281. Muller Road

This mural is deep in Zase country. Many of his works are on show in the neighbourhood, and recently this commission for the local veterinary practice has brightened up an otherwise drab wall. I suspect that business may have improved too.

Zase, Muller Road, Bristol, April 2016
Zase, Muller Road, Bristol, April 2016

These animals are beautifully painted, which is what we have come to expect from Zase designs. The animals are incredibly realistic, but seem to have a slightly cheeky cartoonish character about them. This is an artist at the top of his game.

Zase, Muller Road, Bristol, April 2016
Zase, Muller Road, Bristol, April 2016

He has also painted one of his trademark wildstyle burners, but I am unable to decipher it. He has dotted the whole piece with the words ‘love’, ‘compassion’ and ‘care’. All in all it is a wonderful community piece, and a local landmark.

Zase, Muller Road, Bristol, April 2016
Zase, Muller Road, Bristol, April 2016

 

 

Crows

 

Guardians of my

soul, they wait patiently for

my death, cackling.

 

By Scooj

 

  • cackling – 3 syllables?

 

I’ve never seen that before

 

‘Boof’ a softened thud

beside me; thirty foot fall,

a squirrel scuttles.

 

by Scooj

Summer buzzin’

 

Splendid Sunday sounds

as neighbours strim untidy

lawns; smells of Summer.

 

by Scooj

264. The Bearpit (20)

This is a beautiful triptych photographed in the West tunnel of the Bearpit back in January 2016. At the time I didn’t know very much about Mr Draws, the artist, and the images disappeared in my ever expanding archive.

Mr Draws, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2016
Mr Draws, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2016

Mr Draws appears to be getting more active on the street art side of things and his work is popping up all over the place. The last of his works I featured was in Dean Lane skate park, and you can see his style pulsing through this creature.

Mr Draws, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2016
Mr Draws, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2016

This piece is absolutely wonderful, I like to think of it as a fox, but on closer inspection, I’m not too sure what animal it is. Top marks for this lovely work, sadly long since gone.

The frog and the princess

 

There’s always room for

two, when one of them is you

and the other’s me.

 

by Scooj

Ambition

 

I can jump so high

to the moon and stars above

believe me I can.

 

by Scooj

Groundhog day

 

Saw my first today

only a fleeting glimpse; I

saw my first today.

 

by Scooj

 

My recent trip to the United States offered so many new experiences, and wildlife encounters…expect more to crop up in this blog.

Horseshoe crab

 

Ancient encrusted

survivor of Earthly time

washed up on the shore.

 

by Scooj

Mulberry Point

 

The stillness reaches

into my soul; once again

I can breathe easy.

 

by Scooj