7278. St Werburghs tunnel (536)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

Mr Klue can confuse me from time to time; his abstract pieces all have such a strong ‘brand’ feel to them, and he loves to paint the same spots in St Werburghs tunnel, that I can sometimes forget whether I have photographed or written about particular pieces. I could have sworn that I had photographed this piece some time ago, but it appears not. 

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

I spoke to somebody in the tunnel a little while back, and they were most complimentary about Mr Klue’s work, and especially about the tone and lightness of touch of his paint. I agreed, and then pointed out that you could make out the letters KLUE if you looked carefully. He thanked me and went on his way. There is indeed a lightness of touch in this piece and a couple of decent scrolls to boot. Always good work from Mr Klue.

7180. St Werburghs tunnel (524)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025

I can’t quite remember if this combination piece from Mr Klue was painted in one session or two, but since they are by the same artist, it doesn’t really matter that much. It is quite unusual to find writing and the Mad Hatter character by Mr Klue adjacent to one another, so this is quite special.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025

Mr Klue’s gift for creating ephemeral graffiti writing is unparalleled in Bristol and his character is iconic, especially in this area. There are some great colours here and a lightness of touch that is a signature of his work. A real treat in the tunnel.

7170. Purdown (95)

Mr Klue, Purdown, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Klue, Purdown, Bristol, August 2025

We fly back to Bristol today, after a wonderful week away in Madeira. I will be in the air when today’s posts publish, so I wrote them both last night. You don’t need to know any of that, but it is late, I am tired and I don’t much want to go home.

Mr Klue, Purdown, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Klue, Purdown, Bristol, August 2025

I suppose, at least, that I will be able to go for walks with the dog again and seek out new street/graffiti art. Such as this classic piece up at Purdown, by Mr Klue. The ghostly character resembles the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland, and has an ethereal fantasy appearance. A Bristol icon from Mr Klue.

7046. St Werburghs tunnel (515)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

The emphasis of this post will walk through how augmentation works. In street art circles, augmentation (adding to an existing piece) is relatively rare and can be considered as a little insulting to the original artist, or lacking in creativity. On the other hand, it can be seen as flattering and complementary to the original work. Here is a wonderful example of a piece by Mr Klue that has been augmented by Posh.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

This rather nice purple ‘KLUE’ abstract writing has been hanging around at the entrance to the tunnel for quite a while, which doesn’t really come as much of a surprise as he kind of ‘owns’ this spot, by occupation at least. The purple is beautifully picked out with white and yellow highlights that create wonderful depth to the piece. Now all is just fine and dandy, and then along comes Posh!

Mr Klue and Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Mr Klue and Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

Quite a while after this piece was painted by Mr Klue, Posh came along and added into it three posh characters, in yellow, picking out some of the colour in the original piece. These ‘toffs’ have a strong political message, one that picked up a lot of coverage at the Glastonbury Festival, ‘Death 2 the IDF’. Once again, street art acts as a wonderful commentary on contemporary issues, and has an important role to play in free speech and expression. This is a great example of how augmentation can work really well, and Mr Klue thought it was rather funny.

6911. St Werburghs tunnel (494)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, April 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, April 2025

Mr Klue has been on fire this year and has continued to paint his ephemeral pieces in the tunnel on an alarmingly regular basis. In my view, this is a very good thing indeed, because I like his unique style, and watching him paint gives me an appreciation of how deliberate each ‘brush stroke’ is in his pieces. His work may look random, but it is based around the form of the letters KLUE, and the shading and colour patterns are carefully thought through.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, April 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, April 2025

As far as I can make out, Mr Klue paints each piece in a freestyle way, meaning that he doesn’t paint from a black book, but rather from the heart in a well-rehearsed, but improvised way, if that makes sense. The white and lavender colours gives this one a lightness of touch, and the subtle lime green tints on some of the edges, adds depth and rounds things off nicely. So much more to come from Mr Klue.

6897. St Werburghs tunnel (491)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025

I am writing this from a tired Travelodge in Warrington, having watched Arsenal lose to PSG in the second leg of the Champions League Semi Final in an equally tired and slightly empty Irish Pub. I have had a long day, and still have this blog post to write. At least I am writing about this fabulous Mad Hatter piece in the tunnel by Mr Klue.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025

I think Mr Klue painted this as a bit of an extra, after he has finished another piece that I watched him complete. He is on a roll this year and has been churning out some great pieces. I particularly like these little characters that he paints and I have seen several of them over the years. This character is a little more solid than his ephemeral abstract writing and manages to convey a certain amount of mystery and intrigue.

I am always reminded when I see this character, of a wonderful double LP that me and my sister had as children, which was a musical version of Alice in Wonderland, and thanks to the Interweb, here is a picture of it. Try and find an online version to listen to, you won’t regret it.

Alice in Wonderland album cover. A brilliant musical version with a star-studded cast.
Alice in Wonderland album cover. A brilliant musical version with a star-studded cast.

6824. St Werburghs tunnel (487)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

I would say that Mr Klue is the (undisputed) king of St Werburghs tunnel, on a measure of number of pieces painted there. It seems to be the place he enjoys painting most, and it is rare to not be able to find something of his at any one time.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

This is a colourful one, as ever spelling out KLUE, which is notable perhaps for the way the wispy tops of the letters bleed into a cloudy mass, which might have been there from a previous piece. The central colours are green and orange, which often work well together, but there are also injections of purple and white. The use of these colours combines to create depth to the piece which is on the cusp of being anamorphic. We can be certain that there will be more to come.

6798. St Werburghs tunnel (482)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025

This trio of pieces in the tunnel, show how busy Mr Klue has been of late in his favourite spot. The one on the left was painted a day or two before the other two, which I think might have been created in a single session.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025

The left-hand piece, as with all of them, spells KLUE and has a green base palette. Ephemeral, smoky, abstract letters are part of the USP I would expect to see from Mr Klue and he rarely disappoints. There is little more to add from these three pieces, other than their colour differences.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025

Pinks and purples dominate in this middle piece, with some yellow highlights along some edges.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025

Finally, the trio is rounded off on the right with a piece that is predominantly white, again with some yellow highlights. All three together show how Mr Klue’s abstract writing is based around the same simple concept, but can look completely different depending on the design details and colour palette. A busy man.

6634. St Werburghs tunnel (469)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2024
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2024

I believe that this piece by Mr Klue was painted at breakneck speed. On the day it was painted, I checked out the wall around lunchtime, and there was nothing there. Paul H visited the spot a while later and the piece was completed. This is my account of events… of course I might have had a ‘moment’, or a blind spot and walked past the piece without noticing it, but I simply don’t think that happened. Anyhow, all’s well that ends well, and I managed to snap it up as if it were new, eventually.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2024
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2024

2024 was a stand-out year for Mr Klue, and what a way to round-off the year with this fine abstract writing piece set on a festive gold background. The letters spell KLUE, and are more defined here than in some of his more ephemeral pieces. The orange and turquoise work well together and are augmented with splashes of lime green and purple. A fine piece. I am looking forward to another great year from Mr Klue in 2025

6588. St Werburghs tunnel (463)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2024
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2024

It has been a very good year for Mr Klue, who has been both productive and creative. This new piece in the tunnel differs from many of his others in the use of several colours in a single piece.  Perhaps it was a dregs piece, or maybe he simply wanted to switch things up a bit.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2024
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2024

The letters KLUE are about as obvious as you are going to seen in a Mr Klue piece of abstract graffiti writing. The top edge of the piece is noteworthy too, with his piece bleeding into the cream background. The photographs don’t really do this one justice, as I remember thinking when I saw it how stunning the colours were. All good stuff.