7465. River Avon (111)

Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

Going through my archive, I found this beauty by Creamylines, which I photographed last September. I don’t quite understand how this one slipped through the cracks, as I like to post every piece of his that I find… but it did, so I am posting it now.

Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

The theme is what I’d expect to see; The sun, some clouds, a landscape, this time with mountains and a number of figures, faces and eyes scattered throughout the piece. There is joy and humour here, and a connection with our landscape that is most potent. Creamylines’ pieces are a wonderful distraction from the urban grind of everyday life. Thank you Creamylines.

 

7457. Peel Street Green (61)

Zake, Peel Street Green, Bristol, January 2026
Zake, Peel Street Green, Bristol, January 2026

This character piece from Zake almost feels like a throwback to some of his earlier work, which focussed on just the head of a character. Of course, his style has developed since then , but this piece is uncluttered by other ideas and incorporations.

Zake, Peel Street Green, Bristol, January 2026
Zake, Peel Street Green, Bristol, January 2026

This wall is a particularly good spot for character artists, because it is too square for graffiti writers. As ever, Zake has created a face with so much depth created with clever use of shades and tones, and some subtle white flashes. Great grinning work.

7450. St Werburghs tunnel (565)

Zake and Face 1st, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026
Zake and Face 1st, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

A super quick post today, written last night because I’ll be running a workshop all day today. What a brilliant thing to see PWA faithfuls Zake and Face 1st meeting in Bristol together and creating this collaboration, especially as both have moved away from the city.

Zake, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026
Zake, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

Chill doing what Chill does with some superb colours. Although, had I looked a little more closely I would have seen that it is a piece by Zake in the style of Chill. So cool.

Face 1st, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026
Face 1st, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

Face 1st with one of his classic laughing girls with big hair spelling out his name. A superb and quite unexpected collaboration.

7357. M32 Cycle path (300)

Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025
Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025

I wouldn’t want you to think that I had forgotten all about Scrapy. It feels like a while since I last posted any of his work. This is a quick one by the artist in the pathway behind the Black Swan pub.

Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025
Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025

I like the way that Scrapy has worked the piece into the space available on the wall, between the flat and lumpy texture. I have quite a lot of unpublished Scrapy pieces, and might have to do a bit of a mini-gallery to catch up.

7317. River Avon (102)

Asre, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025
Asre, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025

Since his return to painting in Bristol, Asre has focused on his writing, but it is his cheeky character pieces that first caught the eye a few years ago, and this is a fine example of one of those. I am a little sad that he chose to paint over a long-standing Haka piece, but that is the nature of street/graffiti art, constant churn and renewal.

Asre, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025
Asre, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025

The character is nicely framed and fits the space perfectly. Asre’s stylised cartoon characters are easily distinguishable thanks to the crosses in the eyes and the zigzag line in the mouth delineating the teeth. I am guessing that this was painted as a bit of an ‘extra’ while painting some writing nearby. Nice one.

Haka, River Avon, Bristol, July 2022
Haka, River Avon, Bristol, July 2022

Mind 49

A gallery of outstanding concealed portrait pieces and writing from the brilliant Bristol artist Mind 49, formerly known as Mind Control.

