7291. M32 spot (208)

Neddy Ned Ned, Jest Soubriquet and Ryder, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025
Neddy Ned Ned, Jest Soubriquet and Ryder, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025

Ahh, a wonderful triptych of writing either side of a central character by messrs Ryder, Jest Soubriquet (LWT) and Neddy Ned Ned, respectively, in one of my favourite Bristol spots.

Ryder, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025
Ryder, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025

The writing on the left is by the wonderful Ryder, who doesn’t paint as much as he used to, but still manages to take a break from family responsibilities once in a while. Classic, tidy writing from him.

Jest Soubriquet, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025
Jest Soubriquet, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025

The portrait piece in the middle by Jest Soubriquet, who goes by the name Likeswantu, is a perfect foil for the two pieces of greyscale writing either side. The portrait may not be his best, but it works so well in this situation, and the eyes with drops are really effective.

Neddy Ned Ned, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025
Neddy Ned Ned, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2025

To the right, the letters WISKA reflect the colours of Ryder’s writing. Neddy Ned Ned is one of those artists who doesn’t seem to paint all that often, but who has a strong presence on the city. The letters are well presented and the 3D drop shadow looking cool in purple and white. The whole triptych is painted on a swirling cosmic background with a touch of green. A fine collaboration.

6977. St Werburghs tunnel (505)

Neddy Ned Neddy, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Neddy Ned Neddy, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

I feel like I ought to have posted far more pieces by Neddy Ned Neddy than I actually have, and I can’t really be too sure why that is. Anyhow, this is a superb piece painted in his unique style as part of the very well-attended birthday paint jam for Wispa.

Neddy Ned Neddy, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Neddy Ned Neddy, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

Rather confusingly, Neddy Ned Neddy writes WISKA, which is coincidental to it being a celebration for Wispa, some of the other artists involved in the paint jam have altered their letters to read Wispa, but not the most obvious candidate, and I think he probably missed a trick here. This is a wonderfully worked piece with a sumptuous blended fill, looking like a kind of swirly marbling. A distinctive and really cool piece of graffiti writing.

6709. M32 Cycle path (280)

Neddy Ned Neddy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2025
Neddy Ned Neddy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2025

This outstanding, colourful piece by Neddy Ned Ned was painted as part of a paint session celebrating Jaksta’s birthday. Although I was present to watch him paint some of this piece, he was a little bit too preoccupied to stop for a chat, and having never met him before, I didn’t want to interrupt him.

Neddy Ned Neddy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2025
Neddy Ned Neddy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2025

This really is a top-drawer piece of wildstyle graffiti writing. The letters spell out Wiska and are filled with a quite superb blended yellow, orange and red colour combination which has a marble effect, really clever. The contrasting blue and black drop shadow has a vanishing point in the centre of the piece. The letters burst out of the wall and bedazzle.

6533. Cumberland Basin

Neddy Ned Neddy, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2024
Neddy Ned Neddy, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2024

Neddy Ned Neddy is one of those artists who paints from time to time in Bristol, but never enough to grace the pages of Natural Adventures all that often. It is always a pleasure to include his work, though, because his writing style is quite special and beautifully executed.

Neddy Ned Neddy, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2024
Neddy Ned Neddy, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2024

In most of his pieces, the vanishing point for his drop shadow is located centrally behind the letters, which gives the illusion that they are hurtling towards you from the background. The flaming colour selection works well against the blue, and this is an all-round stonking burner.

6481. Frome Side (37)

Vaiga, Jaksta and Neddy Ned Neddy, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024
Vaiga, Jaksta and Neddy Ned Neddy, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024

It is difficult for me to get to this Frome Side spot underneath the M32, when I have the dog with me, because access is perilous enough, even without a canine companion in tow. This means that my visits are sporadic at best, and I miss out on a lot of great artwork to be found there. This is a three artist collaboration from Vaiga, Jaksta and Neddy Ned Neddy.

Vaiga, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024
Vaiga, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024

I don’t know the work of Vaiga at all, and know nothing of the artist. Furthermore, it is difficult to find out more, because Vaiga doesn’t appear to have a social media presence. The black and white graffiti writing is beautifully presented in two halves and uses a tidy and distinctive font. This is a lovely piece of writing, although the tight blue border is a little smudged in one or two places (nit picking) This is a fine piece.

Jaksta, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024
Jaksta, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024

The centrepiece character is by the brilliant caricaturist Jaksta, who tipped me off about this piece a little while back. The brilliant portrait is a representation of Scarface, played by Al Pacino, is set in a Miami-style cityscape, which Jaksta used to hold on to the remains of the summer. A classy bit of character work, as always from this artist.

Neddy Ned Neddy, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024
Neddy Ned Neddy, Frome Side, Bristol, October 2024

To the right is another great piece of wildstyle graffiti writing from Neddy Ned Neddy, whose work has appeared on Natural Adventures a couple of times before. Adopting the same two tone colour scheme as Vaiga, the piece oozes competence, experience and class. This is a wonderful triptych production well worth the trip.

4998. M32 Spot (154)

Dopes, Jaksta and Neddy Ned Ned, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023
Dopes, Jaksta and Neddy Ned Ned, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023

Well lookee here, on one of my favourite walls we have a fabulous three-way collaboration from Dopes, Jaksta and Neddy Ned Ned. The whole thing is painted in Autumnal colours (although a winter collaboration), and provides more than a little contemporary commentary.

Dopes, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023
Dopes, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023

To the left is a fine piece of writing from Dopes, offering his beautifully proportioned letters in a metallic style with plenty of shading fades and highlights, neatly finished off with a tidy blue border and some arrows thrown in for good measure.

Jaksta, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023
Jaksta, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023

The most eye-catching element of the triptych is the portrait of Prince Harry, painted by Jaksta. This mischievous send-up of the Prince directly relates to the revelations in his autobiography ‘Spare’ and is a play on the word Charlie (cocaine) and Charles (his father the King). The portrait is nicely worked, but very different from the style I would normally associate with Jaksta.

Neddy Ned Ned, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023
Neddy Ned Ned, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2023

I have never (knowingly) come across Neddy Ned Ned before, although his work does look slightly familiar. It is always great to have visitors to the city, especially when they are clearly as talented as Neddy Ned Ned is. There is a nice flow and confidence to the shapes of the letters, and there is a bit of a fill-fest going on too. Altogether, this is a banging collaboration.