7387. Princess of Wales, Leyton Marshes, London

Sweet Toof, Princess of Wales, Leyton Marshes, London, December 2025
Sweet Toof, Princess of Wales, Leyton Marshes, London, December 2025

We have had a very busy Christmas period, doing lots of travelling and visiting of relatives. Just before Christmas, we met up with my niece and her three-month-old boy in a pub for a spot of lunch in Leyton Marshes and to meet the youngest (at that time) member of our family. It was a lovely opportunity to get to know the little chap. Naturally, I couldn’t help but notice some graffiti and street art dotted about the place.

Sweet Toof, Princess of Wales, Leyton Marshes, London, December 2025
Sweet Toof, Princess of Wales, Leyton Marshes, London, December 2025

Immediately outside the pub was this distinctive piece by Sweet Toof on a hoarding squished up against a tree. I have seen work by the artist in various places on my travels, including New York, and I know that he gets around a lot. I think that he operates out of London though, and I don’t see as much of his work that I’d like to. This was a serendipitous occasion, but the star of the show was my little great nephew.

7316. St Werburghs tunnel (546)

Feek, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Feek, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025

Feek rarely paints our streets these days, so seeing this piece in the tunnel for Minto’s birthday was a particular joy. His zany cartoon style lends itself so well to the street scene, offering mini stories and curiosities for those lucky enough to see his work.

Feek, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Feek, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025

In this humorous character piece, a rather fed-up brain is taking leave of the skull it belongs to, declaring ‘that’s it, I’m off’ while the hapless skull utters the word ‘wuh?’. An amusing story perfectly portrayed with clarity and detail. This is a lovely piece by Feek and a reminder of what we are missing.

7256. Peel Street Green (52)

3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025
3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025

Is it really November already? It is all happening too fast for my liking. Over the years, this wall has been dominated by wonderful pieces by 3Dom, and this is another one in a top class series. It is a real ‘statement’ wall which is rarely tagged or spoilt in any way, and most pieces that appear here tend to remain for quite a while, although unusually 3Dom’s last piece here was very short-lived.

3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025
3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025

In pretty much all of 3Dom’s work, there are two notable things going on, firstly, his outstanding surreal artwork and secondly a strong story or message underpinning the piece. The skull is decorated with so many interesting features and details, such as the change of colour within the pink circle, the independently patterned eyes, and the floating lower jawbone. The messages ‘unity is power’ and ‘resistance is fertile’ (an amusing corruption of the Borg’s resistance is futile from Star Trek) speak of activism and speaking truth to power. More strength to 3Dom. A fine piece of street art.

7115. River Avon (90)

Squarms, River Avon, Bristol, August 2025
Squarms, River Avon, Bristol, August 2025

There is something very charming about the stylised skeleton characters painted by Squarms. They are nicely designed and consistently presented, so that it is clear and obvious that they all belong to the Squarm stable. His work feels like that of a graphic designer taking his ideas to the street.

Squarms, River Avon, Bristol, August 2025
Squarms, River Avon, Bristol, August 2025

These two small pieces are so much more than quick throw ups. The grey background has been prepared nicely so that the skulls stand out with their soft pink and light grey drop shadows. Accomplished designs presented really well by Squarms.

7056. St Werburghs tunnel (516)

Mind 49, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Mind 49, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

Mind 49 has always been an activist, and although his art has mellowed in recent years, his principles are still very much intact. This anti-war piece is striking, poignant and beautifully presented.

Mind 49, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Mind 49, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

Skulls are a common motif/subject in street art and this is one of the very best examples I have ever seen. Mind 49 has captured the tones, shading and depth perfectly. Strangely, the helmet almost seems as though it is painted by a completely different artist. It is lacking in detail, the perspective is slightly out and the flags a bit untidy. I don’t know why this is, whether it is a deliberate device or that Mind 49 has absolutely cracked the skull and needs to work on helmets. It is a mystery.

