7199. Frome Side (54)

Marckinetic, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025
Marckinetic, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025

I first encountered Marckinetic’s work when he used to paint alongside Kid Krishna, but the frequency of his pieces dwindled to virtually nothing, that is, until now. This is an absolutely stunning piece under the M32 to which access has been freed up, having been more difficult over the summer months. This piece was painted as part of a collaboration with another artist whose work I didn’t recognise.

Marckinetic, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025
Marckinetic, Frome Side, Bristol, September 2025

Unfortunately, there is a bit of unavoidable glare in these pictures, which don’t really do the piece justice. The whole thing looks like it is a spaceship travelling through space, there is certainly movement from left to right with the black smoke trails. Inside the letters of the piece, Marckinetic has produced his incredible cosmic patterns, a trademark of his work. The whole piece is awesome, and it is great to see his work after what feels like a long time.

7198. River Avon (94)

Asre, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Asre, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

Since returning to painting on the streets of Bristol, it appears that Asre has been preferring his graffiti writing to his cheeky character pieces. I don’t know the reasons for this change, but he is smashing it with his letters.

Asre, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Asre, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

This is a beautifully presented piece, where all the lines and decorations, inside and outside the letters, are clean and crisp. The three autumnal colour of the fill are beautifully distributed and brought to life with reversed out stars and spots. A thick border contains the letters well and on the outside, purple splats give the piece dominance over the surrounding graffiti without the need for buffing the wall. Lovely writing.

7197. Montpelier Park

Lis, Montpelier Park, Bristol, September 2025
Lis, Montpelier Park, Bristol, September 2025

I was lucky enough to meet Lis for the first time this week while she was painting with Weas(el) on the M32 roundabout. Of course, I immediately recognised her work and introduced myself. Lis gave me a great big hug, which was very sweet and kind. I guess that what I write here on the pages of Natural Adventures can land well with the artists themselves, which gives me a warm glow. We chatted for a while and I told her how much I admired her work and have been enjoying her journey as a street artist.

Lis, Montpelier Park, Bristol, September 2025
Lis, Montpelier Park, Bristol, September 2025

In this piece she has reverted to her ‘sure thing’ mushroom design, which is now more confidently presented than some of her earlier ‘shrooms (see below), and more in keeping with using spray paint. I love the swirly designs on the cap, and the gills are nicely represented. Looking forward to lots more from Lis.

Le Imposter Design, Greenbank, Bristol, June 2024
Le Imposter Design, Greenbank, Bristol, June 2024

7196. Lucky Lane (8)

Ruby Guymer-Parker, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Ruby Guymer-Parker, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

The Bristol Mural Collective paint jam in Lucky Lane, a couple of weeks ago, has introduced me to a number of artists I haven’t seen before. The wonderful thing about the Collective is that it brings studio artists out of their comfort zone and gets them painting on walls. These aren’t regular street artists, and they bring something completely different to the scene.

Ruby Guymer-Parker, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Ruby Guymer-Parker, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Many of the pieces painted at the paint jam were themed to be in tune with the name of the venue, Lucky Lane. This four-leaf clover by Ruby Guymer-Parker, is nicely designed and framed in a neutral blue circle, simple and impactful. Studio artists tend to use brushes for their work, rather than spray paint, which is a whole other ball game. An interesting piece.

7195. River Avon (93)

Scrapyardspec, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Scrapyardspec, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

I always feel much happier writing about street art once I have met with the artist. For me, it feels like I have been through some process of validation and gives me confidence to speak more authoritatively about street art and the pieces in question. This lovely piece by Scrapyardspec is a case in point.

Scrapyardspec, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025
Scrapyardspec, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025

I met Scrapyardspec about a month ago, and we chatted for quite a while. He shared with me what I’d already noticed, that he was developing his characters a little bit, now that he was confident of his archetype and his painting skills were improving. Here, the character has rudimentary limbs, and a rather fetching pink hairdo. Great to see him improving and pushing his boundaries.

7194. Dean Lane skate park (869)

Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Chill left Bristol a little over a year ago, having been a prolific member of the PWA crew, so it was wonderful to see this small piece in Dean Lane skate park, which I think was painted for, or at, the Dean Lane Hardcore (DLH) event (an annual skate and music extravaganza).

Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

This piece features two of his cheeky characters side by side with tongues hanging out. That Chill is able to duplicate these faces with such ease demonstrates his skill as an artist and steady can control. I miss these characters.

7193. St Werburghs tunnel (526)

Butch and Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025
Butch and Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025

Thinking back, it is quite unusual to see any work from the PLB (Placebo) crew in St Werburghs tunnel, but here, breaking the trend, is a two-piece collaboration from Butch and Solar. I suspect that there is a third artist involved in this piece in the form of the cat character in the middle, but it is unsigned, so I can’t be sure.

Butch, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025
Butch, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025

To the left is a really lovely piece of writing by Butch. I love his choice of letters, they really work for me, and the way he lays them out in a higgledy-piggledy fashion appeals. The letter fills in red are good and bounded by a strong orange line, all neatly placed on a white cloud background.

Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025
Solar, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2025

To the right, Solar has painted his customary slightly wibbly letters in striking red, with black decorations and an uplifting yellow drop shadow. The whole thing is vibrant and eye-catching and, from my perspective, shows great development and improvement/confidence from both artists. Who did paint the cat?

7192. Lucky Lane (7)

Mind 49, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Mind 49, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

What a stunning piece by Mind 49 painted at the Lucky Lane paint jam a couple of weekends ago. The theme for the mini-festival, organised by the Bristol Mural Collective, was luck, although I’m not sure how Mind 49’s piece plays into this, if at all.

Mind 49, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Mind 49, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025

The obscured portrait, a feature of Mind 49’s work, shows the eyes of a person peering through what appears to be a floral balaclava or headdress. It is an incredibly powerful piece, which is not only painted beautifully, but also conveys a raft of possible emotions – grief? contempt? sadness? resignation? stoicism? – there is certainly something downbeat about it, and yet it is surrounded with beautiful flowers. Lots to think about in this amazing portrait piece.

Dun Sum

A superb gallery of wonder-beasts by Lawrence Weston artist Dun Sum.

Instagram: @dun_sum

All photographs by Scooj

Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025
Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025
Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024
Dun Sum, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, October, 2024
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, October, 2024
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, August 2024
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, August 2024
Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
Dun Sum, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, August 2023
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, August 2023
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, July 2019
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, July 2019
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, January 2020
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, January 2020
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, January 2020
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, January 2020
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, January 2020
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, January 2020
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, October 2019
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, October 2019
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, July 2019
Dun Sum, L Dub, Bristol, July 2019

7191. M32 roundabout J3 (717)

Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025
Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025

At around the time Face 1st left Bristol about a year or so ago, he had been doing quite a lot of experimentation around his writing and different font ideas. On his visits back to Bristol, he has switched between his writing and his character combination pieces. This one is writing only.

Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025
Face 1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025

The letters spell out FACE 1ST in a rather unusual typeface that looks like a first step towards calligraffiti, but has too many soft edges and freedom to be considered as that. I am a huge fan of Face 1st’s work and would like to see him painting more of his character pieces, and concentrating less on his writing, but I think that he might feel differently. A nice collaboration with PWA fellow Soap.