I can’t quite remember if this combination piece from Mr Klue was painted in one session or two, but since they are by the same artist, it doesn’t really matter that much. It is quite unusual to find writing and the Mad Hatter character by Mr Klue adjacent to one another, so this is quite special.
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2025
Mr Klue’s gift for creating ephemeral graffiti writing is unparalleled in Bristol and his character is iconic, especially in this area. There are some great colours here and a lightness of touch that is a signature of his work. A real treat in the tunnel.
Whenever I run a street art doors post, it tends to signal that I am busy or under pressure and haven’t had time to sort out a ‘regular’ post. I have just returned from holiday and simply haven’t been able to prepare for the continuation of Marrakesh Doors that I was expecting to post today.
The reason it is quicker to post about street art doors is that all the pictures have previously appeared on Natural Adventures in my street art/graffiti posts, and are ready to go, which means the only bit I have to sort out is this writing bit.
These pictures were mostly taken in May last year, many of them painted during the Upfest 24 paint festival (the largest street art festival in Europe). I hope you enjoy them.
M. Oldhues, Ashton Road, Upfest 24, Bristol, May 2024Abraham.O, North Street, Upfest 24, Bristol, May 2024Zoe Power, Wilder Street, Bristol, May 2024Yoliws, North Street, Bristol, January 2024Jagung, Upfest 24, West Street, Bristol, May 2024Emotional Waterfall Art, Upfest 24, Exeter Road, Bristol, May 2024Bex Glover, Upfest 24, Stackpool Road, Bristol, May 2024Sepr, Upfest 24, The Nursery, Bristol, May 2024Shane O’Malley, Upfest 24, Bedminster Down Road, Bristol, May 2024Stewy, Grevile Smyth Park, Bristol, May 2024
I sincerely hope that normal service will return next time as I continue with some more wonderful doors from Marrakesh. Have a great end of week and weekend.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s weekly Thursday Doors post.
Real143 and Zase, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
Just before I went away on holiday there was a spate of superb pieces from Zase and what I assume are friends of his. This is particularly great news, as Zase has been very quiet ever since his paining partner Dakor left the UK. This outstanding collaboration is by Zase and Real143.
Real143 and Zase, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025
The whole collaboration is an anamorphic masterpiece, with two distinct styles of writing. On the left is writing by Real 143 which I cannot decipher – perhaps it says REAL? to the right the familiar ZASE letters leap out from the wall thanks to the skilful design and shading. Intertwined with the edges of the letters is a stunning magenta element that looks like some kind of muscle attachment or sub-cellular proteins or something like that, if you get my drift. An utterly outstanding collaboration from Zase and Real 143.
Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025
The ‘dynamic duo’, Mote and Mr Crawls, are back in a spot that they have painted together before in Peel Street Green. It is a smaller bit of wall at the right-hand end of the spot, and is the prefect size and shape for one of their collaborations. The pair of birds are painted in their own unique styles, but there are some obvious ideas that read-across both artists.
Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, September 2025
Mr Crawls has been developing his pigeon character and here he is in all his resplendent glory. The colours of pigeon plumage lend themselves to street art (note to self: do a pigeon special gallery) and are present here – I wonder if he will start to work in more of the iridescent greens and purples in future pieces. Mote presents a rather weird looking bird monster, which those of you with a natural history interest will appreciate can’t possibly be a bird due to the presence of nipples, a mammalian characteristic. In Mote’s defence, it is a monster and from his imagination so it can be whatever he wants it to be – that is the joy of character pieces. Great to see these two collaborating again.
More from the resurgent Cort, who has been smashing it in the second half of this year with some glorious vivid graffiti writing which is so much in his style. In this piece he is using the letters KoRt, which he has presented expertly.
Cort, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2025
Cort’s letters are unruly and yet quite uniform, which he achieves through common themes such as the orange spots, mid-lines and a regular black drop shadow. I love his colour choices in this piece which have an upbeat feel, perhaps augmented by the strong, clean cream buffed wall. Some really nice work here from Cort. Spot also the cheeky piece by Corupt hovering high above.
This is a wonderful piece of graffiti writing from Hire, that was painted alongside Sait Bare. Together they seem to have struck up a painting partnership and have collaborated a few times recently – I posted Sait Bare’s piece adjacent to this one a little while ago.
Hire, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Hire has painted his ODIAH letters, which he does from time to time, and they look absolutely splendid. This is a tight piece of writing with some great fills including mid-line which offers depth to the letters as do the 3D drop shadows. The whole thing is painted on an interesting background of roughly rollered green on black – an interesting effect.
Although he has slowed down a little over the last few years, the quality of writing from Soker hasn’t diminished in the slightest, and in fact, if anything, continues to get better and better.
Soker, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
This is another excellent piece from the fabulous Ulow Birthday celebration paint jam last month. Soker has, like most of the writers on the day, picked out the letters ULOW, painted in a sumptuous colour palette of deep reds and oranges, with a molten lava look, offset and blended with a purple cloud around the letters. Stunning technique and oozing class.
Werm has not only had a great year, but actually several great years. He has been turning out his graffiti writing pieces with regularity and consistently high quality. This large piece in Peel Street Green is an absolute belter for many reasons.
Werm, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2025
First off, he has buffed the wall with a brick-red colour, taking the wall back to its original appearance. The wonderful writing itself in blended shades of blue are given a wonderful 3D appearance augmented by the drop shadow with its central vanishing point and some carefully crafted thin white highlight lines. The writing is bordered with a solid red line and the whole piece is beautifully neat and tidy. In my view, this is an outstanding piece from Werm.
What a nice thing to see, another piece from Esme Lower, who appears to be getting a little more active on the streets of Bristol lately. Her letters MELO are, I am assuming, a conflation of the end of esME and the start of LOwer.
Esme Lower, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025
Her artwork in this piece is beautifully thought out, with her merged letters decorated with some lovely daisies around the outside. Such is the fill running through that if you didn’t know it spelled MELO, you might have missed the letters altogether. A nice confident piece.
Creamylines, New Stadium Road, Bristol, August 2025
I noticed that while I was away on holiday, Creamylines has been posting a few videos of him painting his work about the place. I hope that now I am back I will be able to find some of them.
Creamylines, New Stadium Road, Bristol, August 2025
As ever, his work intrigues, with such a unique style that is particularly well-suited to columns, like this one under the M32. In a bit of a departure from most of his pieces, Creamylines has included a seascape into his work, giving him the opportunity to introduce a fish into his ‘stained-glass’ world. Some interesting characters and figures look on.
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