7953. M32 roundabout J3 (797)

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026

Reflecting back on the long hot dry summer, I would have to say that SUB is one of the most improved writers in Bristol. He has been relentless in painting his letters wherever he can it seems, and making them much more interesting with patterns, creative fills and adding the odd character here and there.

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026

Sub has had a difficult challenge from the start by choosing only three letters, which tend to be large and so need a lot of work to make them stand out. Here he has managed to create a bevelled edge to his chrome letters, which works really well and together with a deep drop shadow creates plenty of depth. Running through the middle of the letters is a nicely worked blue plasma streak providing additional interest and without which the piece would be at risk of looking a little plain. This wall is a favourite spot for Sub, and there are layers of his pieces here, you might spot one or two.

7947. M32 roundabout J3 (796)

Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026
Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026

It has been quite a while since I last posted a piece by Mote. I think that he has been painting in remote spots that I just don’t get to see and perhaps not as frequently as he was a year or two ago.

Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026
Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026

This is a large monster head, perhaps it is a dragon. It couldn’t possibly be by any other trust, his style is so unique, with his intricate detailing with fine black lines, hatchings and dots. His colour selection is nearly always based around soft pastel shades and rarely strong prime colours. A lovely piece and nice surprise.

7911. M32 roundabout J3 (795)

Zeks, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Zeks, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

I think that Zeks might have some time on his hands, maybe he is ‘between jobs’ or simply made a decision to paint more this summer, but is is noticeable that he has painted quite a few pieces in the city recently.

Zeks, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Zeks, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

This is a lovely piece of non-uniform writing on the roundabout. Full of beautiful soft colours and arrow patterns. Uniquely Zeksy in its design, one of the best pieces of writing I have seen from the artist to date.

7902. M32 roundabout J3 (794)

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

The photographs of this combination piece by Sub, is a perfect example of why it is important to take pictures, even if the light conditions (sun/shade) aren’t perfect, because when I returned for a second attempt, the character had been dogged, so we’ll have to make do with these.

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

Sub has been steadily improving, and has successfully added characters to his writing portfolio. His letters here are very nicely presented with some pink cloudy smudges, a plasma burst and some horizontal drips. Sitting alongside is a fun ghostly cartoon character – I am not sure if it is a Sub creation or an existing character that he has copied – I am not familiar with it. I just did a little research, and I think it might be a Super Mario ghost King Boo, without his crown. A great commbination piece.

7898. M32 roundabout J3 (793)

 

Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

This little corner of the M32 roundabout where the footway underpass meets the outside walls has been a popular spot for Daz Cat over the years. It is the perfect size and shape for his cat characters and often left alone by graffiti writers because of the portrait dimensions.

Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

This is a superb classic Daz Cat cat portrait piece. The sophistication that he brings to his pieces is lightyears away from his early work, and offers so much depth and detail. I love the little close-fitting hat, but the tongue hanging out wins me over completely – a great observation of cats that sometimes strike this pose. A fine piece by Daz Cat.

7894. M32 roundabout J3 (792)

Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

Roma has settled into a rather nice rhythm of painting and is also settling into a fairly consistent letter style. Her distinctive overlapping letters are quite pointy, although she has painted smoother letters in the past, and her ‘O’ and ‘A’ have an additional embellishment at the top.

Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

In this piece she has chosen to paint over a particularly busy piece – by Biers – which does distract a little from her own work. Perhaps a bit more background would help to delineate her work from the existing work of others. I know that this is a stylistic approach used by many writers, but my view would be to consider the wall, not only the letters. The blended fill and horizontal stripe of stars is fabulous and well executed. Upwards and onwards.

7893. M32 roundabout J3 (791)

Bloem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Bloem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

Photographing this piece by Bloem, even with the shadows cast across it was a smart move, because the next time I visited to get some better pictures, it had been over-painted – which was a great pity. I have noticed that quite often, fresh pieces get painted over not because of any vindictive mission on the part of another artist, but because they genuinely have no idea how long a piece might have been on a wall for. People like me, who visit spots regularly have a much better idea of what is new and what is old.

Bloem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Bloem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

Bloem’s work is really quite exceptional. She has in a relatively short space of time learned her craft and clearly has a great gift for spray painting walls. The gift is twofold though, her can-control is one thing, but combined her worderfully creative mind allows her to paint her outstanding artwork with confidence and ease. These letters, spelling BLOEM, are painted in her favoured blue tones and are beautifully designed and decorated. Another triumph from Bloem. If only the sun had drifted behind a cloud, just for a minute.

7886. M32 roundabout J3 (790)

Minto, M32 roundabout, July 2026
Minto, M32 roundabout, July 2026

Minto has had a great summer, creating some truly memorable pieces around Bristol, and of such a high quality too. His distinctive style has been carried through all of them and this is no exception.

Minto, M32 roundabout, July 2026
Minto, M32 roundabout, July 2026

The heavily disguised letters, spelling, of course, MINTO, are beautifully embellished with swirls, patterns, lines and colour, but all seemingly beautifully balanced and interconnected. Midway through, there is the inclusion of a small character, wearing a helmet with goggles and smoking a cigarette. Such mini-characters often organically emerge fom Minto’s work, augmenting the busy mix. Another very nice piece from the artist.

7866. M32 roundabout J3 (789)

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

Hemper is back to his best with this gorgeous, colourful piece of wildstyle writing on the M32 roundabout.I simply don’t really know what to say about thois piece which is a bit of a study in perfection.

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026
Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2026

Let’s start with the background which is so much more than a simple buffed grey, exposing some of the black wall that lay behind it – this is not accidental or sloppy, but entirely crafted. The letter shapes are creative and free, backed up with a slim, but strong, black border and drop shadow. It is the colour fills and patterns that steal the show in my eyes. His skuilfil blending at the interface of two colours is immaculate, the patterns largely consist of reversed out spots and stripes, and the use of the white highlights help the letters to pop from the wall. If you want to see graffiti excellence, go no further.

7860. M32 roundabout J3 (788)

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026

If I posted all the Mage pieces I find, thern I woulkd struggle to make space for much else. I accept that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but I do have a lot of his pieces that haven’t made it out of the archives…yet. I think that I would categorise Mage as a bit of a classy bomber. He likes to just show up and over-paint existing work, and rarely, if ever, buffs the wall first, leaving behind the remnants of the piece before it, which in this instance was by Bloem.

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2026

I really like this piece, which is nicely thought out and crisply painted. The deep red letter fill is broken up with brighter red plasma lines and decorated with some characterful yellow circles. The contrasting turquoise drop shadow has some nice block decorations. The only thing I am a little unsure about is the black decorations around the perimeter which I think add nothing to the piece. More to come, always.