6187. Brunel Way (277)

Haka, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Haka, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

This is not the first time that Haka has painted characters from the series of extraordinary children’s picture books by Richard Scarry, and I can’t express how happy I was to see this. Haka has faithfully reproduced this little pastiche featuring Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm.

Haka, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Haka, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Haka has captured Richard Scarry’s style really well and brightened up this dark corner of Brunel Way. These books have played an important part in my childhood, and one of the books which I owned made it onto a TV commercial I was in with my sister back in the 1970s… but that is another story.

Haka, The Paintworks, Bristol, March 2023
Haka, The Paintworks, Bristol, March 2023

5134. The Paintworks (4)

Haka, The Paintworks, Bristol, March 2023
Haka, The Paintworks, Bristol, March 2023

Catching a glimpse of this piece across a building site took me straight back to my childhood and my favourite children’s picture books authored and illustrated by Richard Scarry. Particular favourite books were ‘Busy Busy World’ and ‘What do People do all Day’, the latter even made an appearance in a TV commercial with me and my sister, but that is a whole other story.

Haka, The Paintworks, Bristol, March 2023
Haka, The Paintworks, Bristol, March 2023

I have no idea when Haka painted this wonderful piece of Lowly Worm driving in his apple car, and I have probably only just noticed it because of the building site possibly exposing the wall. Haka certainly has a knack of escalating levels of nostalgia with his picture book character series of pieces, but this one absolutely is my favourite so far. I now feel like I need to find a copy of one of Richard Scarry’s books, just for old times’ sake. Perfection.