When Logoe comes to town, you can be sure that you will find more than one piece of graffiti writing from him, often three or four and sometimes more. It is as if his idea of a weekend break in Bristol is to hit as many walls as possible.
This is a lovely piece on the hoarding at Greenbank with chrome letters and a very nice colour palette to boot. The script letters are set on a lilac background and decorated with dozens of little pink ovals. A classic piece of Logoe writing.
I have noticed that Zeks is having a little bit of a spring surge, perhaps he has some new paint or a bit more free time – whatever it is, I have seen at least three new pieces in as many weeks. Zeks has a rather different take on graffiti writing, which leans towards a sort of rigid antistyle look.
In this piece Zeks has opted for a deep and vibrant drop shadow that goes off to the left, with lilac, orange and yellow stripes. The shadow contrasts with the plain blue surface of the letters. I don’t think that I have ever seen a Zeks piece without a buffed background, and it really works in his favour, creating a clean and fresh look to all of his work. Look out for more.
Pretty much daily, I come across pieces by artists I don’t recognise and assume that they must be visiting. Occasionally I get this wrong, for some reason, and the artist is local, but I simply haven’t seen their work before or can’t recollect it. I think that Kofup is in the former category and might be from London.
I was very taken by this piece, as it is easy on the eye and nicely finished. I like the letters, especially the rather unusual wavy fill patterns. Lots of reversed drips at the top of the letters also add character. The letters are nicely presented on a black-buffed background with a blue and green ‘cloud’. Nice work.
There was a definite slow-down in the amount of new street art work during January, probably thanks to the rather wet weather we have been having in Bristol. On the odd day when it hasn’t rained artists have been out and about, and this is a rather nice piece from Lis on the long hoarding at Greenbank.
The piece was painted alongside Weas, and it is not the first time these two have painted together. Who doesn’t like a frog perched on a toadstool? Especially one as well painted and characterful as this. As well as the frog and his throne, there is plenty of plant life accompanying them. A fine natural scene presented in a cartoonish style, and a great improvement/development on some of Lis’ early toadstool pieces.
Although Weas’ (Weasel) work isn’t the most polished that you’ll see, because he tends to paint his little character tags rather quickly, he clearly has a talent which is evident in this piece of graffiti writing on the hoarding at Greenbank.
His letters, spelling out WEASEL, are filled with subtle swirls on a blue base, creating a slightly psychedelic effect, and the orange border creates a clean finish, with a slender black 3D drop shadow rounding things off. He has managed to weave in a couple of his characters, and added a rather more crude one to the left. I rather like this piece, and would like to see more of these from Weas.
What an absolute pleasure it was to come across this combination piece by Avem808, while walking the dog along the Bristol to Bath cycle path behind Greenbank Cemetary. I have only seen a handful of pieces by the artist, but each of them has been a cracker.
I think this is the first combination piece I have seen by Avem808 and it is composed of the letters AV and EM bookending a cartoon crocodile character in the middle. The blended letter fills are very well done, and he has an interesting take on the 3D drop shadow that seems to go in all directions, possibly to a vanishing point in the middle somewhere. A refreshing piece and I hope, an indication of what is to come this year.
Nips has had a strong winter and managed to get out often, when others have preferred the warmth and comfort of their homes. This is one of a string of winter pieces and continues with her consistency and quality.
The bronze/brown letter fills are beautifully accompanied by a turquoise midline and dots that run through all of her letters. It is interesting that she left out any decoration in the tittle (dot of the i), making it a point of interest. Set on a purple background, the piece is finished with a black drop shadow some beaded dots and small starbursts. Great work from Nips.
Before Christmas, I had a little jaunt through my archives and managed to pull out a few wonderful pieces that I missed first time round. This is a gorgeously colourful and upbeat piece by Esme Lower from January this year.
The simple letters filled with great colours spell out MELO, the central letters of her name combined. The 3D drop shadows are unruly, drifting off in all sorts of directions, but it kind of works. I particularly like the white dot highlights, which are an unconventional take on creating depth to the piece. Nice, clean work from Esme Lower, and part of her exploration and improvement.
Lewse is an established graffiti writer in Bristol but is bafflingly underrepresented in Natural Adventures. I have dozens of Lewse pieces in my archives, but have only published a handful over the years. Reasons for this might be that I think that the artist likes to stay a little under the radar.
There is a confidence and experience oozing from this work, as if Lewse has nothing to prove. Some great letter shapes are beautifully filled with earthy colours and the writing is beautifully complemented by a steady white 3D drop shadow with dots running through the midline. Classy.
It gives me great pleasure to ‘discover’ an artist that is new to me, and Avem808 fits the bill really nicely. Following yesterday’s post of a lively piece by the artist in Peel Street Green, I recalled this piece from Greenbank back in August and thought I’d publish them consecutively, something I rarely do on Natural Adventures.
This clean and tidy piece, spelling AVEM is similar to the Peel Street Green one in that it appears to have a flat surface which is lifted from the hoarding with the help of a lovely golden two-tone 3D drop shadow. It is interesting that Avem808 doesn’t use any white highlight lines on his letters to give depth, preferring to retain a ‘flat’ surface to the letters. He has incorporated, however, some little starbursts which add variety and interest. Nice work from Avem808… looking forward to finding more.
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