St Werburghs – Natural adventures

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Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2026

Ooh! Another wonderful piece from Mr Klue, one of a few dropped during a spurt of activity in the tunnel a couple of weeks back. At the heart of this piece and indeed all of his work are the letters KLUE, heavily disguised in his smokey style.

Great to see, once again, the floating steps, which add a fantastical element to his work. Mr Klue has also incorporated a Mad Hatter’s hat to the right, another of his favourite emblems that features heavily in his work. This is an artist who paints for the sheer joy of it, and it comes across in his work.

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Mr Sleven, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2026

This is brilliant, and one of three Mr Sleven Haloween pieces. I don’t now what has got into the artist recently, but a quiet period, lasting several years, has well and truly come to an end. The combination piece, at the entrance of the tunnel, features the letters SLEVEN with a Count Dracula character bang in the middle.

This is an impactful piece, made stronger with a ‘cracked boulder’ style backdrop. The letters, in purple, with a yellow border are filled with Haloween related symbols and icons such as a black cat, bats, a moon, a candle, a dagger and many more. The character himself is painted in a cartoon style, but there is no mistaking the vampire count credentials. This is a well executed and great fun piece – watch out for more from Mr Sleven.

8010. St Werburghs tunnel (603)

This is a classic piece from Mr Klue, one of three of four recent ones in the tunnel, and a demonstration that he has managed to find some time and get into the right mind space to produce some great work.

I am so pleassed to see his floating steps feature prominently in this one, as they are so much a part of his ephemeral scenes. The letters spell KLUE, although they are so well disguised, you’d be forgiven for not seeing them. The colours are well chosen and pit burning orange against watery blue. The shading is excellent too, with a yellow under shadow providing depth and contrast. Superb.

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ARSA, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

ARSA is known for his uniform bilaterally symmetrical pieces, which are often quite ‘blocky’ in appearance. This recent one in the tunnel, however, is rather softer than much of his work. Gone are the hard and regular straight line letter outlines, and in come some more gentle lines and a few curves. It is amazing what a difference it can make to the appearance of a graffiti writing through the introductoion of some curves.

The colour scheme, which was used by a couple of other artists who painted alongside ARSA, is attractive, although slightly lost in the gloom of the tunnel. The cream border and drop shadow certainly helps to define the letters from the purple background. This is a nice development from ARSA.

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210, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

I still need to dig out some older pieces by 210 from my archives, because it is only recently that I figured out his name, and I know I have several pictures of his work dating back some time. His work is usually found adjacent to ARSA, and they both often paint together with Corupt and RBN One.

This bilaterally symmetrical piece is beautifully designed and executed. The colour palette of blues and purples set on the maroon buffed wall are so easy on the eye, and perfectly complemented by the cream drop shadow, drifting off to the right. This is a very pleasing piece by 210. (PS I used to catch the 210 bus to my piano lessons as a kid in North London – so there).

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Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

I can’t think of a better way to mark the 600th piece I have written about in the tunnel than with this extraordinary piece by Dun Sum. I believe it was painted as part of a birthday paint jam for Donz, and what a lovely way to celebrate.

The unfolding scene is quite remarkable and very easy on the eye. A young person with blue hair and a cat-like creature are set amongst a cache of large pots and vessels. An incredible scene from the imagination of the artist. How good it would be to know the rest of the story here. Beautifully painted and presented. Bravo Dun Sum Bravo!

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RBN One, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

A fresh crop of pieces appeared in the tunnel a week or two back, and this excellent writing from RBN One was among them. The letters are a deviation from his usual ARBIEN.

The piece is painted in a sumptuous combination of reds and blues, beautifully blended. The letters appear to spell BRIAN, although i don’t know the significance of this. Not only is the wall beautifully buffed, but the letters are sitting nicely on a lilac stamp, adding an interesting dynamic. Fabulous piece from RBN One.

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Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

An interesting and rather curious portrait piece by Minto peers out from the tunnel wall at passers by. The portrait is composed of an obvious outline and conventional eyes, while the rest of the piece is filled with fragments of shapes and colour to complete the whole.

The cartoon face a find a little unsettling, but it is a skilfully crafted piece and very much presented in Minto’s rather crowded style. Lots of ‘white space’ and busy bits. Great work from the graffiti writer.

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Hypo, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

Good morning. Despite a relatively quiet year, Hypo is always capable of turning out great pieces, and it is always a pleasure to come across one of them. This was painted as part of a small paint jam in honour of Donz’ birthday (I think).

Stepping back from this piece, I can almost imagine it is a fragmemnt of a chrome car bumper, with reflections of the blue sky in the top half and the sandy dirt along the bottom half (is it just me that sees this?). The natural colours are arranged in horizontal strips through the letters HYPO, and are liberally sprinkled with little red spheres in the interstitial spaces. Black spots and icicle drips round the piece of nicely. More apperances by Posh characters dancing around the outside.

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Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

In my book, this is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing from Posh. The letters, which I think might read POSH, but it is impossible to know because they are so disguised, are accompanied by several of his imp-like posh characters.

There is a wonderful balance to the writing and characters, and the colour selections for the letters contrast nicely with the little yellow folk. There haven’t been too many pieces by Posh that I have seen this year, so this was a bit of a treat.

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