Tag: Scrapy

7602. M32 roundabout (763)

Scrapy, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2024
Scrapy, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2024

Last year Scrappy (formerly known as Scrapyardspec) managed to visit Bristol several times and leave behind several of his distinctive character faces. So far this year, he has been quiet, but I am hoping that this piece heralds further activity.

Scrapy, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2024
Scrapy, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2024

This particular pair of characters feel very fresh and stylish, and continue with Scrapy’s development, forever adding sophistication and improving the quality of his artwork. These goofy characters add humour and a lightheartedness to the walls Scrapy paints.

7405. M32 roundabout J3 (736)

Scrapy and Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026
Scrapy and Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026

I have said before on Natural Adventures that there are several different kinds of collaborations, ranging from light-touch painting together to hardcore total assimilation of two or more artists into a single piece. This collaboration by Scrapyardspec (who prefers to be referred to as Scrapy) and Daz Cat sits somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. Their styles are distinct, but the colour scheme is common, and the outcome is a single piece.

Scrapy and Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026
Scrapy and Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2026

The fusion, has a Scrapy character with googly eyes nestled atop a Daz Cat cat. Although the styles are so different, the collaboration works well, and from a viewers perspective it is always great to see artists adapting and working together. By the time I got to the piece, some idiot had tried to slap a poster or two over it, but these had been ripped off, leaving a bit of a mess in the middle. Nice combination.

7357. M32 Cycle path (300)

Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025
Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025

I wouldn’t want you to think that I had forgotten all about Scrapy. It feels like a while since I last posted any of his work. This is a quick one by the artist in the pathway behind the Black Swan pub.

Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025
Scrapy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025

I like the way that Scrapy has worked the piece into the space available on the wall, between the flat and lumpy texture. I have quite a lot of unpublished Scrapy pieces, and might have to do a bit of a mini-gallery to catch up.

7265. St Werburghs tunnel (533)

Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

In the main, Scrapyardspec tends to paint his work in ‘cheeky’ spots that others might avoid, or simply not consider worth painting. His adaptable character lends itself very well to filling spaces in landscape or portrait orientation, again something that graffiti writers for example often struggle with.

Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

This piece is at the entrance of the tunnel and makes use of a textured wall that has plenty of plant growth spilling over it. Scrapyardspec’s goofy character, reverts to its more basic form – no limbs or hair here – and reminds us of his iconic and unique design. I have lots more pieces by the artist and might have to do mini gallery at some point just to catch up.

7152. Cumberland Basin

Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

When I look through my archives from this summer, I keep finding pieces by Scrapyardspec, and so what you see here on Natural Adventures is only a proportion of the pieces he has painted in Bristol. This one is a relatively recent piece created at a paint jam celebrating Werm’s birthday, and at which I met Scrapy for the first time.

Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

The most notable thing about this piece is the inclusion of hair and the addition of rudimentary arms and feet. Scrapyardspec and I discussed his development a little and I think that now he has grown in confidence and has his archetype nailed, he can play around a lot more with his characters and improve as an artist. I am very much looking forward to watching his onward journey.

7130. Purdown (94)

Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025
Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025

I would think that even though he only visits Bristol about once a week, Scrapyardspec must be one of the most prolific artists in town. This is a welcome pair of goofy characters on the pathway that leads to the Purdown anti-aircraft battery, painted on a container that seems a little out of place.

Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025
Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025

The two characters are very much of the archetypal variety, although he includes shoulders here, building on the central face of the characters. Another change is that he is starting to shorten his signature to Scrapy rather than the full Scrapyardspec. I have easily enough pieces to start a gallery, but he might just have to wait his turn.