Tag: Lost Horizons Arts Centre

7867. Elton Street (31)

Esme Lower, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026
Esme Lower, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026

Straight off the back of her hugely successful stint as the featured artist/designer for this year’s Upfest, Esme Lower (Melo) continues to go from strength to strength. Her rise has been relatively meteoric and richly deserved. Her unique cartoon character style is popular and she is learning and developing all the while.

Esme Lower, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026
Esme Lower, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026

This symmetrical piece on framed board on the wall of Lost Horizons has an amusing twist running through it. A green cable/stalk runs through from left ear, with an electrical plug, to the right with a flower (resembling a fan?). Meanwhile the two characters appear to be having something of a face-off. A striking piece with strong colours – perfect for this particular spot.

7862. Elton Street (30)

Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026
Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026

Fantastic News… the curated framed spots on the side of Lost Horizon in Elton Street are back open for business, and some fresh pieces were painted there a couple of weeks back, including this beauty from Inkie.

Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026
Inkie, Elton Street, Bristol, August 2026

The framed boards provide a bit of a street gallery look, but are a slightly awkward shape, particularly for writers, who have to compress their letters into a slightly confined width. Naturally, Inkie achieves this with consummate ease and presents his gorgeous letters in pink and yellow with a deep green and black drop shadow. I love the way he has filled the space up at the top with black spots on a yellow background creating a strong contrast.

5919. Elton Street (29)

Beth Kirby, Elton Street, Bristol, February 2024
Beth Kirby, Elton Street, Bristol, February 2024

Only a few days ago I was saying what a rarity it is to see nudes depicted in street art in Bristol, so it is something of a special piece indeed that manages to survive the noise. This is a stunning piece by Beth Kirby on the side of the Lost Horizons Arts Centre.

Beth Kirby, Elton Street, Bristol, February 2024
Beth Kirby, Elton Street, Bristol, February 2024

The piece is painted ladder height above the pavement, and so tagging or censorship of the piece would take a determined individual indeed. I am not sure what materials have been used to paint the piece, but it has a sketchbook line drawing feel to it. Beautiful stuff, and a wonderful tribute piece. You can read more about Beth Kirby on her wonderful website.

5621. Elton Street (24)

Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, October 2023
Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, October 2023

On the side of the Lost Horizons Arts Centre there are some framed panels which are curated by the Centre, and I think that Bnie has a lot to do with that curation. Most of the panels were refreshed about three weeks ago, and this one from Merny is particularly fun.

Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, October 2023
Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, October 2023

Merny says “jelly! Get over it!” – you’ve got to laugh, really. The jelly, which is sitting on a pink plate, is brilliantly painted, demonstrating an understanding of colour, shading and portraying translucence that few artists manage. To do it in his naive style is even more remarkable. Break-out labels finish the piece nicely, a piece which I think combines fun, mischief and talent in equal measure. Jelly – get over it!

4143. Elton Street (1)

Persistence is the name of the game when out looking for street/graffiti art. The digital age that we live in means that I will often see pieces on Instagram long before I ever get to discover them for myself, and sometimes they are difficult to find. The reason I label all of my posts by location rather than by artist is so that if people are surfing the Interweb or Googling for Bristol street art, they will be able to find the piece or the spot easily, from the title or the metatags.

I found this amazing wall in Elton Street on the side of The Lost Horizon Arts Centre and Bar building, by extending a dog walking (street art hunting) walk by a few hundred meters, and was very well rewarded for doing so.

Pekoe, Elton Road, Bristol, December 2021
Pekoe, Elton Road, Bristol, December 2021

There are about five or six panels that have been painted with a pink and blue theme, and this first one is by the ever-fabulous Pekoe. It is a lovely piece, incorporating all of her trademark elements, and working the colour scheme brilliantly. It is great to see a head and shoulders piece from her rather than just the portrait, but the space and access to a ladder or platform probably lent itself to the fuller format. A great piece and satisfying find.