This is an outstanding collaboration from Dibz and visiting artist Jenks. I understand from reading Jenks’ Instagram post that this is their take on the Big Pun, Capital Punishment album cover (not something I would have known – being ignorant of such things). The writing is by Dibz and the portrait by Jenks.
Dibz and Jenks, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2026
I have a feeling that this piece might have been painted on the same day as the large Street Fighters piece I posted yesterday. The portrait is a skilled piece of work and a faithful reprodiction of the album, and of course Dibz’ writing says tthe words ‘capital punishment’ in his own stunning style. You can see what the album cover actually looks like below.
Shade One, Fade, Jody, Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
However hard I try, I am not going to be able to do this large production wall justice. So many artists and so much quality on show in one themed piece. The artists, some of the finest around, are Shade One, Fade, Jody, Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, who has recently celebrated his 50th birthday. The piece is a throwback reminiscence of the video game Street Fighter (humorously labelled Street Writerz above the piece).
Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Starting with the left-hand side, Shade One portrays the character E Honda in this outstanding portrait, painted in greyscale apart from the red striped on his face. A stunning piece augmented with a fine silhouetted scene.
Fade, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Next up, is the character Dhalsim, rising high above some fiery letters by Fade. I cannot be certain who from this collaboration painted the character – perhaps someone out there could fill me in. Few, if any, of the elements were individually signed, so it is difficult to put names to all of them.
Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
In the centre of the collaboration is another outstanding character piece, this time by Jody, who has faithfully recreated Chun Li striking a fighting pose. Brilliantly done.
Jenks, Sikoh, Dibz and Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
Moving further along the wall several characters come in to view. At the top left is Zanghief, holding a spray can (why not), possibly by Jenks. Below that is some bone writing and the head of Blanka, which I think might be by Sikoh. Top right is writing from Dibz spelling out Guile, another character from the video game, and rounding off the piece Ryu by Rusk.
Rusk, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026
That last character fits nicely onto one frame so Rusk gets a second mention in this post. While this is one of the most dynamic themed production collaborations I have seen, it has been a bit of a tricky one to attribute elements to artists. My apologies if I have got any of this wrong. Superb piece, which I imaging will be around for quite some time.
Arguably, the most eye-catching piece from the Minto birthday paint jam was this extraordinary portrait by Jenks. The session coincided with Halloween, and this menacing horror piece certainly dined out on the spooky festival.
Jenks, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
The technique used to generate the reflections in the mask is of the highest quality, incorporating loads of colour tones to create the effect. Furthermore, the distortions in the screaming girl figure and the scene around her create the illusion of a world we can’t see from this side of the mask.
Jenks, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
It takes a great deal of skill and experience to produce a piece like this one, but the effort is worth it because of the impression it leaves behind. This is a wonderful piece from the visiting artist Jenks.
