River Avon – Natural adventures

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Dirtygypo, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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This wall has been in need of a tidy up for quite a while, and Dirtygypo has risen to the challenge with this delightfully colourful piece. Once again, I struggle to read his writing, but I think I can read a couple of Ss, or it might say something as simple as ‘stop’.

Each letter has been assigned a different colour and the whole thing starts off with his trademark skull, which is beautifully finished. This fine piece joined a couple of others that have been painted by the artist in this spot recently. Nicely done.

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We have had such glorious weather for a long time in Bristol, which is great (when it isn’t too hot) but makes life rather difficult for photographing graffiti and street art. Bright overcast days are much better, but when the sun is out, shadows are cast, which messes up camera settings, and can make a piece look quite different, especially if the wall is textured. I haven’t yet walked past this lovely piece by Conrico without shadows cast over it. Hey ho, can’t have it all.

Conrico has upped his game this year and has been turning out so many outstanding pieces in his unique style. This is a delightful portrait of a young woman wearing a red zip up jacket and with large hoop earrings. The soft cartoon style lends itself to layers of shading and texture which Conrico achieves with multiple spray can ‘strokes’ as if the can were a paint brush. Like so many of his recent pieces, there seems to be so much more going on than just a portrait.

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Neddy ned Ned, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026

Neddy ned Ned presents the final part of the jungle paint jam, that included Jest Soubriquet, Buser and Mr Sce. His distinctive letters, spelling out WISKA, have a muted tone about them, almost as if lurking in the undergrowth.

There is something quite organic about this piece that fits the jungle theme really well. The green and purple fill is quite subtle and there is some interesting patterning through the letters. A pale blue 3D drop shadow gives definition between the writing and the background. This is a well-considered and balanced piece by Neddy ned Ned.

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Mr Sce and Buser, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026

Mr Sce and Buser have collaborated before in Bristol, in pretty much this exact spot, from recollection. This time they were part of a wider paint jam which had something of a jungle theme, which has carried through into these pieces beautifully.

This blue and gold macaw, by Mr Sce is a beauty. Parrots of all types are a favourite of street artists, and when I have run out of new material to share I can do special posts featuring parrots or dogs or cats or specific cartoon characters – food for thought. Mr Sce has captured the attitude of this macaw really well, and done a great job.

Buser paints in Bristol a littler more often than Mr Sce, but still isn’t quite what I’d call a regular. This is a tidy piece of writing full of colour and surrounded by a variety of tropical plants and flowers. Very nice work indeed from the pait.

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Jest Soubriquet, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026

There are several names that this artist goes under; Jest Soubriquet, Jest Likes and Likes Wan Tu. I tend to stick with the first one because it is the first name I used in this blog, and if nothing else, I do like a bit of consistency. This is a wonderful wildlife piece, painted during a paint jam alongside the River Avon.

The characters look familiar, probably based on Disney’s Lion King characters. The colourful one on the left (Mufasa?) is definitely a better rendition than the one on the right, where the nose doesn’t seem quite right. Excellent stuff from this regular visitor. Note to self – time for a gallery?

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Sometimes when a piece isn’t signed, it can be difficult to identify the artist, but it is usually possible to do a little detective work to establish their identity. For example this piece gives some clues: the letters spell SEAM, but there is no way this is a Seam piece; Seam belongs to a crew that includes Seed, Seam, Asre and Zinso.

Seed hasn’t reached these levels yet, so the piece must either be by Zinso or Asre. The giveaway is the bubble surround, and the letter shapes to a certain extent, both of which indicate that this is by Asre. A quick check on Instagram to confirm, and there we have it. I suspect this might have been a birthday tribute to Seam.

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I don’t see many pieces by Mysto and therefore conclude that the artist is not from these parts and visits from time to time or simply doesn’t paint often, which is quite unusual for a graffiti artist. One thing though is that Mysto’s writing style is quite easy to identify.

This is a fine piece on the River Avon footpath in which the letters MYSTO have been expertly filled with a blended sequence of purples and violets with some bubbles reversed out throughout. The ‘mulshed’ white wall helps the piece to stand out, and a blue design around the letters finishes the piece off nicely.

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Esme Lower, River Avon, Bristol, April 2026

It is generally regarded in graffiti circles to be bad form to partially paint over another artist’s work. Either paint over the whole thing or leave a space next to it. This is something that Seed, in his enthusiasm for knocking out pieces, needs to rein in a little as he has done it a few times recently. Unfortunately his encroachment is on this lovely piece by Esme Lower alongside the River Avon.

Esme Lower has a great eye for colours and a fresh approach to her work. Here, her jaunty white ‘MELO’ letters are simply filled with purple spots, and the piece is set on a lush, green, organic background. I’m not sure what the boot is all about, but I love it. A very nice piece indeed from Esme Lower.

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