7145. Brunel Way (332)

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

RA, if that is indeed his/her name, came to Bristol and left behind four or five beautiful insect stencil pieces, which are right up my street combining my love of nature with my interest in street art.

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

I am not quite sure if this particular beast is a beetle (I can’t see any wing covers) or something like an ant. It certainly has the right components; six legs, a head, abdomen and thorax and what I imagine to be a compound eye, of an insect. The colours RA has used to decorate the insect are striking and help the piece to stand out on the grey-buffed column. Lovely work.

7101. Brunel Way (329)

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

This is a gorgeous column piece under Brunel Way, from visiting artist RA. Several wonderful pieces were deposited by the artist, all in the same area, and each of which really appeal to me. Anything to do with nature, and in particular insects, is going to grab my attention.

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

In this strip, RA has used a stencil of an insect and overlaid it three times on a tall rectangle of lime green, which works perfectly for the dimensions of a column. The detail within each of the insects has been hand painted, probably using a Posca pen for the finer detail. The pink and green colours draw attention to the piece on a grey background. Very effective and quite different.

7073. Brunel Way (324)

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

This piece is right up my street, a beautifully painted beetle in striking colours, by an artist I don’t know and whose name I have guessed at as RA. This was one of a few pieces painted in a single session, which makes me think the artist was a visitor, passing through.

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

I don’t know what technique was used to paint the piece, but at a guess I would say it was a stencil over a green background, which has been augmented with some Posca pen detail. The end result is unique and rather special. RA is an artist I’d really like to find more information on. Love this piece.

Speckled bush-cricket

Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima), Redland, Bristol, July 2025
Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima), Redland, Bristol, July 2025

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Perfect colour match

an exquisite deception

to be heard not seen

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by Scooj

Red Admiral

Red Admiral (Vanessa atlanta), St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Red Admiral (Vanessa atlanta), St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

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Dry spring and summer

a good year for butterflies

uplifting beauty

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by Scooj

Small magpie

Small magpie (Anania hortulata), Redland, Bristol, July 2025
Small magpie (Anania hortulata), Redland, Bristol, July 2025

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Delicate shimmer

betrays any concealment

stay still, stay alive

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by Scooj

Cinnabar Moth

Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), Redland, Bristol, June 2025

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On garden patrol

cinnabar moth entrances

daylong resident

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by Scooj

Common European Greenbottle Fly

Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata). Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata), Redland, Bristol, June 2025

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Most harshly thought of

bothersome and annoying

bottle-green beauty

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by Scooj

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil, Polydrusus formosus, Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil, Polydrusus formosus, Redland, Bristol, June 2025

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In the herb garden

a small emerald jewel

these warm summer days

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by Scooj

Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cythigerum), Nostell Gardens, West Yorkshire, June 2025
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cythigerum), Nostell Gardens, West Yorkshire, June 2025

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My poor failing eyes

so slow to settle on the

slender blue beauty

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by Scooj