Tag: DFC 1848

7160. Cumberland Basin

DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

A few of the pieces that were painted as part of Werm’s birthday celebration didn’t last more than 24 hours, including a rather striking piece by Zake and some writing by 3F Fino. Fortunately, however, this character piece by DFC 1848 remained untouched.

DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

Spot the difference

There are two differences between the two photographs, taken about three minutes apart. Can you see them? Clue, one is on the elephant, the other is not. DFC1848 continues to expand his repertoire, and this elephant is quite a beauty.

DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
DFC1848, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

There is something about the style of this piece that reminds me of 1960s and 1970s TV cartoon shows. It is really nicely painted, with good solid fills, some great three colour shading and a superb thick border. It was really good too to be able to catch up with the artist, just as he was finishing up.

7134. L Dub (78)

DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025
DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025

I like character artists who create new ideas and scenes, and DFC 1848 has been spending much of the summer introducing us to a raft of fun cartoon animals to enjoy. This humorous piece demonstrates his willingness to look at new things and constantly evolve.

DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025
DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025

Two dogs need to ‘water’ the fire hydrant. One is freely relieving himself, while the other crosses his legs, waiting for his turn. As a dog owner, this piece appeals to me, although my dog never seems to cross his legs, he’ll just pee on twenty different tufts or objects every time we go on a walk – even if he’s run out, he’ll still squeeze out another drop. Some nice DFC letters and DFC on the hydrant leave us in no doubt about the artist.

7088. L Dub (75)

DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025

I believe that DFC1848 lives in Cheltenham, but that doesn’t seem to stop him making fairly regular visits to Bristol, and this one was to join a paint jam at L Dub a little while back. DFC 1848 started his street art journey painting one or two cartoon characters again and again, building his technique and confidence until now where he seems to paint a huge variety of pieces almost at will.

DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025

This is a rather brash pink-faced character – some kind of animal (I am not too sure what) wearing a baseball cap with the letters DFC emblazoned on the front. The piece has two borders, a thin black outline, a thick purple border, all set on a chrome background, which adds interest, but I am not sure that it offers the contrast he might have been looking for. Nice shout-outs to DJ Perks and Donz who frequent this spot and who joined him whilst painting this.