7193. St Werburghs tunnel (526)

Butch and Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025
Butch and Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025

Thinking back, it is quite unusual to see any work from the PLB (Placebo) crew in St Werburghs tunnel, but here, breaking the trend, is a two-piece collaboration from Butch and Solar. I suspect that there is a third artist involved in this piece in the form of the cat character in the middle, but it is unsigned, so I can’t be sure.

Butch, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025
Butch, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025

To the left is a really lovely piece of writing by Butch. I love his choice of letters, they really work for me, and the way he lays them out in a higgledy-piggledy fashion appeals. The letter fills in red are good and bounded by a strong orange line, all neatly placed on a white cloud background.

Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025
Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025

To the right, Solar has painted his customary slightly wibbly letters in striking red, with black decorations and an uplifting yellow drop shadow. The whole thing is vibrant and eye-catching and, from my perspective, shows great development and improvement/confidence from both artists. Who did paint the cat?

7184. M32 Spot (207)

Mesk and ES3, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025
Mesk and ES3, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025

This is one of my favourite spots in Bristol, and is the perfect place for a double (and sometimes triple) collaboration. This time, Mesk has combined his talents with ES3 (an artist I don’t know), set on a sharp yellow background.

Mesk, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025
Mesk, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025

Mesk has kept things simple, which is incredibly effective in this case. His overlapping letters cascade from left to right in a slightly decreasing height. The tidy fill in four wavy horizontal bands is all that is needed here, and the solid border/drop shadow does some of the ‘heavy lifting’. A phenomenal piece.

ES3, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025
ES3, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025

To the right, ES3, who I assume was visiting Bristol, and whose work I am not familiar with, has painted a fun combination piece. A cat character with crazy eyes is painted alongside the letters ES3, which mirrors the fill style of the adjacent Mesk piece, but in red colours. The piece is rounded off with a drop shadow and blue border. Definitely a gratifying find.

7180. St Werburghs tunnel (524)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025

I can’t quite remember if this combination piece from Mr Klue was painted in one session or two, but since they are by the same artist, it doesn’t really matter that much. It is quite unusual to find writing and the Mad Hatter character by Mr Klue adjacent to one another, so this is quite special.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025

Mr Klue’s gift for creating ephemeral graffiti writing is unparalleled in Bristol and his character is iconic, especially in this area. There are some great colours here and a lightness of touch that is a signature of his work. A real treat in the tunnel.

7164. Boiling Wells Lane (5)

Hemper, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Hemper, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Tunnel entrances are always difficult to photograph, especially on sunny days, as you can see from this light/shadow image taken at the second tunnel in St Werburghs. The poor photo doesn’t detract from the quality of the graffiti writing by Hemper.

Hemper, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Hemper, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Writing in his short-form HEMS, Hemper has provided a checked background, which is inspirational, and, using three colours, one step age and of the simple concept. The yellow letters, incorporating two characters, are outstanding, with brilliant use of black and white highlights to give 3D depth to them. The work of a genius (I rarely use the term, but in this case I believe it to be true).

7153. M32 roundabout J3 (706)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I have waited a long time to see this wonderful piece from Biers. Over the last few months, Biers appears to have lost his mojo a little and has been painting infrequently and tending to use the short-form version of his WD40 moniker. It happens for artists from time to time – you can’t be on top of your game all of the time.

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I hope this piece marks a return of the longer form combination pieces that are so typically the wonderful work of Biers. I don’t know who the character is meant to be, but I really like him (looks like a teddy boy to me) and I love the way he contrasts with the colours of the letters and background. The fills in the letters are outstanding With some nicely done reversed out circles in black and gold. The res patterns look like little viruses wafting over the piece. All in all a great piece and one, I hope, that encourages Biers to return to his former glory.

7150. M32 roundabout J3 (705)

Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I would say that 2025 has been the year when Posh upgraded from being a bit-part player to a fully fledged star of the Bristol street art scene. His occasional little characters have developed into a diverse range of larger combination pieces that show off his unquestionable talent.

Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

In this piece Posh has combined his mischievous toffee-nosed imps with some unusual writing, which I can’t read, both in his sketchy style. The writing is full of colour and movement and quite unlike any other graffiti writing I have seen before. His characters continue to amuse, and I particularly like the fellow riding the bicycle. This piece is clear evidence of Posh’s growth and development.

7141. Dean Lane skate park (863)

Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Awkward and Benjimagnetic have been having a bit of fun in Dean Lane recently, producing a couple of collaborations which are always worth photographing and reporting on.

Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Benjimagnetic’s GRO letters in the middle of this combination collaboration are book ended by two slightly creepy characters by Awkward. The ensemble works well as always with this pair. It is the eyes in Awkward’s characters that draw me to them, clever and impactful design.

7116. St Werburghs tunnel (524)

Hypo and Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025
Hypo and Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025

This is another fabulous collaboration from Hypo and Minto, who seem to team up reasonably regularly and clearly enjoy painting together. The little tag – ‘Hypo Minto combo’ captures the friendship really well.

Hypo and Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025
Hypo and Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025

Hypo has smashed it with his writing. The colours are magnificent and transition through the piece with grace and style. The shading, and in particular the white highlights, help the piece to pop and create a superb 3D effect. Truly outstanding. Alongside the letters, Minto has painted a contrasting greyscale character portrait, and a tribute to Dave I guess. The combination piece just works – a classy collaboration.

7103. Sparke Evans Park (139)

Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

Although this superb piece of graffiti writing from Dirtygypo isn’t really a collaboration, it does have a cheeky collaborative element from the inclusion of one of Posh’s distinctive characters, of which there appears to have been an outbreak of across Bristol in the last couple of months.

Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

As with many of Dirtygypo’s pieces, each of the letters are assigned a different colour and the word it interspersed with bolts of lightening. I won’t drift into trying to interpret the word this time, I’ll simply have to wait until I meet him to find an answer. All good stuff, and another fine piece from Dirtygypo.

7085. Dean Lane skate park (855)

Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

Wow! This colourful piece by Dirtygypo is difficult not to notice. The letters are splashed with so many colours and great shapes, accompanied by lightening bolts and crowns. The piece is a single-handed festival. I would describe it as a combination piece, as the character at the start is rather well-developed, and adds fun and mischief to the whole piece.

Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

I have pretty much given up trying to work out what the letters spell, despite many attempts. I can see so many letters and words, but would need to confirm with the artist, who I haven’t yet met. Today I am going for the obvious and guess that it says DIRTY.