This door is getting some great attention, with Daz Cat, Slakarts and now Soap all giving it a coat of paint in recent months. This is a classic piece of soap work, almost like a mega-tag and takes me back to when I first became aware of his style.
Soap, M32 cycle path, Bristol, December 2020
I don’t know what Soap calls this character/tag but to me it looks like a double mouthed skull, clever stuff. I imagine that Soap can probably spray throw ups like this one in his sleep, although that probably belittles the skill needed to spray anything half-decent on a wall and this is way more than half-decent.
Doors 132 – Predictably, some more graffiti/street art doors from the archives
I have had another busy week and have barely ventured outside the house, so I have once again resorted to searching through my archives. These doors were originally posted on Natural Adventures (though not necessarily as Thursday doors posts) in February this year.
I hope you enjoy them…
Blurry picture on a blurry day – four doors to choose from
Sepr, Gloucester Road, Bristol, February 2020
A tiny little door on the side of this caravan
Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2020
Face 1st, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2020
OK, so there is only a bit of a door here, but give me a break…
Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, February 2020Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, February 2020
Fake doors on a fake train
Dibz, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
I may have cheated with this window/door
Sake One, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
DNT, Richmond Road, Bristol, February 2020
So that just about wraps it up for another week.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 131 – a welcome to Dan Anton and some more graffiti archive doors
It has been an ultra busy week, so I am returning to my ‘safety blanket’ of doors from my street art archives. The worrying thing is that I am steadily using up my reserve doors and really need to get out to photograph some new and exciting doors. Bristol is currently in the highest tier of covid-19 restrictions, so it may still be some time before I can get out and about.
This little selection were originally posted on Natural Adventures during December 2019 and January this year. Enjoy:
There is a door there somewhere – I promise
Xenz, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2019
RichT, Frogmore Street, Bristol, December 2019
Paul Monsters, Leonard Lane, Bristol, December 2019
OK, So I cheated… There is a red gate in the wall at the bottom.
Space Invader, Lambeth High Street, London, November 2019
Nevergiveup, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2019
Pekoe, Hepburn Road, Bristol, January 2020
Nevergiveup, River Avon, Bristol, January 2020
Slakarts, Hepburn Road, Bristol, January 2020
Unify, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
BKFoxx, Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
SkyHigh, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
Gvnly, North Street, Bristol, December 2018
Conrico, Newfoundland Road, Bristol, December 2019
Well there was a bit of cheating in that lot, and quite a few boarded up doors, but in this friendly community of door lovers, I’m sure even oblique references to doors are acceptable.
So that’s it for this week. More next week I hope.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
As ‘Thursday doorsters’, you will all know that Norm is stepping down from hosting Thursday doors. This week’s post is some of my favourite doors from the last year or two to thank Norm Frampton for opening my eyes and helping me to see such door beauty in the world.
For Norm:
Blue door beyond a blue door, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
Two doors and street art, St Pauls, Bristol, May 2020
Multiple workshop doors, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2019
Multiple doors, Gibson Road, Bristol, March 2020
A pair of doors with beautiful stained glass widows above, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
Arched garden door with a boot scraper, Bristol, December 2019
Charley Box door and post box door, Montpelier, Bristol, February 2020
The all important Stage Door for cast, musicians, tecnicians and groupies, Bristol Hippodrome, December 2019
That is some red door, Cheltenham, September 2019
Old red door, Wareham, Dorset, October 2019
Hotwells doors, Bristol, August 2019
Main front door to the house dating back to the 17th century, Lanhydrock House, Cornwall, August 2019
Great doors, great shutters, great colours, Fournier Street, London, April 2019
Door accompanied by Sophie Long’s chickens, Kingsdown, Bristol, March 2019
Door, North Street, Bristol, Artist: Paul Monsters, February 2019
Door of the dead, Corso Cavour, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018
Go well Norm and thanks for all the doors (especially Italy and Ruelles Vertes).
