This is an outstanding collaboration from Dibz and visiting artist Jenks. I understand from reading Jenks’ Instagram post that this is their take on the Big Pun, Capital Punishment album cover (not something I would have known – being ignorant of such things). The writing is by Dibz and the portrait by Jenks.
Dibz and Jenks, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2026
I have a feeling that this piece might have been painted on the same day as the large Street Fighters piece I posted yesterday. The portrait is a skilled piece of work and a faithful reprodiction of the album, and of course Dibz’ writing says tthe words ‘capital punishment’ in his own stunning style. You can see what the album cover actually looks like below.
Shade One, Fade, Jody, Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
However hard I try, I am not going to be able to do this large production wall justice. So many artists and so much quality on show in one themed piece. The artists, some of the finest around, are Shade One, Fade, Jody, Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, who has recently celebrated his 50th birthday. The piece is a throwback reminiscence of the video game Street Fighter (humorously labelled Street Writerz above the piece).
Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Starting with the left-hand side, Shade One portrays the character E Honda in this outstanding portrait, painted in greyscale apart from the red striped on his face. A stunning piece augmented with a fine silhouetted scene.
Fade, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Next up, is the character Dhalsim, rising high above some fiery letters by Fade. I cannot be certain who from this collaboration painted the character – perhaps someone out there could fill me in. Few, if any, of the elements were individually signed, so it is difficult to put names to all of them.
Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
In the centre of the collaboration is another outstanding character piece, this time by Jody, who has faithfully recreated Chun Li striking a fighting pose. Brilliantly done.
Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Moving further along the wall several characters come in to view. At the top left is Zanghief, holding a spray can (why not), possibly by Jenks. Below that is some bone writing and the head of Blanka, which I think might be by Sikoh. Top right is writing from Dibz spelling out Guile, another character from the video game, and rounding off the piece Ryu by Rusk.
Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
That last character fits nicely onto one frame so Rusk gets a second mention in this post. While this is one of the most dynamic themed production collaborations I have seen, it has been a bit of a tricky one to attribute elements to artists. My apologies if I have got any of this wrong. Superb piece, which I imaging will be around for quite some time.
Kool Hand, Werm, Zake and Hire, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2026
I’m glad I caught this bright and cheerful collaboration, because it didn’t last very long, indeed nothing much lasts too long on this particular wall in Dean Lane. It is great to see Kool Hand, Werm and Zake teaming up, with a guest appearance from Hire as a bonus.
Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2026
To the left of the collaborative wall, Kool Hand has painted a very crisp, neat and tidy leopard holding a spray can. This fellow has a great tail and even a well painted pair of wings. The cherub theme is central to this collaboration.
Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2026
Next up is a superb piece of symmetrical writing by werm, although the colours are not quite symmetrical, with two different shades of red used in the drop shadow. a green spotty background decorates the margins, and the white buffed wall helps all the components of the collaboration stand out.
Zake and Hire, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2026
The cherubim theme comes into full force with a grotesque cherub on the left, and a rather more conventional one on the right. Both are floating in ther heavenly scene, and are joined by a signature rabbit, also with wings, by Hire. An uplifting and fun collaboration.
Neens and Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, Ailish, Nina Raines and Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
An unusual collaboration recently appeared on the curved wall in Dean Lane. While I am familiar with one of the artists, EFFE, I have not come across Neens before. UPDATE – Neens is in fact Nina Raines (of course it is, I am such an idiot sometimes) and Nina tells me that the Banana is by an artist called Ailish. I have a feeling that these pieces might have been part of a Bristol Mural Collective paint jam, because there were a few other pieces nearby by artists I couldn’t recognise. Neens has painted an orange – not something I have seen as main subject of street art before, and Ailish the banana. It feels like a piece by an artist more at home in the studio, but is a great idea and lots of fun.
Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
The piece on the right by Effe is one that has all the hallmarks of a tattoo artist – clean clear design, with each element defined and separate. The eagle figure is nicely presented on the black background and the artist’s letters EFFE appear in the orange shapes at the bottom of the feathers. A lovely illustration.
A lot of graffiti writers like to mix their letters up, none more so than Asre. Here he is in Dean Lane presenting us with the letters ESAR, but we don’t even need to see his letters to recognise his style. It also helps that he has left the letters AEK 21 – a reference to AEK Athens sport club and the 21 represents the left-wing anti fascist supporters.
Asre, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
As ever, there is a clarity and neatness to Asre’s work. All the solid fills and solid black lines are on-point, and the cloudy base, does enough to protect the piece from the previous graffiti pieces behind. A lovely piece of tidy writing.
My mini fishing holiday comes to an end, and we head home this morning, so I’ll be keeping this short. What a fabulous piece by Mesk on the swimming pool wall by Mesk.
Mesk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
The yellow letters spelling MOIKY, I think, have a beautifully deep drop shadow in blue shades, helping this vibrant piece to pop from the wall. A white border separates the writing from the graffitied wall, giving some definition. A fun piece from Mesk.
It is rather unusual to find anything by Solar or indeed much of the PLB crew in Dean Lane these days, so this was a refreshing appearance. Solar has painted this wall which is rather challenging to photograph, because the left hand portion of it is in a very narrow passageway.
Solar, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Solar often presents his letters in an unconventional and wobbly kind of anti-style, but his finishing and quality are far from an anti-style mindset. The letters are nicely filled with some fine black lines breaking up the monotony. There are plenty of white highlights and starbursts, creating a sparkle and the double border creates a tidy boundary between the letters and the black decorated background. A fine piece by Solar.
The last two or three years have quite simply been phenomenal for Dibz and Fade. The duo collaborate regularly, particularly when the weather is clement, and also seem to be at the heart of larger collaborations and production walls. Ever present and ever brilliant.
Dibz and Fade, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
This is a lively tribute piece for Helch RIP, who I believe was a London-based graffiti artist. Who used a lot of large block letters in his work, which are faithfully and respectfully replicated in this collaboration. Helch passed away in August this year aged only 34 years. A lovely tribute.
This is another piece that I have pulled out of my archive, which I photographed back in June this year. It is a rather charming piece by Effe, an artict I know little about other than that they are primarily a tattooo artist.
Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2026
This piece definitely reflects a tattoo art style, a clear emblem, in this case a bird with a flower in its beak, and a piece that feels like it is an outline that has been coloured in. There is a tremendous cross-over between street art and tattoo art, with many practicing tattooists painting the sreets of Bristol. I look forward to finding more pieces by Effe.
This is something a little different and unexpected from Subtle in Dean Lane. I have noticed that he has become more active lately in the common spots of Bristol, and wonder if he has moved more centrally, or perhaps he has found himself with a little more time on his hands.
Subtle, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2026
Subtle’s usual letter style has been jettisoned in favour of this rather more conventional letter design, and unusually he hasn’t buffed the wall either, pointing towards a bit of a quick throw up. The red fill is decorated with some white spots and a bit of white dusting, and the depth is provided by a tidy black drop shadow and fine white border. Welcome back to Dean Lane.
