Although he paints his letters a fair bit around Bristol, I feel that Vesar is probably under-represented in Natural Adventures. His work is most commonly found in Sparke Evans Park, or alongside the River Avon, like this one.
Vesar, River Avon, Bristol, October 2026
This is a very nicely worked clean piece, featuring his VESAR letters. He has used contrasting green tones for his fills, and a light-touch reversed-out decoration. The whole thing is contained within a steady purple border and finished with a black background and some flames thrown in for good measure.
A not very good couple of photographs of a fine piece of graffiti writing by Noise. This wall is plagued by dappled light from the adjacent trees, so any hint of sunlight leads to poor photographs. The artist has been rather quiet this year, and I think I have only found maybe only three, so one could say that this is a bit of a rarity.
Noise, River Avon, Bristol, October 2026
Noise’s writing is very distinctive. He uses chunky fat letters spelling out NOISE, that take up a lot of space, it also means that there is a lot of opportunity for fill work. Here vhe has used earthy colours and decorated the fill with some daisy-like flowers. A decent drop shadow completes the piece. You can see more of his work in this updated gallery.
Weas(el) continues to scatter his mega tags all over the city, but in the last year or two has been increasing the frequency of his longer-form graffiti writing. His letters tend to be written in a thin script format, and I am assuming that this tribute piece is one of his.
Weas, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
I am a little confused by the messaging in this piece. My thought is that it is a tribute to Vulchar by Weas, but I might be way off the mark, and the more I look at this piece, the more I am doubting myself. So I am going to leave it as a tribute piece by someone, possibly Weas, for Vulchar down by the River Avon.
It seems that WordPress have been messing about with their settings again, and trying to find the ‘Classic Editor’ has been tricky this morning, but here I am… This is a rather nice piece by occasional artist Mysto, who it has to be said is becoming rather less occasional than he used to be.
Mysto, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
The lovely letters appear as if hewn from a gold bar, although it is actually painted in yellows and browns, a clever illusion. Some tidy white highlights and starbursts, combined with a stripy drop shadow bring depth to the letters. The blue background is rather striking and complements the piece nicely.
Hire and Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
This is an interesting and well worked combination collaboration alongside the river from Hire and Stivs. Hire’s graffiti writing is to the left and a combination of writing and a portrait by Stivs on the right.
Hire, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Hire writes ODIAH most of the time these days, having moved on from the previous HIRE letters used in the past. The piece does hark back a little to when Hire used to produce very spiky pieces, and the combination of greys, black and red work very nicely.
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs has painted the portrait centrepiece, which has anime cartoon overtones and is accompanied with the words “If you use your head, even sweets won’t make you fat”.
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
The final bit of writing, spelling STIVS, is written in a soft calligraffiti style adopting the same colour scheme as used by Hire with the inclusion of some blue. A fine collaboration.
Such has been the consistency of sunny days this summer, the shadows cast on this piece have forced me to photograph it on at least three occasions, but my patience paid off at last with these ‘clean’ pictures of the combination of letters and characters by Stivs.
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Judging from the buffed background in two slightly different shades of blue, it looks as if these two cartoon portraits might have been painted on different days. The first portrait is accompanied with a D and C in calligraffiti style, part of his DSC tag. The portrait in gold and brown tones and with slightly exaggerated cartoon features is fantastic.
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
To the right, is a floating S written in a slightly different style, and a three-quarter portrait view, much more angular than the first, of a man with a tight haircut and goatee beard and large hoop earring. Once again the features are somewhat exaggerated. All beautifully finished as you might expect from Stivs. I’ll need to find out more about the characters next time I see him.
What an interesting abstract piece from Mr Draws. It is possible the black splashes spell out DRAW, but that is wish fulfilment more than anything else really. The piece is beautifully presented and uplifting, perfect for a stroll alongside the river.
Mr Draws, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
The colourful background, made up of random shapes is very typical of Mr Draws’ work… no need for a signature. Going full on abstract works incredibly for his style, and I have to say that I really like this piece. Something different to say. The white spots round it all off nicely.
With each new piece from Avem808 there is a greater level of complexity and ever expanding stories. This is an elaborate combination piece, with a whole lot of action going on.
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026
To the left, there is a car and a mash up dog, or so it looks to me, with lots of action and merging of ideas. To the right, a very fancy piece of writing with a deep drop shadow, which I am assuming spells out AVEM, but could be anything really. This is a piece that demonstrates what can happen when the imagination runs wild.
I have walked past this piece several times, but had to wait for the absence of disruptive shadows cast by the sun. Photographing street art has been more than challenging this summer in Bristol as we have had about six weeks of continuous sunshine, with only the odd moment of cloud. It did rain for about an hour a week ago, but that is it. The country is parched and wildfire risk extreme.
Dirtygypo, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026
This is quite a bright and fiery piece by Dirtygypo and neatly fits the scorching theme of the summer. As always, I struggle with the letters, but it might spell PILGR. The little white skull character with a cap leads off the yellow remainder of the writing. The contrast is created with the whole thing set on a deep blue background – the sun and sky? A nice tidy piece from the artist.
Avem808 appears to have been having a lot of fun this summer, transitioning his work from writing dominated to character dominated. I think that he enjoys the creativity and charm of his characters as much as the technical aspect of his writing.
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026
The writing is heavily disguised, and I have to assume that it spells out AVEM. It is the bookend characters that leap out, almost literally, especially the one on the left. These crazy imaginings are quite unlike anything I have seen in Bristol before and are becoming as a bit of a trademark of the artist.
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026
When I look at the character on the right I see a sandglass, and the sand character slipping from top to bottom through the squeezed middle. I cannot help feeling that Avem808 seems rather liberated, from what I don’t know, but this marked change in his work is very welcome and I look forward to seeing it develop further.
