Sparke Evans Park – Page 2 – Natural adventures

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Pekoe, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

This is a tribute piece, one of many to the late Paroe, on the long wall at Sparke Evans Park. Pekoe’s stylised portrait pieces are no stranger to Natural Adventures and I have observed over the years that emotions underpin her pieces and that is for sure the case here.

The woman has a sorrowful expression, somewhat amplified by the tear of sadness. Tears used to be a common feature of Pekoe’s pieces, but of late they have been less common, perhaps reflecting her own happier disposition.

This piece is archetypal Pekoe, and that is a wonderful thing. A beautiful portrait with strong features, especially eyes and lips, and some great shading. The wonderful hair is a trademark element of Pekoe’s work which is nicely coloured with green and yellow bands. Another fine portrait piece from Pekoe.

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Vesar, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

Recently, almost the entire wall at Sparke Evans Park, and it is a long wall, was filled with tribute pieces to Paroe (or Paro). I know little about Paroe (Oliver Andrews), but it would seem from the huge turnout and the large number of tribute pieces all over Bristol, that he was well-known and much loved. This is one of those tribute pieces, by Vesar.

I have only recently been posting pieces by Vesar, despite having many of his pieces in my archive, and I am certainly noticing them much more when I go out on my walks. This is a beautifully presented piece with skilfully worked red fills and a stunning green splash behind. A worthy tribute piece.

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Totosoapcity, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025

What is a little peculiar is that if I look back through my archives I would probably find half a dozen or so pieces by Totosoapcity, but it is only recently, once I found out the artist’s name, that I have actually started to post his distinctive writing.

There is a symmetry to Totosoapcity’s writing, and I am never too sure what the letters spell, but I think it is ARSA. There are some good blues, pinks and purples in the piece with a deep 3D drop shadow vanishing in the centre, below the wall. There are a few decorative circles filling and breaking up the white space around the background. A nice piece. I will have to trawl through my archives and dig out some old ones.

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Noise, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025

Noise consistently turns out great graffiti writing pieces. Never too showy or ostentatious, he always puts his big letters to good use. I have noticed that of late he has been using quite dark colours and tones, which adds a weight to his work.

This is a superb display from Noise, with slightly more elaborate letters than normal, but it is the fill that is most captivating. The lower half of the deep red letters has an incredible cloudy marbling effect, simply stunning, and the white highlights on the letters create superb depth, giving texture to the letters, lifting them off the wall. A top piece of graffiti writing from Noise.

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Oust, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025

I said in a post recently that Bristol graffiti writer, Oust, is a little underrepresented in Natural Adventures. I am attempting to redress the balance a little now and posting his pieces that I find.

This is a really beautiful piece of writing, set on a murky green and blue splash with the letters OUST seeming to drift in and out of the background. The contrasting red, orange and yellow fills and blended beautifully, and the whole piece is given depth by the drop shadow with a central vanishing point and picked out with a thin blue line. This is a classy piece of writing from Oust.

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Endz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2025

It took me a while to work out who this piece was by, and it wasn’t until I saw another that I could see that it was by Endz. There are no strong clues to go with – the letters may or may not spell ENDZ, the pieces are not signed, and the style is vague enough to be really difficult to place. However, all of these attributes come together, ironically, to make identification a little easier, as there care only a few artists who meet these criteria.

The sketchy style, once you register it, is a feature of some (but not all) of the artist’s work. The letters spell ENDZ with the ‘N and D’ conflated in the middle. The soft cream tones work well against the blue and white background and the writing is beautifully finished with a scattering of green leaves, without which the piece wouldn’t be complete. Lovely and unusual writing.

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Hire, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025

2025 has been a dry year so far, and we have had an unusually sunny time of it, and although this is in part driven by a changing climate, it still feels good after the rather wet years we have had in the last decade or so. I mention this, because in these sunny conditions, photographing certain walls in Bristol has been a bit of a nightmare and this one was particularly challenging.

Despite the difficulties (you can just make out my arm in the top left trying to block out the glare), It was well worth the effort to capture this beauty from Hire. This piece is like some of his earlier spiky pieces, but with slightly softer edges. Some great autumnal colours and fabulous highlights surrounding the HIRE letters instead of a drop shadow give this piece a distinctive look that is a hallmark of the artist. A very nice piece of graffiti writing.

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Zake, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2025

I don’t really need to dwell too much on haw Zake has been smashing it lately, his skill is matched by his creativity, and in this piece he has really gone to town. I also like the fact that Zake has returned us to the wonderful colour combination of pink and blue.

Zake has combined three faces into one, to create something that looks like a primitive deity or something like that. The expressions on the faces, running left to right are contentment via uncertainty to some kind of evil rage. An interesting piece with lots to enjoy about it.

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Stivs, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2025

Stivs has been painting some extraordinary portrait pieces recently, demonstrating that his talents extend far beyond his outstanding calligraffiti for which he is best known. This is a gritty and authentic portrait of his friend and fellow artist Badger Feral.

The piece is representative and beautifully painted, without the need to be photorealistic, which is the temptation for many portrait artists. I am full of admiration for the range and quality of work that Stivs achieves, and am always pleasantly surprised when I find new pieces by him. Long-live Dog Supremacy Crew (DSC).

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Lezaxer, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2025

I posted a piece by Lezaxer not so long ago, and said at the time that it was one of at least two painted by the artist on a trip to Bristol. It looks like he teamed up with Grimes on this wall, and the pair painted a colour explosion for all to enjoy.

I can’t be sure, but it looks like the intricate letters spell LAXER. The fills are exquisite, beautifully decorated in reds and purples. Contrasting with the letters is the deep green spotty 3D drop shadow, which gives enormous depth to the piece. The graffiti writing is beautifully finished with some stylised flame pockets dotted about the place. A banger of a piece.

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