Lucky Lane – Natural adventures

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Juno Frenzel, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

What a wonderfully striking piece this is, painted by Juno Frenzel, an artist I am not familiar with, but who has joined in with the Bristol Mural Collective Lucky Lane paint jam.

The two magpies, beautifully presented, are looking pretty curiously at what looks like a little glitter ball. Juno Frenzel has managed to capture the character of the magpies perfectly, and the piece is skilfully painted, given the different surfaces and textures of the spot. Don’t be surprised to see this piece appear in Thursday Doors sometime in the future. Lovely work.

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I am off to London today to watch the Premier League champions, Arsenal, play Everton, and so had to write today’s posts last night. This is a wonderful piece by Effe at the Bristol Mural Collective Lucky Lane paint jam in September.

Effe has painted some colourful cubes, like children’s letter blocks and the letters exposed spell out ‘lucky Effe’. The piece is painted on a recessed shutter and Effe has decorated the recessed walls as well as the shutter, which is a great creative addition to the piece. This paint jam seems to have been a huge success with some really nice and refreshingly unusual pieces.

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Annika Pixie, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

It has been quite a while since I last saw anything painted by Annika Pixie. I am so pleased that the Bristol Mural Collective managed to encourage her to join in with their Lucky Lane paint jam back in September.

Annika Pixie is known for her ephemeral, ghostly pieces, which are deliberately myterious. I have to say that I can only see teeth in this piece, although the little chracters might be some kind of iconic thing that I am unaware of. Although the colours and shades all look a bit random, I’m sure everything in this piece has a purpose in the telling of a story. Great to see Annika back.

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Nina Raines, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

This is the first in a series of posts that I’ll be writing over the next few weeks, celebrating the annual (?) Bristol Mural Collective Lucky Lane paint jam/mini paint festival. Nina Raines who organised this year’s extravaganza, dropped me a message inviting me along, but unfortunately it clashed with my recent holiday in Greece.

Nina Rains has done that wonderful thing, where she has created her piece in harmony with an existing piece of ‘street furniture’ in this case a block of concrete, and turned it into a huge Tunnock’s caramel wafer biscuit – a brilliant and faithful reproduction of this iconic snack. This is not the first time Nina Raines has used an everyday object and turned it into something deeply familiar. I am of course referring to her wonderful coleman’s mustard pot in Dean Lane. Props to Nina, for both organising the festival, and for creating such an entertaining contribution to it.

Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025

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Umbral and Dai Luk, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

With the turnover of pieces being rather slow this year, I have a quick opportunity to rifle through my archive, and this is a delightful piece by Umbral and Dai Luk painted at a Bristol Mural Collective paint jam in Lucky Lane last September.

The slightly fierce looking stylised calico cat is notable for its long curly tail. The piece is set on a blue background with a blue pattern running behind and in front of the cat. This is what I would term a true collaboration, where both artists have combined their skills to create the single piece. The calico cat is spinning its luck, but isn’t what I’d call a calico cat – but I am splitting hairs. Great shutter collaboration.

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Qubart, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Painted as part of the Bristol Mural Collective’s recent paint jam, this unusual piece is painted by Qubart, an artist I have not come across before. I have noticed that 2025 has been a year in which there have been more ‘debutants’ on Natural Adventures than ever before, which speaks of both the growth in numbers of people who want to paint the streets and that Bristol is a number one destination for street art and graffiti.

This modernist piece, that appears to be influenced by several art genres, is bold and eye-catching, quite literally. The primary colours work well with the design and the composition. It might be considered a bit weird, but in the context of everything else that I see in Bristol, it isn’t that weird at all. It is always a pleasure to be introduced to a new artist.

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Cuicasolo, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

This is a wonderful geometric piece by Cuicasolo, AKA Elaine Carr, who I first came across in January 2016 and her BRISTOL piece in Dean Lane. Although she doesn’t paint all that often, she has a strong presence in Bristol through her creative interests and energy.

I love her 3D pieces that have so much depth to them, and this one looks like a kind of puzzle that could join up and interlock. There are some great strong colours used in this piece, although I think that the black surfaces on the doors should be red, to maintain consistency – perhaps she ran out of red paint? It would be great to see more from Cuicasolo, for sure.

Elaine Carr, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2016

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Sam Brentnall, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Although he doesn’t paint all that often, Sam Brentnall pretty much always brings a smile to my face with his quirky illustrations of familiar animals and their amusing personalities. This beauty was painted in Lucky Lane as part of the most recent Bristol Mural Collective paint jam.

The piece, painted on a back yard wall with door and garage, takes the form of a reconstructed cow. Of course no real cow looks like this, but the caricature illustration immediately appears as a cow, even though it is mixed up and has green spots instead of black. I love the udders on the door on the left, and the cow’s head cropping a four leaf clover – tapping into the lucky theme of the paint jam. This is a truly charming piece from Sam Brentnall.

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Yoliws, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

The Lucky Lane Bristol Mural Collective paint jam last month, is a gift that keeps on giving. Although I missed the pieces being painted because I was out of the country, I have been able to enjoy them completely and utterly. This is a wonderful shutter piece by Yoliws.

I love Yoliws’ characters that have a sense of freedom and joy about them, and the colours she selects have an upbeat feel. Unfortunately, I think that the shutter is working against Yoliws in this instance, and perhaps some stronger colours might have brought out a bit more contrast. There is a lovely message here for all who care to look at it… ‘Feelin’ lucky to have met you’. Fabulous stuff.

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Zubieta, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

This is another gorgeous piece from the Bristol Mural Collective paint jam in Lucky Lane. It is by Zubieta, who is no stranger to Natural Adventures. There is a door in this wall that gives a sense of scale to the piece, which is quite large really.

Zubieta has painted a Japanese lucky cat (maneki neko), one of two in the Lane, the other one was by Paper Walls. This particular cat is sending out love to some rats and a caterpillar, I’m not too sure why, but it makes for a nice scene. A night sky with stellar objects and a flower complete the composition. I love the door in this piece, and Thursday Door lovers will see this photograph again in due course.

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