2. Frogmore Street (1)

This is really one of my favourite works by my second favourite artist. It appeared about a year or so ago on a clean wall in Frogmore Street, yards away from the bridge on Park Street. It is called ‘Big Deal’ and signed by JPS.

JPS, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2015
JPS, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2015

John Paul Scanlon is a local artist who was born, and still lives in Weston-super-Mare. His early inspirations include M.C. Escher, Dali, Cezanne and DaVinci. There is no question though that his street art ‘career’, which began in 2009, was directly inspired by a Banksy exhibition.

JPS, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2015
JPS, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2015

There are several interesting interviews on the inter-web with JPS. He is reasonably prolific and will feature regularly in this blog.

8/10

Princess candy

Bulging eyes, wet skin.

Ma said ‘you’re no oil painting’;

your ship will come in.

 

by Scooj

29/30 Dervish

Pentaradiate;

soft creamy petals unfurl

as if setting sail.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

23/30 Summer growth

Wisteria leaves

press on the bathroom window;

a relentless surge.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

21/30 Spider

Eight legs, many eyes.

Woven threads for trapping food;

so much to admire.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

20/30 Stare

I see you Mister,

and you know what? You see me.

We see each other.

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

16/30 Moisture

When cloud forms collide

and light reflects in grey shades;

heavenly mayhem.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

 

7/30 Green

Mysterious bug

lurking on a bramble leaf

with regal splendour.

 

by Scooj

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWildInfo

 

Haiku 17

 

Regimented stacks

pay homage to Sacré-Coeur

from Paris roof tops.

 

by Scooj

Haiku 14

The broad beans are in

hope the savage winds abate

blustery cool May.

 

by Scooj