10. Claremont Road

Another large mural from Zase and Dekor just off the Gloucester Road in Bishopston.

Zase and Dekor, Claremont Road, Bristol, August 2015
Zase and Dekor, Claremont Road, Bristol, August 2015

I’m not sure how long it has been here, but I live nearby, and I can’t recall seeing it before.

Zase and Dekor, Claremont Road, Bristol, August 2015
Zase and Dekor, Claremont Road, Bristol, August 2015

I would love to know the backstory to this one. The wasps are beautifully sprayed and the movement in their wings cleverly portrayed. As usual we have the trademark Zase wildstyle signature taking up a large part of the piece, but not dominating it.

Zase and Dekor, Claremont Road, Bristol, August 2015
Zase and Dekor, Claremont Road, Bristol, August 2015

A good mural.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. @Bristol

A beautiful commission on an outside wall of the excellent @Bristol museum. It is called ‘The Honey Bee’, and highlights the importance and plight of our pollinators.

 

ATM, Millennium Square, Bristol, July 2015
ATM, Millennium Square, Bristol, July 2015

ATM is an artist who went to art school in Sheffield and now lives in London and is famous for his striking pictures of birds. I am drawn by his highly ethical position on the natural world, and his images are reminders of species at risk, that were once abundant. My only criticism, which seems a little harsh, is that his work is not very edgy, and I like a bit of edge.

I understand from his Twitter feed that he painted a mural last weekend at Bristol’s world-famous Upfest. I will seek it out soon.

6.5/10

 

Ragwort

Van Goughian splash

gathering red, green and gold;

soldier beetle flies.

 

by Scooj

Dragonfly

Relic from Earth’s youth

bathing in afternoon sun.

Fleeting adulthood.

 

by Scooj

Love lost

Such vibrant colour

lost in verdant foliage;

perfect camouflage.

 

by Scooj

19. Flutter by

A calm Summer morn’

punctuated only by

a passing comma.

 

by Scooj

* The Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a species of butterfly found across Europe, and from N. Africa through Asia as far as Japan.

28/30 Warm

A sun-warmed apple.

Pausing for a brief moment

before flitting off.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

 

27/30 Thing

What the hell are you

green out-of-focus bug thing?

Do you even know?

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

 

20/30 Stare

I see you Mister,

and you know what? You see me.

We see each other.

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

17/30 Wasp

Vespula vespers

and Summer incantations

sung in droning tones.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo