7853. Goodneston Road (9)

Hypo, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Hypo, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

This is a lovely tribute piece for Tickz by Hypo, which is well over a year old now, but I have been slow to find this spot, hence the delayed post. The age of the piece is made more obvious with the ‘warning’ poster that has been slapped across the middle of it.

Hypo, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Hypo, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Hypo has chosen some fairly modest colours that complement the sober grey hoarding to write the letters TICKS, a variant of Tickz. The drop shadow which has some streaks, stars and spots disappears to a central point behind the letters, and the whole thing looks very ‘Hypo’ if that makes sense.

7846. Goodneston Road (8)

Turoe, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Turoe, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

This piece from Turoe is an absolute blinder. The piece is painted on the long hoarding at Goodneston road, and I expect it has been there for some time – I discovered the spot very late in the day. Although the piece has a shout-out to Tickz, I don’t think it is part of the tribute paint jam to him.

Turoe, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Turoe, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

The stunning red letters, spelling out TUROE, are given a huge amount of depth by the large blue drop shadow and the boulder background that the letters appear to be emerging from. This is the work of a master graffiti writer who has maintained his outstanding standards for such a long time.

7840. Goodneston Road (7)

Daz Cat, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Daz Cat, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Daz Cat has had a comparatively quiet year this year, and I am hoping that this is for good reasons like work coming in for him. Although I am posting this piece now, you can see from the state of it that it is pretty old, with quite a lot of flaking throughout the piece.

Daz Cat, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Daz Cat, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

The piece features three characters, a blue human-like figure sandwiched between two cats. Daz Cat has conjured up a range of emotional expressions, one for each of the characters. Great use of colours, tone and touch has brought about a fine triple portrait piece from Daz Cat. I’ll be looking out for more, but my expectations of finding anything currently are quite low.

7836. Goodneston Road (6)

ARSA, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
ARSA, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Only yesterday, I posted a piece by ARSA in which I said:

“ARSA’s work tends to be quite angular and sharp, and I can’t recall seeing a soft, rounded piece with blended fills by him – now that would be a challenge…”

Well, I dug this piece out which, although I only recently located, has been around for a while and completely undermines my own assertion above.

ARSA, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
ARSA, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

The letters are smooth and rounded and rather more forgiving than his typical work, although he still likes to keep his fill colours separate, without any blending. A calm colour selection contrasts a little with the ‘barcode’ drop shadow. A nice piece from ARSA.

 

7833. Goodneston Road (189)

Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Painted as part of the tribute wall to Tickz over a year ago, Ulow has created in this one piece a truly heartfelt and touching personal message to his departed friend. By using a well-known character that so many of us can instantly relate to, Ulow takes us on an emotional journey we understand. Brilliant.

Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Ulow, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

The two-tone rendition of ET, the extra terrestrial, perfectly presented shows the love felt for Tickz, that the message is from the heart. This is a moving and fitting piece, and a wonderful way to be able to show your respect. Ulow has absolutely nailed in terms of both appropriateness and also quality.

7805. Goodneston Road (3)

Donz, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Donz, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

The distinctive style of Donz is disrupted slightly by incorporating the letters TICKZ instead of DONZ. I often wonder how difficult this is to do for writers who pretty much always use the same letters, it must present as some kind of challenge. Thankfully Donz has risen to the challenge in this instance.

Donz, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Donz, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Although I have arrived late to this spot (over a year late in fact), it would appear that little has changed in that time, with much of the length of the hoarding hosting tribute pieces to Tickz, a Bristol-based graffiti artist who died back in May 2025. The fills in these letters use typical Donz colours and contrasts and incorporates some tidy little designs. A bold black outline completes the piece nicely.

7800. Goodneston Road (2)

Zeks, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Zeks, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Expect a torrent of pieces from the three hoardings in Fishponds that I recently discovered – there are so many great pieces there, adding to my already ridiculous backlog. This is a beauty from Zeks, who has a unique style, in which the unpainted space does a lot of his talking, although in this piece his lettering is larger than usual.

Zeks, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
Zeks, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

The letters spell ZEKS and although quite neat and tidy, don’t really conform to any particular regular font or size, putting his work into the category of anti-style. His colour palette of reds, pinks and purples is a good one, and the letters are augmented with a ball and stick design around the piece, looking like a molecular model. All good stuff.

 

7796. Goodneston Road (1)

3Dom, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
3Dom, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Recently, I became aware, through Instagram chats, of a spot with very long hoardings that I have been blissfully unaware of, even though I have seen pieces posted from it, I simply didn’t know where it was, but now I do. The discovery has given me dozens of new pieces to share, most about a year old and many tributes to Ticks/Tickz.

3Dom, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026
3Dom, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

This is another in the ‘street elf’ series of pieces by 3Dom, in which he has created a bilaterally symmetrical character. The formulaic approach is quite different from his more familiar free-form and wildly creative dreamy pieces, and restricts him to painting within certain constraints. I like this series, because it presents a sense of mystery (no signature) and another string to 3Dom’s substantial bow.