8002. Monarch’s Way

Mr B, Monarch's Way, Bristol, October 2025
Mr B, Monarch’s Way, Bristol, October 2025

Every now and then I like to delve into my archives and unearth pieces that for one reason or another never made it into the pages of Natural Adventures first time round. I have thousands of pictures of such pieces, and it always saddens me that they don’t all make the cut. This is a piece from a year ago by Mr B, an artist who hovers just at the edge of my radar.

Mr B, Monarch's Way, Bristol, October 2025
Mr B, Monarch’s Way, Bristol, October 2025

There are a lot of hoardings in this area, but not too many non-commission pieces painted on them. This combination features a bird, I think a crow, and some rather good writing spelling MrB. A good piece and one that alerted me to the artist’s presence. I’ll be keeping an eye out for his work and indeed have another one lined up in a week or two.

 

Crazy mind

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Dreamed of crows nesting

using timber planks to line

pilfered from a fire

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by Scooj

I try to avoid haiku about dreams but this was just so vivid.

7273. Dean Lane skate park (881)

Lis, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2025
Lis, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2025

Even though Lis painted this piece well in advance of Halloween, such is my huge backlog of photographs, I am still several days late posting it, and I have loads of other Halloween pieces that I might just clear by Christmas.

Lis, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2025
Lis, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2025

This piece reminds me of one she painted under the M32 as it is like an archway with a vortex into another world or domain. A couple of menacing crows holding weapons in their beaks add a bit of horror threat, and of course there are a couple of spider’s web decorations. A nicely painted piece as part of a mini paint jam with Rowzgraff and Ozuk.

Lis, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025
Lis, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2025

Cannon

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From Bristol rooftops

carrion crow cannon caws

reverberating

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by Scooj

Medley

Dynamic sky, St Philip's Marsh, Bristol, March 2025
Dynamic sky, St Philip’s Marsh, Bristol, March 2025

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A sudden flurry

crows cawing and gulls mewing

then return to calm

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6518. St Werburghs tunnel (458)

Unknown Artist, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024
Unknown Artist, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024

I tend not to post too many pieces by unknown artists, but sometimes you just have to go for it… I can’t know everything (indeed, I don’t know very much). This haunting piece at the farm end entrance to the tunnel features a girl with a ball and a crow flying towards her. There is something rather tender and innocent about the piece, and it would not be out of place as an illustration in a children’s book.

Unknown Artist, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024
Unknown Artist, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024

While the artwork might lack sophistication, it is captivating, and probably deliberately vague. It feels ghostly and ephemeral, almost as if it would disappear if you glanced away. I haven’t seen any other artwork like this around Bristol, although I could be mistaken, but I certainly hope that more such pieces appear – perhaps with a signature.

Wind confused

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A blustery day

a crow, territorial

dives after a leaf

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by Scooj

1595. St Werburghs tunnel (28)

I can only tell you very little about this magnificent piece in St Werberghs tunnel. It is by dmunk13 who was painting with six other writers, mostly from Bristol, a week or two back. He has an Instagram account and from that it looks very much like he is a tattoo artist who, like so many others, hits the streets from time to time.

dmunk, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2018
dmunk, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2018

I think this is a really wonderful piece in so many ways. The colour selection works well for me. The combination of skilful 3D writing together with a fabulous crow head, wearing an orange beany, and why not. The letters are disguised and I think spell out MUNK, but not necessarily in that order. There is more writing in the cloud, which I think mirrors the 3D writing. Finally what self-respecting piece with a character doesn’t have it holding a spray can. This crow is gooood!

Churchyard

 

Eighteen crows skulking

laboured hops on misty ground;

they’re up to no good.

 

by Scooj

Hubbub

 

Crows on College Green

caw amidst the roar of the

City-bound busses.

 

by Scooj