6964. Dean Lane skate park (837)

Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025

OOF! This is a superb character portrait piece by Nice one, so full of movement and vibrancy. The ‘sketchy’ style that Nice One adopts for his character pieces has an impressionist quality, with what appear to be brush strokes rather than spray paint work, especially around the face and hair. This is a clever technique, and I suspect rather difficult to do.

Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025

The character is wearing enormous glasses, with a hint of reflection in them, which is incredibly effective. There is no need for a signature, when the whole piece sits over a huge ‘Nice One font’ ‘N’. A superb piece from an artist whose work is beautifully executed and always interesting.

6952. Stokes Croft

Mauro Goblin, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2025
Mauro Goblin, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2025

I’m beginning to regret ever having said that, unlike other street art hubs in the country, Bristol is rather light on paste ups. Ever since I first made that comment, I seem to have found wheatpastes all over the place. Whether I am just seeing more because I am looking more or whether there has been an influx, I cannot say, either way, it is good news.

Mauro Goblin, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2025
Mauro Goblin, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2025

This is a stunning portrait piece by Mauro Goblin, an artist I believe from Valparaiso, Chile, featuring Beth Gibbons from local band Portishead. The stencil piece is sprayed on to paper which is then pasted up, hence the sharp edge around the portrait. A little bit of orange spray paint behind the piece significantly adds to the impact. What a privilege to have this piece in Bristol.

6947. Dean Lane skate park (835)

Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025

I am used to seeing Zake character pieces that tend to be head-on round faces in a cartoon style with lots of light and shade creating depth, so this is something a little different.

Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025

The profile portrait of an androgenous person draws more on a realistic version of a character than the cartoon style I am used to from Zake. The hair, in particular (most of his characters are bald), is great to see, demonstrating that Zake is far more than simply a one-trick pony. Definitely an unusual piece from one of the most prolific artists painting in Bristol at the moment. I have updated my gallery of Zake’s work so you can see what I mean.

6940. River Avon (84)

Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025
Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025

This wonderful collaboration piece alongside the Bristol Avon came as a complete surprise. I am familiar with Buser, but I have never seen anything by Mr SCE before and assume that he was visiting.

Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025
Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025

The combination collaboration shares some commonality with the orange blast around the writing and portrait. Buser’s letters are well crafted although the colour combination is a little too overpowering for me, and there is quite a lot of brown in there. I am beginning to wonder if brown is the colour of 2025.

Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025
Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025

The two-tone portrait by Mr SCE is beautifully painted and it is a bit of a shame that it is so off the beaten track, although it is likely to remain here longer than in some of the more accessible spots in Bristol. Such is the quality of this portrait, that I will certainly be looking out for Mr SCE’s work in the future.

Nice One

A gallery of outstanding writing, portraits and landscapes by the brilliant Bristol artist Nice One.

All photographs by Scooj

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Purdown, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Purdown, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2025
Solar and Nice One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2024
Solar and Nice One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

6933. St Werburghs tunnel (498)

Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

Jest Soubriquet is an artist with several ‘noms de plume’ such as Jest Likes and Likes Wan Tu or Likes 12, which makes things horribly difficult for my tagging his pieces, which is why I stick with the first name I came across… it just makes things simpler for me.

Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

This is another of his wonderful colourful patchwork portraits, and probably the best I have seen so far. The highly stylised portrait features a pouting woman whose face and hair are splashed with some delightful colours, and yet somehow appears to be completely normal – if that makes sense. I mean, nobody actually looks like that, but our brains compensate for the unusual colours and presents a normal portrait – clever things brains. Clever art from Jest Soubriquet.

6929. St Werburghs tunnel (497)

Bean, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Bean, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

I often comment about artists who paint in a particular style, and ask myself whether they could do something completely different, marking them out as a versatile artist. Well, Bean has gone the full mile with this portrait piece that couldn’t be further removed from his usual cartoon characters.

Bean, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Bean, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

I have to say I was quite flabbergasted when I saw this, and admire Bean even more than I did before. I knew he was clearly very talented, but this portrait takes my view of him to another level. I hope he will be painting in Bristol more over the Summer months, and will wait to see what other hidden talents he has in his locker.

6920. Stokes Croft

Wilko, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2025
Wilko, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2025

It isn’t all that long ago that I wrote about how Bristol, although it has a super-vibrant street art scene, is less well represented on the wheatpaste side of things. Of course, when you say something like that, life has a way of proving you wrong, and I have since found a whole bunch of wheatpastes, many of them by Wilko in the Stokes Croft area.

Wilko, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2025
Wilko, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2025

I haven’t come across Wilko before, but I have a feeling he might be from Birmingham. He certainly made the most of his visit to Bristol, and I will try to post more of his wonderful illustrations in due course. This orange and black piece has a feel of African-influenced art and cubism (which of course are related) about it. Great to see.

6906. Moon Street (107)

Cartoonneros, Moon Street, Bristol, April 2025
Cartoonneros, Moon Street, Bristol, April 2025

Since developers moved into the area around Moon Street, I don’t visit all that often, and driving around there is a bit of a nightmare, so I generally only visit when I am on foot. I had a lovely surprise on my last visit, finding this stencil piece by Cartoonneros.

Cartoonneros, Moon Street, Bristol, April 2025
Cartoonneros, Moon Street, Bristol, April 2025

I don’t know if the piece is new or old, but the artist does seem to visit Bristol sporadically – maybe he has friends here. Furthermore, I don’t know who the character portrayed in the stencil is, but it has all the hallmarks of a Cartoonneros piece. The black lines of the stencil are sprayed over a patchwork of orange and yellow paint, creating the unique look that the artist has perfected. A reward for keeping my eyes open.

6900. M32 Cycle path (288)

Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2025
Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2025

For me, this post represents a lesson in always taking pictures of pieces when you can, even when the light conditions are bad, or there are obstacles in the way, because the next time you return to get pictures, the piece might have gone, as was the case with this beauty by Mind 49.

Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2025
Mind 49, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2025

The shadow cast across the top half of this incredible portrait piece, doesn’t ruin it as much as I thought it would. The quality of the composition and the artwork shine through. Mind 49 skilfully works in a cartoon graffiti face on the daisy hat, combining two very different styles into the one piece. This is a truly outstanding piece that deserved to be seen for longer.