L Dub – Natural adventures

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Acer One, Andy Council, Paul Monsters, Hire, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026

There are two main painting areas at L Dub; the old water pumping station and the long tunnel under the motorways. This fabulous collaboration is on the former. The main collaboration sits underneath an older piece by Hire, spelling Odiah.

Andy Council, Acer One and Paul Monsters have combined to produce this incredible fusion of geometric design and freestyle objects. The colourful background pattern is by Paul Monsters, the central peace and heart symbols by Acer One and the component objects by Andy Council. This is a masterful collaboration from three of the very best.

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This is a beauty by DJ Perks that I photographed on a recent visit to the tunnel at L Dub. It has the tried and tested colour combination of light blue and pink that is favoured by so many graffiti writers (not to self – prepare a pink and blue special post).

Although this piece was painted in 2025, it still looks as fresh as a daisy, all very clean and neat. The letter forms in places remind me a little of Inkie’s work, although the edges and shapes here are a little softer. There is a simplicity of the fills and subtlety of the decorations that contributes to the integrity of the whole. Really nice work from DJ Perks.

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My infrequent trips to L Dub are usually a real treat, because there is always something new to enjoy and even better, I can be pretty much guaranteed to find something by local graffiti artist Dun Sum. This wonderful, piece was new to me on my last visit a couple of weeks back.

Dun Sum’s fantasy animals are rooted in something familiar, but end up being otherworldly. This character appears to be a creative conflation of a snake and some kind of dragon lizard. I rather like the apparently random addition of a paddle, although there may be some story attached to that. As ever, superbly imaginative work from Dun Sum.

Dun Sum

A superb gallery of wonder-beasts by Lawrence Weston artist Dun Sum.

Instagram: @dun_sum

All photographs by Scooj

Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025

Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025

Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024

Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023

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I met Ayup about a year ago in St Werburghs tunnel when he was visiting Bristol, and I remember asking him if he visited often. I think he said only occasionally. I recall that he comes from Derbyshire, hence the name.

This superb character piece was painted during a paint jam, which I think was for somebody’s birthday, but I forget who. The large-headed character has had his roller out and been buffing walls, always a good theme for character pieces. Ayup has done a great job, creating a believable and rather grumpy looking character. All good.

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This is something a little different from Posh, demonstrating that he is so much more than a one-trick pony with his little posh characters. This is a magnificent Catwoman action hero piece – although I have never quite worked out if Catwoman was a hero or a villain – I haven’t paid enough attention.

There is so much movement and activity in the piece, created by the swirls of yellow patterns all around the character. The Catwoman character herself is really well portrayed, with lots of perspective and depth, and of course her long whip for good measure. Posh is a busy man these days, and has had a purple patch this summer.

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I like character artists who create new ideas and scenes, and DFC 1848 has been spending much of the summer introducing us to a raft of fun cartoon animals to enjoy. This humorous piece demonstrates his willingness to look at new things and constantly evolve.

Two dogs need to ‘water’ the fire hydrant. One is freely relieving himself, while the other crosses his legs, waiting for his turn. As a dog owner, this piece appeals to me, although my dog never seems to cross his legs, he’ll just pee on twenty different tufts or objects every time we go on a walk – even if he’s run out, he’ll still squeeze out another drop. Some nice DFC letters and DFC on the hydrant leave us in no doubt about the artist.

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Posh has without doubt flourished this summer, turning his occasional small doodles into lively vibrant pieces filled with his mischievous top-hatted, monocled characters, these painted at L Dub, a spot that Posh seems to rather enjoy.

I love Posh’s style that has a sketchbook quality to it, with a lot of action crammed in and plenty to occupy the viewer as you uncover layer after layer of story. There is some highly decorated writing that underpins the whole piece, but I am not too sure what is spells out. I could easily see these little rascals forming the central thread of illustrated children’s picture books. Great work.

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Painted as part of a World Wall Stylwer paint jam, this is an outstanding piece from Peanutsdeli, an amazing artist who makes it into the pages of Natural Adventures from time to time, but who lives in the Cheltenham area, I think.

In this character piece, and you’ll have to forgive me for not knowing the theme for this one, there is so much fine detail, something Peanutsdeli specialises in. Those sharp lines and definition around the muscles of the character are exceptional. A piece full of movement and dynamism. Peanutsdeli smashes it again.

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I believe that DFC1848 lives in Cheltenham, but that doesn’t seem to stop him making fairly regular visits to Bristol, and this one was to join a paint jam at L Dub a little while back. DFC 1848 started his street art journey painting one or two cartoon characters again and again, building his technique and confidence until now where he seems to paint a huge variety of pieces almost at will.

This is a rather brash pink-faced character – some kind of animal (I am not too sure what) wearing a baseball cap with the letters DFC emblazoned on the front. The piece has two borders, a thin black outline, a thick purple border, all set on a chrome background, which adds interest, but I am not sure that it offers the contrast he might have been looking for. Nice shout-outs to DJ Perks and Donz who frequent this spot and who joined him whilst painting this.

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