6333. Montpelier Park

Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024

I am taking a bit of a risk with posting this piece, because I am not 100% certain that it is by who I think it is. My guess would be that the artist is Nice One, as it certainly has the same style as other signed portraits about the place. The piece has been lurking in my archive since June, because I wasn’t too sure who to attribute it to.

Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024

I like the portrait very much, and would guess that the artist (if it is Nice One) might have had some art schooling of some kind… since, although it is rather stylised, the proportions are nicely worked. The piece was modestly ticked away in the far corner of the wall in one of the quieter graffiti spots in Bristol. Nice one is building a more than respectable portfolio and I would expect and hope to see a whole lot more coming from the artist over the next few weeks and months.

6316. Brunel Way (284)

Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Once you get your eye in with a particular artist, you start to see their work scattered all over the place, as well as digging their stuff out of the archives. Nice One has been painting some great stuff around Bristol in recent months, and I am trying to catch up a little with their work.

Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

This column piece under Brunel Way is a fabulous portrait, modestly placed out of the way by the DIY skate park. The pastel shades are difficult to photograph especially in the dappled light, but I think these pictures give some idea of  just how good and different this sketch-like piece is. I am very much looking forward to Nice One becoming a regular contributor to Natural Adventures.

6305. Dean Lane skate park (741)

Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

Over the past few months some rather nice script writing has appeared all over Bristol, with the words ‘Nice One’. I had nothing more to go on about the artist, until now, when a signed portrait by the artist appeared in Dean Lane recently. Unfortunately the identity of the artist remains a mystery, and until I know more I will refer to them as Nice One.

Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

This is a fantastic portrait piece painted in a ‘brush-stroke’ style, as if it were a charcoal sketch in a black book. The proportions and perspectives are superb, the work of a trained artist I would guess. I love the expression on the character’s face. The bold ‘e’ in the signature is something I’ll be looking out for.  More to come from this Natural Adventures debutant soon.