Tag: RBF

7395. Cumberland Basin

Even, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2025
Even, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2025

There was a dearth of Christmas street art this year, perhaps we live in a time when there is not too much to be cheerful about, or maybe it is a bit of a cliché that artists steer clear of. It was good, therefore, to stumble across this Christmas paint jam from the RBF crew. Doubly satisfying as the crew have been very quiet in 2025.

Even, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2025
Even, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2025

Even has been painting these cheeky buttocks for a little while now, but she has added a fabulous festive tone in this piece. Her wit comes through with the words ‘X-mas rated’ and ‘Hoe Hoe Hoe…’. I hope that this late collaboration indicates an appetite for RBF to have a more active 2026… please.

7245. Dean Lane skate park (876)

Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

This small piece by Pekoe marks the return of her ‘XXX hates fascists’, theme, which in this instance declares that is it Bristol that hates fascists, and one can be on fairly safe ground that it is indeed the case. It would look odd if somebody raised a hand and said “well, actually, I quite like fascists” – we know that they are out there though.

Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Pekoe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

The piece was painted for Dean Lane Hardcore, I think. I feel that I haven’t seen enough of Pekoe’s work this year, and there has been a period of quiet from the regular drumbeat of RBF (Resting Bitch Face) paint jams this year – Family life seems to be a factor for some members. As ever, I look forward to more from Pekoe.

Lupa

A gallery of fabulous, bold writing from Bristol graffiti writer and RBF stalwart, Lupa.

Instagram: @lup4_4

All photographs by Scooj

Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2025
Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2025

Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2025
Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2025

Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2025
Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2025

Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025
Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025

Lupa, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, October 2024
Lupa, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, October 2024

Lupa, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2023
Lupa, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2023

Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2023
Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2023

Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, November 2023
Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, November 2023

Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2023
Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2023

Lupa, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023
Lupa, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023

Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023
Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023

Lupa, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023
Lupa, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023

7012. St Werburghs tunnel (511)

Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025

There is never a time when I am not utterly made up when finding a portrait piece by Pekoe. This is a modest piece in the tunnel, which was painted as part of the Wispa birthday celebration paint jam in June.

Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
Pekoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025

Pekoe’s subject and style has been a consistent landmark in the Bristol street art scene for years, and her corralling of the RBF crew is admirable. This portrait has some great colour contrasts – I love those glossy green lips, and green eyes. Pekoe has had a relatively quiet year so far, but I live forever in hope to find more of her work.

6989. St Werburghs tunnel (508)

Unity, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
Unity, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025

Wispa’s birthday paint jam in the tunnel is a gift that keeps on giving. The turnout for her birthday was excellent, and about half the wall space in the tunnel was re-decorated, which is a good thing as it needed a bit of freshening up.

Unity, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
Unity, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025

This is a wonderful piece by the very talented Unity who is a well-established and important member of the of the all-female RBF (Resting Bitch Face) crew. Although she doesn’t paint nearly as much in Bristol as I would like, it is always a pleasure when she does. I don’t think the photographs do this piece justice, as it was taken in the gloomiest part of the tunnel. Her writing is sublime, with superb blended fills and intricate patterning. A deep, double drop shadow in cream colours rounds the writing off perfectly. Great graffiti writing.

6889. Greenbank (155)

Sepr and Pekoe, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2025
Sepr and Pekoe, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2025

I’m not sure why, but I am always surprised (and thrilled) when I see collaborations between Pekoe and Sepr. Somehow in my head I don’t see them as natural collaborators, but how wrong I am. This delightfully witty piece on the long hoarding at Greenbank took me several attempts to get decent pictures. The fine weather we have been experiencing has a downside which is that full sun causes shadows to be cast everywhere. Eventually I took advantage of an overcast day and made my way to the spot.

Sepr, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2025
Sepr, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2025

The combination tells a story of a headless chicken, and in the left hand side, Sepr has created one of his superb cartoon characters, in this case a ‘one chicken band’. Obviously the festive bird wasn’t to everyone’s taste and the decapitated body marches on as the head complete with party hat watches on.

Pekoe, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2025
Pekoe, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2025

The perpetrator of the violent crime is a rather charming young woman wielding an axe, which makes one feel a little uncomfortable. Pekoe has done a great job here and unusually has painted more of a full character than her more usual head portrait. I have noticed that recently she has also been painting traffic cones in her pieces, like a little signature. The collaboration is witty, gruesome and really well painted. It would be great to see more of these story pieces from these great artists.

6814. M32 roundabout J3 (667)

Stivs and Pekoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Stivs and Pekoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

It was great to see this collaboration from Stivs and Pekoe recently, two artists who are knocking out some fabulous work at the moment. To the left, the calligraffiti letters are by Stivs and the character portrait on the right is by Pekoe.

Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Stivs has written his familiar letters DSC, which stands for Dog Supremacy Crew (formerly Dog Shit Crew – I think). The beautiful letters are not quite as elaborate as some of his calligraffiti pieces, but are nonetheless impressive. From the size and intricacy of it, I would think that he painted this fairly quickly.

Pekoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Pekoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

To the right, Pekoe, in keeping with the collaboration colour scheme, has painted this wonderful blue-faced portrait of a young woman with a fabulous hairdo. There is a symmetry in the face, and a slightly haunting stare. The piece is beautifully produced, and so very neat and tidy. I am not sure what the significance of the road cone is, but I’ll take it.

6803. Greenway Bush Lane (7)

Desi, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025
Desi, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025

Desi has been as busy so far this year as at any time I can remember, which is great news. This piece was painted in Greenway Bush Lane, which is fast becoming a graffiti hotspot, alongside Pekoe and Pura Decadencia.

Desi, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025
Desi, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025

The orange colours are nicely blended through the VEIL letters, although the paint is a little thin (often the case with oranges and yellows in particular), and there are some nicely reversed out spots for decoration. Desi has added some subtle star bursts, which almost make the piece look slightly out of focus, an interesting effect. Long may this productive streak last!

6797. Greenway Bush Lane (6)

Pekoe, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025
Pekoe, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025

Pekoe is a firm favourite on Natural Adventures, and this piece, which was painted alongside RBF crew friends Desi and Pura formed the centrepiece of the triptych. I know that Pekoe has an interest in stained-glass windows, and this piece perfectly reflects that interest.

Pekoe, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025
Pekoe, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, February 2025

I love Pekoe’s tagline, which appears in most of her work these days ‘hot girls hate fascists’ because it really belittles those whose attitudes are shaped by nasty figures such as Andrew Tate, Trump and the like, who prey on the disillusionment of young men and steer them towards a far right solution to all their problems and whose attitudes undo all the progressive policies that have made the world a much fairer place in my lifetime.

This is a lovely piece that showcases Pekoes versatility, and I wonder if we are going to see any more of these stained-glass style pieces in the future.

6780. Greenbank (152)

Desi, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2025
Desi, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2025

It took me three attempts to photograph this wonderful piece of writing by Desi, the first two were ruined with the shadows of trees cast across it, rendering the pictures useless. I should know better, this spot should only be visited on an overcast day, a bit like Sparke Evans Park, if you are after decent pictures.

Desi, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2025
Desi, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2025

Desi is a constant and talented member of the RBF crew whose work has been steadily improving over the years. Recently she has stepped up a level, and this VEIL piece is beautifully painted, and decorated with a couple of flowers, cheering up a dull day. The letters are well presented, and the fills nicely worked to run through all the letters in a coherent way. There is a nice shout-out to Mr Two Gram too in this fine piece.