4628. Purdown (46)

Conrico, Purdown, Bristol, July 2022
Conrico, Purdown, Bristol, July 2022

From time to time, I have found it quite difficult to locate some of Conrico’s work, especially pieces that are buried deep in Easton. Recently, however, he has been much more obliging, painting in places that I tend to visit more frequently.

Conrico, Purdown, Bristol, July 2022
Conrico, Purdown, Bristol, July 2022

This piece, on one of the concrete slabs, up at the Purdown anti-aircraft battery is a rather nice Western scene, reminiscent of Films I used to watch as a kid. A long-time dead and desiccated body lies at the base of the letters CONRICO, with sculptured rock formations and desert sand as a backdrop. Atmospheric and great fun from Conrico.

87. Moon Street (2)

On the site of a former SPQR spaceman (which for a while was thought to be a Banksy), there is now one of 3Dom’s latest creations. This has the unmistakable hallmarks of his work although it is unsigned.

3Dom, Moon Street, Bristol, December 2015
3Dom, Moon Street, Bristol, December 2015

More research is needed to understand what the alien in a sandscape is all about, but his works are always imaginative, colourful and dreamlike.

3Dom, Moon Street, Bristol, December 2015
3Dom, Moon Street, Bristol, December 2015

Our friend the gnome stencil has also made another appearance, and was added at a later date. I love this 3Dom work on a very famous wall in the Stokes Croft area.

Naughty Gnome, Moon Street, Bristol, December 2015
Naughty Gnome, Moon Street, Bristol, December 2015