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Spore-bearing fertile
non-photosynthetic stem
natural marvel
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by Scooj
- also a really annoying pernicious weed.
Field Horsetail
Tag: Plant
Rhododendron
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Old faithful blooming
for thirty-six years a friend
spectacular flowers
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by Scooj
Scented air
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Sickly sweet nectar
saturates evening air
honey for the night
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by Scooj
6513. Dean Lane skate park (776)
Whales have been quite a common theme in Mr Draws’ artwork, both in the studio and on walls big and small. I guess that these large mammals are representative of the threats and opportunities for our planet, and something I know Mr Draws cares a lot about. This piece combines his writing with nature, a concept I wholly endorse.
The letters DRAWS provide a backdrop for the blue whale character and some greenery. It was painted as part of a Halloween paint jam and there is plenty of symbolism in the piece, where the underlying message is that if you meddle with nature we are walking down the path of doom. Cheery huh? Great stuff from the thoughtful Mr Draws.
Wild carrot – 30 Days Wild (22/30)
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A roseate starburst
beside a sun drenched pathway
modest, unnoticed
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by Scooj
- 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.
Maidenhair spleenwort – 30 Days Wild (12/30)
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Hey, what’s in a name…?
sweetest fronds reach out and spread
absorbing sunlight
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by Scooj
- 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.
Wall pennywort – 30 Days Wild (1/30)
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Common, overlooked
attached to walls filling gaps
elegant flower
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by Scooj
30 Days Wild (1)
30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can as my contribution to this celebration of nature. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.
6039. Cumberland Basin
The Bristol street art and graffiti scene is so broad that it welcomes all styles and all levels of talent. We get to see it all here. Some towns and cities in the UK embrace street art through holding festivals, but have no underlying culture 365 days of the year. While there is nothing wrong with that at all, what remains is a sanitised selection of high-end art, keeping the place pretty. Upfest provides us with a microclimate of high-end art in the Bedminster area, but the rest of the city is up for grabs, and I like it that way.
A great example of Bristol’s artistic diversity comes in the form of artists like j9449j, whose abstract fills are really quite unique. There is a wonderful organic feel to his work, with plant-like forms cropping up through the lettering. j9449j’s work feels quite ‘designed’, if you know what I mean, and although some of the borders could be a little cleaner, there is an element of anti-style that works well. This is a bright and colourful calming piece.
Heracleum mantegazzianum
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Towering giant
phytotoxicity risk
plant best left alone
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by Scooj
4122. Mina Road (7)
Most street artists have a background in art, illustration or design, and many have jobs related to their craft and skills. Some supplement their income with commissions and some (the really lucky ones) derive a comfortable income from their street art and spin-offs from it, for example, Banksy, Inkie and Nick Walker. Hazard, I think, falls into the category of supplementing her income, and you will find a lot of her work around the city, on commercial or private walls that have earned her a little money.
This is one of Hazard’s mos recent commissions in Mina Road, and although not bold or brash, the plant piece oozes class. The mural is painted above the Haus of Hair hairdressers and looks to be a sumptuous collection of houseplant leaves (of the rainforest ilk), providing texture and depth to an otherwise ordinary wall. This is a beautiful commission and a great advert for Hazard’s work.
Natural adventures 