The message to take home is clear. ‘Destroy the war machine’, which is directed at the UK, the USA and Israel. I could go into a long and thoughtful essay about the war in Palestine, and the impotence of voices that want an end to the killing and suffering. History will not look favourably on the genocide and the parallels with WWII concentration camps and justifications for extermination. Can’t people see the paradox? I’ll stop there. It upsets me too much.

6926. Peel Street Green (41)

3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, May 2025
3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, May 2025

Ordinarily, I would expect a 3Dom piece to stick around for a month or two at least, but this wonderful piece only lasted a couple of weeks, which is a shame, but at least it was painted over with a decent piece, and it wasn’t tagged or bombed.

3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, May 2025
3Dom, Peel Street Green, Bristol, May 2025

There is always a great deal of symbolism in 3Dom’s work, and here is a large eye character bearing the heavy weight of a skull. There is so much more going on here than simply the idea. The colour selections, light cast, shadows and perspectives are all impeccably presented and sets a bar for character artists across the land. You might spot a yellow Mr Bloopy in the background too.

6904. Dean Lane skate park (828)

Fade, Jody and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025
Fade, Jody and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025

Here we have yet another epic production collaboration from Fade, Jody and Dibz, who have been knocking it out of the park for a couple of years now, creating some breathtaking triptychs from the two writers and the ‘character’ artist.

Fade, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025
Fade, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025

I watched them for a short while while they painted this piece, and while the two writers were well advanced with their work, Jody’s skull portrait was still some way off. On the left, Fade has produced some gorgeous ‘lava’ letters tinged with some turquoise highlights and some purple smoke plumes. His letters look like CREAM, but I can’t be sure.

Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025
Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025

The centrepiece is an outstanding screaming skull by Jody. He really is a most talented artist, both in his studio work and his street art. His technique is simply awesome, and he manages to create such depth and texture with the deft strokes of the spray can. Brilliant stuff.

Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025

Dibz, to the right, mirrors the colours of Fade, as is so often the case with these production pieces. The letters spell DIBZ, a little easier than Fade’s to read, and contain the same hot lava look. The triptych as a whole has a searing heat about it, as if the poor soul in the middle is trapped in hell. Outstanding collaboration.

6893. Montpelier Park

Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025

Oof. This is a beauty from Nice One, probably the most original and exciting artist to have come onto my radar in the last year or so. Before I started recording his work, I suspect I missed a whole ton of his pieces, which is deeply regrettable.

Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025

This is a superb skull piece painted in his sketchy style and accompanied by a hint of his NICE letters at the bottom of the piece. There is so much depth and texture in this piece, and the hatching gives it that sketchbook quality. I need to catch up with the artist again, it has been a while, as I have a whole load of questions to ask him about his work. Great stuff.

6850. M32 Cycle path (286)

3Dom, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2025
3Dom, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2025

It is always a great pleasure to be able to share a new 3Dom piece, as he is without doubt one of Bristol’s most gifted street artists. I also like the way that his pieces appear without any fanfare and are painted on ‘ordinary’ walls as well as some of the high-end walls.

3Dom, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2025
3Dom, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2025

This is a wonderful piece, not entirely a million miles away in concept from his recent piece in the St George skate park. The skull is made up of a bunch of ‘floating’ components, which come together and present as a coherent skull. Take any element in isolation and it could be anything. In the dome of the skull, there is some classic 3Dom patterning and the inclusion of an atomic illustration, which appears in a lot of his work. This is a wonderful, high quality piece.

6770. Cumberland Basin

Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2025
Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2025

Mr Crawls has been having a productive and creative winter, turning out a suite of stylised cartoon character birds. This one is accompanied by some monolithic letters ‘NS’? I don’t know what the letters are all about, but he has incorporated them skilfully.

Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2025
Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2025

The skeleton bird design is one that Mr Crawls has used before and to be honest is a little bit sinister, not his usual cheery bird representation. There is a lot to like about mr crawls’ work at the moment, and his expanding repertoire keeps things interesting.