7435. River Avon (107)

Squire, River Avon, Bristol, December 2025
Squire, River Avon, Bristol, December 2025

Squire is an artist whose graffiti writing I see from time to time, and which I rather like. I know very little about him, other than that he likes to paint alongside another artist, whose letters I can’t decipher and so don’t post their collaborations.

Squire, River Avon, Bristol, December 2025
Squire, River Avon, Bristol, December 2025

This might be the best piece I have seen to date by Squire. The asymmetrical chrome letters are bounded by a black drop shadow of sorts and a thick red border. To complete the piece, a dark blue line crashed horizontally through all of the letters. Nice work from Squire.

7434. Peel Street Green (60)

Zinso, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2025
Zinso, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2025

Another quick one from me, as my time is a little compressed. Zinso is becoming one of the most productive writers in Bristol at the moment, and turning out some impressively clean pieces, like this one.

Zinso, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2025
Zinso, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2025

There is so much to admire here, the colour selection, the fill patterns and the explosive yellow flashes surrounding the piece. First class work.

7433. St Werburghs tunnel (561)

Conrico, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026
Conrico, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

I have been loving what Conrico has been doing lately. His portrait pieces are outstanding and so full of vibrant colour. This is a real beauty painted for Tera’s birthday a couple of weeks back.

Conrico, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026
Conrico, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2026

The piece didn’t last too long before it was augmented by Zinso with a skull over the face. I am trying to work out if the portrait is of Tera, or whether it is a random person. Either way it is full of character and emotion. Love this piece.

7432. M32 roundabout J3 (738)

 

Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026
Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026

Sled One hasn’t been painting so many pieces this year, but when he has got his cans out he has painted some pretty special stuff. This is a superb piece of writing spelling out SLED in beautifully designed letters of different shapes and sizes full of shading, depth and colour.

Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026
Sled One, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026

As I have mentioned recently I am currently on holiday in France skiing, and one of my friends took a look at this piece and said she liked the pink against the blue. I think she was being a little facetious. It told me two things… I am something of a specialist in these matters, and I am slightly geeky about it too. C’est la vie.

7431. Cumberland Basin

Turoe, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Turoe, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

Turoe is one of the most reliable and consistent writers in Bristol, and it is a shame that he doesn’t write nearly as much these days as he has done in the past.

Turoe, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Turoe, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

This is a fine price celebrating Shade One’s birthday, and spelling out SHADE. Some great letter shapes picked out with fine black lines are surrounded by pink and purple bubbly decorations. This birthday paint jam turned out some real gems, as is often the case with this group of artists.

7430. Frome Side (68)

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

Another wonderful piece by Sketch underneath the M32, and one which I saw him painting, from behind the railings up on Stapleton Road. I need to find out more about the artist, as I have so many questions to ask him.

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

This a rather unusual affair, like a series of splats and spots and an unusual piece of writing. A fine abstract combination piece. Some great colours, and once again strong modern art influences.

7429. M32 roundabout J3 (737)

Desi, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025
Desi, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025

I am a bit fed up with the WordPress classic editor block. On my iPad I have to go into blocks, rather than simply being able to default to it. I have just lost an entire post because I failed to save my progress.

Desi, who writes both DESI and VEIL is another artist who had a fairly slow 2025, although her work has picked up in the winter months of 2025-26.

This is a superb combination piece that incorporates a rather fetching sheep. Her work has improved so much over the years, and she now has a tangible confidence. The fills are beautifully done, and the sharpness of the lines in the character skilfully presented. One from September retrieved from my archive.

 

7428. Dean Lane skate park (899)

Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Having had a wonderful first day of skiing yesterday, I decided to write today’s posts last night so that things weren’t quite so rushed in the morning. This is another banging piece by Pekoe from my archives too last September, another one that slipped through the cracks.

Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Pekoe and her RBF friends have has a quiet 2025, which I hope is just a blip, because I love their work, especially as they tend to paint together, bringing me lots of pieces to admire at once. This is a delightful portrait piece of a blue_faced lady with wonderful garlands in her hair. It feels like a bit of a throw-back to some of her older work and it is really beautiful. More please in 2026.

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7427. Frome Side (67)

DFC1848, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025
DFC1848, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025

Another quick one this morning from DFC1848 underneath the M32. I retrieved this one from my archives too. It is a wonderful character column piece, carrying a great message.

DFC1848, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025
DFC1848, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025

From the first shot, you can get a sense of this spot, which is bisected by the River Frome. I hope to get into more of a rhythm tomorrow.

7426. Cumberland Basin

Solar, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Solar, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

First day skiing in the alps today, so really not much time to write today’s posts. This is a wonderful piece by Solar that got left behind in my archives.

Solar, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Solar, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

The colours are absolutely magnificent and the piece delivered in Solar’s inimitable semi-antistyle fashion. Great work.