Combination – Natural adventures

7222. Cumberland Basin

Tizer, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2026

I haven’t seen a piece by London graffiti writer Tizer for a very long time, so it was great to come across this one on the long wall recently. The piece was painted as part of a paint jam that included ARSA, Minto and RBN One amongst others.

The combination piece features his TIZER letters bookended by a pair of characters, one liking rather sweet and the other ghoulish and sinister. Tizer’s style isn’t crisp and clean, but rather more detailed and brush-strokey if you know what I mean. A very nice surprise from the occasional visitor.

7719. Cumberland Basin

Kid Crayon, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2026

This is a very tidy piece by Kid Crayon on the long wall at Cumberland Basin. The combination of letters and characters works really well, and the whole thing feels like an integrated cartoon-style burner.

The large blocky letters are not uniform in distribution and size, but do stick to a font style. The character in the centre of the piece is holding a balloon fish – don’t ask me why, he just is. Another example of Kid Crayon’s creative and humorous work. Brilliant.

7718. M32 roundabout J3 (779)

Avem808, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2026

This is an infrequently painted fence which was in need of a bit of a tidy up, and Avem808 has duly obliged. The combination piece features some lovely intricate lettering spelling AVEM with a very deep drop shadow offering a strong three dimensional aspect. Very much two-dimensional is the well-known cartoon character – the Pink Panther.

Avem8078 is on a bit of a roll. Last year I had only seen one or two pieces by him, now he seems to be turning out pieces on a regular basis and massively expanding his repertoire. One or two of the most recent ones have moved entirely away from writing and focussing on some of his characters – definitely watch this space for an artist who is growing in confidence and status.

7706. M32 roundabout J3 (777)

Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2026

Stivs has been turning out some sensational portrait pieces lately, and this combination piece on the roundabout is really rather special. Perhaps the most surprising thing about it is that the letters D and S look rather amateurish alongside the portrait.

Although the letters look at odds in this piece, it must have been deliberate, because Stivs is capable of truly great writing, and also, the shadows are perfect, which gives away a talented hand at the helm.

The star of the combination is the portrait of the woman. Stivs has developed this style of near-photorealism with a touch of cartoon to perfection and this is one in a series of stunning portraits. There is some beautiful shading and great use of highlights and tones in this piece. Outstanding work by Stivs.

7702. M32 roundabout J3 (776)

Bloem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2026

Bloem is an absolute delight and always happy to have a chat while she is painting. I managed to catch her as she was finishing off this wonderful piece in the evening sun. It was painted alongside Lupa and Desi as part of a mini-paint jam.

The combination piece is quite sublime, with a stunning leopard spot fill and Betty Boop cartoon character. You can see from the image above how important the small details and highlights that are added at the end of a piece can turn it from a good work to an outstanding one. For example the white border tidies up all the edges and the starburst on the earring creates a focal point.

There are a few artists in Bristol whose work has a strong and positive impact on my sense of wellbeing, and Bloem is definitely one of them.

7695. M32 roundabout J3 (775)

Silent Hobo and Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2026

Silent Hobo and Logoe have been painting together for a few years, and are obviously paint buddies. The first of their collaborations that I photographed was way back in April 2017, but I imagine they had been painting together for some time before that. This is a wonderful, colourful combination collaboration.

Silent Hobo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2026 — Silent Hobo and Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2026

The character by Silent Hobo, looks like he is standing in the face of a force 9 gale with his cap blown off, his hair pushed backwards and his hands in front of his face. I am guessing that this force is coming off Logoe’s bright writing.

Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2026

This beautiful script writing by Logoe was painted on a recent visit that was a precursor to the pair painting for Upfest (to come). Perhaps this was a practice session, although these two don’t really need much practice to be fair. The script letters spell Logoe and are decorated with vertical pink and bronze stripes. The piece is set on a white patterned cloud with purple borders. Altogether this is a high-impact collaboration.

7684. Cumberland Basin

Tera and Kid Crayon, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2026

You don’t often get to see winter-themed pieces in the spring, but if anyone was going to challenge the viewer in this way, it was likely to be Tera and Kid Crayon. I can imagine them being rather pleased with themselves when they came up with the theme for this collaboration. Their contrasting styles really come across in these pieces.

Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2026

Tera tends to have quite an edgy take with his street art work, favouring demonic representations, which he has followed through with this icy combination piece. The cool letters (which I can’t read) are accompanied by a sinister skeleton snowman character holding a spray can in his right hand. The suggestion being that he has just written the letters.

On the other hand, Kid Crayon’s take is much more cuddly, with a fun polar bear drinking a slushy next to his CRAYON letters looking like ice cubes or an iceberg – altogether a softer look. What a superb collaboration from the pair.

7682. M32 roundabout J3 (733)

This is an absolutely beautiful and charming piece from Desi, demonstrating what a great graffiti writer she has become. The combination piece has her VEIL letters accompanied by a small Mini Mouse character.

Desi has grown both in confidence and stature over the years. The fill in this piece is particularly attractive, incorporating some subtle white spots on grey and fetching zebra stripes, which always go down well. A nicely conceived and executed piece.

7680. River Avon (121)

Mr Sce and Buser, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026

Mr Sce and Buser have collaborated before in Bristol, in pretty much this exact spot, from recollection. This time they were part of a wider paint jam which had something of a jungle theme, which has carried through into these pieces beautifully.

This blue and gold macaw, by Mr Sce is a beauty. Parrots of all types are a favourite of street artists, and when I have run out of new material to share I can do special posts featuring parrots or dogs or cats or specific cartoon characters – food for thought. Mr Sce has captured the attitude of this macaw really well, and done a great job.

Buser paints in Bristol a littler more often than Mr Sce, but still isn’t quite what I’d call a regular. This is a tidy piece of writing full of colour and surrounded by a variety of tropical plants and flowers. Very nice work indeed from the pait.

7677. Greenbank (122)

Avem808 has knocked it out of the park with this outstanding combination piece on the long hoarding at Greenbank. The two distinct components, characters and writing interact in an entertaining way.

The two goofy characters appear to be intrigued by the writing and have sent their extendable arms to investigate. Avem808’s Instagram feed is peppered with many examples of these characters drawn up in a digital format, but this is the first time I have seen them on a wall. The writing is highly complex in form, but based around the letters AVEM, which you can just about make out. An amazing unsigned piece with enough clues to make out the artist.

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