That’s it for another week.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors Norm 2.0 blog, where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
* on the news that tomorrow will be Norm Frampton’s last Thursday Doors post for a while as he puts his efforts into other things. I shall miss his doors and weekly appearances and am eternally grateful for his opening my eyes to the magnificence of doors.
A little rummage through my desktop archives revealed some doors I photographed on a work trip I took to Dorchester back in June last year, when life was so much less complicated. Rather than feed you a diet of street art doors every week, I thought I’d switch it up a bit with this little collection. Enjoy.
Shop front – no longer in business, Dorchester, June 2019A rather tired old doorway, Dorchester, June 2019A once rather grand doorway, Dorchester, June 2019Corn Exchange door, Dorchester, June 2019Church door, Dorchester, June 2019Church door for very thin people, one that hasn’t been used for a while, Dorchester, June 2019
So another week swiftly passes us by, but it is important that we stop and smell the flowers every now and again, otherwise what is the point?
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Doors 128 – a return to some street art and graffiti doors
As the country is once again locked down (although it somehow doesn’t feel as severe as the last time) photographing new doors continues to be something of a challenge. I long for a visit to a National Trust property or something similar, but I fer that such a trip is still a while off. In the meantime it is another dip into my archives to bring you some more graffiti doors from last year.
Thisone, Shoreditch, London, April 2019
Kin Dose, Bedminster, Bristol, April 2019
Ryder, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2019
Inkie, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2019
qWeRT, Ashley Road, Bristol, November 2019
Zoe Power and Dave Bain, Redland Station, Bristol, November 2019
Short and sweet this week.
Have a great weekend and keep safe in this crazy world.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Doors 127 – Bristol doors with interesting surrounds
Sometimes it is not so much the door that is interesting but the brickwork, the awnings, the steps, or the whole design around an entrance that makes it stand out. This week’s selection of doors all have rather plain doors, but what surrounds them is worth a good look. Here we go:
A rather fancy entrance, Bristol, September 2020
There is something about the 15 above the door, Bristol, September 2020
Door covered in ‘slaps’ (stickers), Bristol, September 2020
Door and doorway, Orchard Street, Bristol, September 2020
Door and doorway, Orchard Street, Bristol, September 2020
Door and doorway, Orchard Street, Bristol, September 2020
That’s yer lot for another rather turbulent and unsettling week… US Election and England lockdown.
Be safe and kind wherever you are and have a great week.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Please, please, please don’t tell me it is Thursday already. I have had a pretty busy week of it so far and completely forgot about Thursday Doors, in fact I completely forgot about Thursday.
I am going to have to quickly cobble something together during my lunch break. When I say ‘going to have to’ I wouldn’t like you to think that this is something I don’t enjoy doing or that is an onerous task that I am being forced to carry out. Not at all. I love doing it, I am just fighting against time, all the time. I am rather looking forward to semi-retirement (some years off) or complete retirement (a little further).
More archive street art/graffiti doors for you to enjoy:
DBK door, St Paul’s, Bristol, July 2019
Site Safety door, St Paul’s, Bristol, July 2019
Nude door, St Paul’s, Bristol, July 2019
JPS, Frogmore Street, Bristol, August 2019
Irony, Greville Road, Bristol, July 2019
Copyright, Leonard Lane, Bristol, July 2019
JPS, Alma Street, Weston-super-Mare, August 2019
JPS, Back alley, Weston-super-Mare, August 2019
That’s your lot for this Thursday
Have a great weekend and keep safe in this crazy world.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Varo has really hit on something that totally chimes with me – painting the same basic mega-tag of a bull in a variety of forms in different places. A simple idea that lends itself to the conditions of the spot chosen to paint and the amount of time available. To take this approach one step higher would be to paint them in the style of different artists, for example David Hockney, Matisse or Dali. That could be a lot of fun.
Varo, Leonard Lane, Bristol, September 2020
This particular bull, tucked away in a doorway in Leonard Lane is the full beast, including a tail rather than just the head, which we are more used to seeing. This is quite a raw piece, but is of interest because one knows that the artist is capable of doing much tighter work when the environment permits. A decent throw up.
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