took these photographs. Here we go…

Door through a doorway, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Door through a doorway, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Windmill door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Windmill door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Kastellet door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Kastellet door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Gateway and guardroom doors, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Gateway and guardroom doors, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, September 2024
The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, September 2024

 

Green door with perch, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Green door with perch, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Green door and red shutters, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Green door and red shutters, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Grand doors, skylight and brick surround, Borgergade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Grand doors, skylight and brick surround, Borgergade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Fine doors and roses growing out of nothing, Sankt Pauls Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Fine doors and roses growing out of nothing, Sankt Pauls Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three-panelled double doors on St Paul's church, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three-panelled double doors on St Paul’s church, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A simple symmetry of doors windows and shutters, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A simple symmetry of doors windows and shutters, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

So there it is, this week’s Thursday Doors post has melted away as quickly as the year so far has. Still more to come from Copenhagen next time… and the time after that…

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

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Thursday doors – 24 April 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 304 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part IV), September 2024

This week’s selection of doors come from the Christian VII’s palace and the surrounding area in Copenhagen. I am a little short of time this week, so I will be brief. Perhaps the highlight for me was arriving at the time of the changing of the guard at the palace, and without the vast crowds that accompany the Buckingham Palace equivalent in England. I hope you enjoy these doors:

Door with a fabulous dragon sculpture above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Door with a fabulous dragon sculpture above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Blue door with a clock in the light fan, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Blue door with a clock in the light fan, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Black door set in a shop window and a bonus red door for good measure, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Black door set in a shop window and a bonus red door for good measure, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

A grey corner door with beautiful decorations above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A grey corner door with beautiful decorations above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Three stunning doors of Christian VII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three stunning doors of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

A guard outside the black door of Christian VII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Changing of the guard outside the black door of Christian VII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Changing of the guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Three doors on the front of Frederik VIII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors on the front of Frederik VIII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Three doors into the impressive Frederik's Church, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors into the impressive Frederik’s Church, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

So that’s it for this week. Obviously, a whole load more doors to come from this three-day trip to Copenhagen last September – brace yourselves.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

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Thursday doors – 17 April 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 303 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part III), September 2024

This week’s doors are a continuation of the Copenhagen series, and this week come from the 17th century district of New Haven (Nyhavn), where some of the most iconic views of the city are found. Try finding any brochure or website about Copenhagen that doesn’t include this famous waterfront. One of the houses, I don’t recall which, was home to arguably Denmark’s most celebrated Citizen, Hans Christian Andersen.

Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

These pictures were taken on two separate visits to the area. I mention this because the eagle-eyed among you might spot that there are some clouds in one or two of the pictures and not in others. I hope you enjoy this week’d selection:

Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Balcony door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Large double door and fanlight, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Large double door and archway, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Large arched door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large arched door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Beautiful old door and wonky doorway complete with irritating notices, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Beautiful old door and wonky doorway complete with irritating notices, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Small boat door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Small boat door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Doors on the deck, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Doors on the deck, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Double doors to below decks, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Double doors to below decks, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

More to come from Denmark’s beautiful capital city next time.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

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LostHills

A gallery of fabulous wheatpastes and artwork featuring Jake the Dog from the cartoon series Adventure Time, by Liverpool-based artist LostHills.

Instagram: @losthills

Biography: Liverpool Radicals

All photographs by Scooj

LostHills, Jamaica Street, Liverpool, March 2025
LostHills, Jamaica Street, Liverpool, March 2025

LostHills, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024
LostHills, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024

LostHills, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024
LostHills, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024

LostHills, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024
LostHills, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills and C3, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills and C3, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Losthills, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Losthills, Jake, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Losthills, Jake, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Losthills, Jake, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Losthills, Jake, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Thursday doors – 10 April 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 302 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part II), September 2024

My series of doors from Copenhagen is going to be fairly lengthy, and I might have to increase the number of doors in each post a little, to prevent fatigue. This week’s selection is mainly from the waterside area of one of the canals that runs through the capital, of which there are several.

I took advantage of my mother needing a rest after our morning exertions in the Tivoli Gardens and trotted off on my own on a ten-mile afternoon walk (the first of two in three days). I took in so many incredible sights including an open-water swim, with hundreds of competitors braving the freezing seawater, many without wetsuits. Finding and photographing doors, of course, played an important part in my enjoyment of the city. I hope you enjoy them:

Grey door and shuttered windows, Vester Voldgade, Copenhagen, September 2025

Door within a door? Bryghusgade, Copenhagen, September 2025

Doorway into Christian Iv’s Brewhouse, Copenhagen, September 2025

Five warehouse doors, orange brickwork and blue skies, Frederiksholms Kanal, Copenhagen, September 2025

Gangway and door to a lighthouse boat boathouse, Frederiksholms Kanal, Copenhagen, September 2025

Several boat doors and hatches, Havnegade, Copenhagen, September 2025

WC doors, Havnegade, Copenhagen, September 2025

So that’s it until next time from sunny Copenhagen, may I wish you a happy week in these troubling times.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

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Nips

A gallery of wonderful writing and sensational fills from Bristol graffiti writer Nips, AKA Betty Poop.

Instagram: @nips_and_drips

All images by Scooj

Nips, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Nips, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025
Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

Nips, Frome Side, Bristol, January 2025
Nips, Frome Side, Bristol, January 2025

Nips, River Avon, Bristol, December 2024
Nips, River Avon, Bristol, December 2024

Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2024
Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2024

Nips, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2024
Nips, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2024

Nips, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2024
Nips, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2024

Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024
Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024

Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, September 2024
Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, September 2024

Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2024
Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2024

Nips, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2024
Nips, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2024

Nips, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nips, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Nips, M32 roudabout, Bristol, July 2024
Nips, M32 roudabout, Bristol, July 2024

Nips, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2024
Nips, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2024

Nips, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2024
Nips, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2024

Nips, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, January 2023
Nips, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, January 2023

Nips, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, December 2023
Nips, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, December 2023

Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2023
Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2023