7418. Belle Vue Road

Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026
Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026

I don’t visit this little corner of Bristol all that often, so it was great to ‘find’ this lovely mural, which has been a spot for less formal street art in the past, by Cock Dicks. It looks like Cock Dicks didn’t have a ladder, but in a way the ‘grass height’ of the piece works rather well beneath the large expanse of green on the wall.

Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026
Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026

The cartoon-style magnified landscape is beautifully laid out, and the flowers and insects all have rather sleepy faces. I particularly like the dandelions, which have been beautifully observed, and the one on the right being bald but for three remaining seed heads. This is a lovely piece that, without doubt, brightens up these residential streets.

Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026
Cock Dicks, Belle Vue Road, Bristol, January 2026

7412. BB Gallery (11)

Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025
Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025

Conrico turns out some incredible work, and has done so, in his unique style, for some years now. Recently he has been going through a purple patch, with an increased vibrancy and storytelling element to his work.

Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025
Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025

The combination piece, tucked away on the Bristol to Bath cycle path, features a female street-wise character and some writing set on an urban skyline. There is a wonderful contrast between the bright colourful foreground, and the grey foreboding backdrop. Everything appears to have been painted with brushstrokes, but that is Conrico’s style, and I really like it. I am not sure what the GYS stands for (I believe it to be a crew that includes Daz Cat and others), but I will find out soon enough. Beautiful work from Conrico.

7402. Stapleton Road

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2026
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2026

Nice One is one of the most dynamic artists in Bristol, switching up his font writing with his portraits and landscapes. This hoarding, which he has kind of made his own, is currently hosting this magnificent winter scene, the sort of composition so rarely painted in Bristol or anywhere else for that matter.

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2026
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2026

The snow, the church, the bare trees and the milky sky offer a taste of a classic English winter landscape. The trees are particularly evocative of a cold winter’s day. The artist has included his letters Nice One in orange and only partially present, a trademark mechanism he uses. I am rather pleased that the colours of the sky in his piece are mirrored by the sky in the photograph, demonstrating the relevance and accuracy of his artwork. A winter wonderland.

7362. BB Gallery (8)

Creamylines, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025
Creamylines, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025

It somehow feels right to be celebrating Christmas Eve with this uplifting piece from Creamylines. The artist has had a great year and finding this piece on a rare visit to the Bristol to Bath cycle path gallery felt right and proper.

Creamylines, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025
Creamylines, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025

The piece is larger and wider than most of his other pieces, but contains all the usual themes, ideas and style. The introduction of a character to the top right of the piece could indicate an additional direction for Creamylines, although his work is so unique, I don’t think it needs to change for the sake of it.

7338. Brunel Way (343)

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2025
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2025

Productivity underneath Brunel Way, a flyover which offers several concrete walls and pillars, has dipped in recent months, due to the ‘occupation’ of the main walls by high-end productions or tributes, both of which tend to have longevity. The knock-on effect is that people don’t go down there to paint much, and nothing will change for a while, until those walls get tagged or re-painted.

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2025
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2025

Fortunately, the odd piece is still being painted, mainly on the pillars and smaller flat surfaces and this is yet another beauty from Creamylines who, it has to be said, has had a purple patch this year. The landscape in this one is mountainous, and reminds me of the film title ‘The Hills Have Eyes’… I wonder why. All the ingredients are there for a classic Creamylines piece, and I like the addition of his text ‘Drawing Everythings’.

7295. M32 Spot (209)

Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025
Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025

By now, regular readers will know that I am very fond of the work of Creamylines and will note that I am thrilled by the uptick in his activity this year. This particular piece, underneath the busy M32 motorway, is a little larger than most of his work to date.

Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025
Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025

Unusually, this piece is dominated by reds and purples, where many of his other pieces tend to be yellows, greens and blues. The piece is crammed full of people, eyes and mountains, all set below a glorious red rising sun, with his customary silhouetted birds. A piece full of connection with nature and our surroundings.

Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025
Creamylines, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025

On a column a few meters away, I found this small piece by Creamylines, which although dogged with graffiti that reads “Do you remember who you are?” “Everything and nothing”, gives us a sense of a slightly more refined work from the artist, which might have been painted with a brush rather than spray paints. All good work from the busy artist.

7230. River Avon (97)

Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of Creamylines’ bright and optimistic pieces, and I am forever grateful that he seems to be upping the frequency with which he is painting. These things add up to an overwhelming sense of wellbeing and a distraction from the rather depressing world around us.

Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

This is another column piece from Creamylines albeit in a part of town that I haven’t seen him venture to before. This one is a little tidier than some of his pieces, and incorporates a myriad of colours. Eyes, faces, hills, birds, mountains and a gorgeous sun are all incorporated in this landscape as I have come to expect. Fabulous fun, and more to come from Creamylines.

7210. Brunel Way (336)

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

I like artists whose style is so unique, and their theme unwavering, that I derive a warm, comforting feeling when I see their work. Creamylines is the epitome of this. You know that you are going to get a landscape or scene with a rising or setting sun in the style of a stained-glass window, scattered with little treats and surprises along the way.

Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2025

Creamylines has presented this landscape in a portrait format to fit onto the concrete column. The colour palette has stuck to blues, yellows, greens and purples and has quite a different appearance to some of his other pieces that include reds and oranges… more sombre, perhaps. Lots of hidden faces in this one and plenty of birds. There is a little clue to his approach to his art is at the bottom: ‘drawing everythings’.

7189. Dean Lane skate park (868)

Creamylines, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

It seems as though Creamylines has found a new lease of life, and although the last piece I posted by him was actually a repeat (thank you, Paul H for pointing this out), this is a spanking new piece in Dean Lane (one of several scattered around the city). This slab of concrete in the skate park lends itself really well to Creamylines’ bounded work (which makes me wonder whether he has ever painted up Purdown, it might suit him).

Creamylines, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Creamylines, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Instead of the more familiar portrait orientation, this is a landscape piece, that gives Creamylines more scope to broaden out his scene. Everything you’d want to see from this uplifting view is there. Water in the foreground, passing through to woodlands and fields and houses, all bathed in the light of a golden sun, with a couple of clouds and some birds. Calmness and joy.

Heart of Madeira

Wooded mountains, Madeira, September 2025

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Rising high above

lush, wooded levada paths

ancient lava peaks

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by Scooj