Instagram: @mindfortynine

All photographs by Scooj

Mind 49, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Mind 49, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Mind 49, Knowle West, Bristol, July 2025
Mind 49 and Wxttsart, Knowle West, Bristol, July 2025
Mind 49, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Mind 49, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2025
Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2025
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2025
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2025
Mind 49, St George skate park, Bristol, January 2025
Mind 49, St George skate park, Bristol, January 2025
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2025
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2025
Mind 49, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, July, 2024
Mind 49, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, July, 2024
Mind 49, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August, 2024
Mind 49, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August, 2024
Mind 49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Mind 49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Mind 49 and SPZero76, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Mind 49 and SPZero76, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, May 2024
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, May 2024
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2024
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2024
Mind 49, Lawrence Hill roundabout, Bristol, April 2024
Mind 49, Lawrence Hill roundabout, Bristol, April 2024
Mind 49 and Wxttsart, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2024
Mind 49 and Wxttsart, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2024
Mind 49, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2024
Mind 49, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2024
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2024
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2024
Mind 49, Church Road, Bristol, February 2024
Mind 49, Church Road, Bristol, February 2024
Mind 49, Picton Lane, Bristol, December 2023
Mind 49, Picton Lane, Bristol, December 2023
Wxttsart and Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2024
Wxttsart and Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2024
Wxttsart and Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2024
Wxttsart and Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2024
Mind49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
Mind49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023
Mind 49, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023
Mind 49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Mind 49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Mind 49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Mind 49, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023
Mind 49, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023
Mind Control, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023
Mind Control, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023
Mind Control, St Weburghs, Bristol, Novemmber 2021
Mind Control, St Weburghs, Bristol, November 2021
Mind Control, Princess Street, Burnham -on-Sea, September 2021
Mind Control, Princess Street, Burnham -on-Sea, September 2021
Mind Control, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, July 2021, Upfest 21
Mind Control, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, July 2021, Upfest 21
Mind Control, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2020
Mind Control, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2020
Mind Control, Purdown Battery, Bristol, July 2020
Mind Control, Purdown Battery, Bristol, July 2020
Mind Control, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2020
Mind Control, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2020
Mind Control, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Mind Control, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

7280. St Werburghs tunnel (537)

Zake, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Zake, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

This puffy-faced character piece is by Zake, painted in celebration of Kool Hand’s birthday, although officially his birthday was a month earlier. It seems almost impossible to exaggerate the features in a Zake piece, but he has managed to do it here, with the result that it is all a little but disturbing, the cheeks in particular.

Zake, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Zake, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

As I have explained many times when writing about Zake’s work, he creates so much depth in his work by playing very skilfully with light and shade, using up lighting and down lighting to cast shadows and to emphasise features. Clever work from a quiet and unassuming artist.

7244. Frome Side (59)

Sketch, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025
Sketch, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025

Finding my way back down to the Frome Side spot after it had been gated off for a while was a bit of a treat, because there were plenty of new pieces and a handful of new artists waiting for me. Ont of the new artists is Sketch, who has been fairly busy underneath the M32.

Sketch, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025
Sketch, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025

This Picassoesque column piece really appeals to me. Of course the style is wholly derivative, but there is no shame in that at all, because the same could be said of most art. The features of the character are painted in black and white, set on a background of colours in the broad shape of a head. I think I met sketch a while back, and he told me he was learning and practicing, which is great to hear. As he develops, he will get bolder with his black lines, and stronger definition. I love this and celebrate this relative newcomer.

7233. St Werburghs tunnel (529)

Asre, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Asre, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

With this piece by Asre in the tunnel, he reverts to what he had been painting before he took a protracted break. These cheeky faces were his signature pieces, and frequented a host of North Bristol spots.

Asre, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Asre, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

Since his return, Asre has been concentrating on his writing and spread his wings to more spots in the city, so it was great to find this ‘traditional’ piece in the tunnel. He has kept the piece simple, with only three colours, and used nice solid lines throughout. Great stuff from Asre.

7124. Montpelier Park

Stivs, Montpelier Park, Bristol, August 2025
Stivs, Montpelier Park, Bristol, August 2025

I don’t visit Montpelier Park all that often, but every time I do go, there seems to be new stuff there, so maybe I ought to increase the frequency of my trips so that I don’t miss out on beauties like this one from Stivs.

Stivs, Montpelier Park, Bristol, August 2025
Stivs, Montpelier Park, Bristol, August 2025

Stivs is something of an enigma. His work is so varied, he is unbelievably talented, and you never really quite know what he is going to come up with next. He used to be heavy on the calligraffiti, but these days he is painting more of these portrait pieces. This one is a real stunner, and drifting ever-closer to photorealism. I am very much enjoying the ride.