Tag: Street art

7595. Dean Lane skate park (912)

Wes, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026

Of course, having only first met Wes a month or two back, I haven’t quite worked since been finding his pieces everywhere, both old and new. This one is tucked away on the swimming pool wall behind a hedge and railing.

Wes, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026

This is a very bold piece heavily filled with black paint and incorporating flashes of red and yellow. It is quite unusual to see work quite so heavily dominated with black paint, but Wes gets away with it here by including a white drop shadow and contrasting blue/turquoise backdrop. Interesting piece from Wes.

7594. M32 roundabout J3 (762)

Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

This is a wonderful, colourful, up beat splash of a piece by Kool Hand, painted as part of a paint jam, I think for Kid Crayon’s birthday, but am not certain.

Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

Kool Hand has been enjoying his writing lately, and he is improving with every new piece. The colour combinations and curvy font make this piece very easy on the eye. Time, I think, to update his impressive gallery of work (just done it).

7593. Brunel Way (355)

Maybe, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

Back in his favourite spot, Maybe has started painting his unique dreamy pieces once again after a lengthy break. I haven’t quite worked out his technique in full yet, but he makes good use of stencils to pick out some clear distinctions between different elements of his pieces.

Maybe, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2026

This one features one of his favoured motifs, that of a silhouette face with pursed lips. He has selected some lovely colours, and blended the colour transitions really well. It is so good to see him out and about painting again.

7592. Cumberland Basin

Minto, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

The better weather has definitely produced an uptick in activity in Bristol, and Minto, like so many other artists, has been making up for a quiet winter. This is a classic piece of Minto writing, full of intriguing details and stories.

Minto, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

The letters spell MINTO in a turquoise theme colour throughout. A little character with a hat and sunglasses is towards the left of the piece. Although there is so much going on in this busy piece, everything is in place and the finishing is first class. More to come from the fabulous Minto soon.

 

 

7591. Brunel Way (354)

Jee See, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026

Jee See’s work may not be to everyone’s taste, but I have a real soft spot for its authenticity and the way it represents so much of what grassroots street/graffiti art is all about in Bristol. This column piece plays host to one of his signature ‘seismic’ pieces.

Jee See, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2026

The chunky letters form a deep-set block draped down the column. The chrome letters take on an interesting reflective look, picking up on various tints from the light beyond the flyover. Jee See doesn’t paint all that much these days, so I like to post his work when I find it.

7590. L Dub (87)

Veks, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026
Veks, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026

I wasn’t expecting to find much at L Dub the last time I went there, because I had it in my head that it tends to be fairly quiet there during the winter months. My assumption was rather scuppered though when I came across quite a few pieces I had never seen before, including this lovely classic style combination piece with a modern look by Veks.

Veks, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026
Veks, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026

The character is an update on the more traditional b-boy look, wearing a two blue tone hoodie and offering a fist bump with the letters ACAB tattooed on his knuckles. The writing too has a modern feel to it, spelling VEK!. The fill of the letters has a stone or rock appearance, with a couple of cracks running through, and the yellow (gold) drop shadow does an extraordinary at lifting the piece from the wall. Overall a great modern classic.

 

 

7589. M32 roundabout J2 (17)

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026

Another wonderful stencil piece from John D’oh’s outdoor gallery underneath the M32. There is no annotation, just an image of a woman speaking into a megaphone, from which flowers are cascading.

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026

The piece tells a story which I guess is open to interpretation. I think it speaks of protest and peace, a little bit like Banksy’s famous ‘flower thrower’. The piece is beautifully presented, simple and thought-provoking. Good to see.

7588. Stapleton Road

Kid Crayon, Stapleton Road, Bristol, March 2026
Kid Crayon, Stapleton Road, Bristol, March 2026

This spring has seen a surge of pieces by Kid Crayon, which from my perspective is always very welcome indeed. This X-Men piece was painted as part of a collaborative wall with SPZero76 and Tera.

Kid Crayon, Stapleton Road, Bristol, March 2026
Kid Crayon, Stapleton Road, Bristol, March 2026

This combination piece has a slightly different look from the curvy writing we are used to seeing from Kid Crayon who has adapted his style a little to fit with an X-Men appearance, which he has wholly bought into, so much so that he has dropped his signature floating crayon. The character is Cyclops, with his destructive laser eyes. Fun stuff.

7587. Cumberland Basin

Dibz and Rusk, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026
Dibz and Rusk, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Over the winter, Dibz has been reasonably quiet, but it is noticeable that the frequency of his newly painted pieces is beginning to pick up a little. Here he has teamed up with Rusk to create this fine combination collaboration

Dibz, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026
Dibz, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

The collaboration is one of those where the colour palette is what joins them, with Dibz providing the writing and Rusk the character. This was an early birthday piece for Soker, so the letters spell SOKER. The colours blue and gold (yellow) work well together, and as ever, Dibz work is immaculate.

Rusk, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026
Rusk, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Rusk has plumped for a character piece rather than letters, but he is equally at home with either. The classic character with baseball cap and spraycan is holding a rather growly dog on a tight leish. The words say ‘every dog has its day’ – perhaps an oblique reference to Soker’s birthday. Altogether a nice piece from the pair.

7586. Sparke Evans Park (148)

RBN One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, February 2026
RBN One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, February 2026

The turnover at Sparke Evans Park had been quite slow over the winter months, as pretty much the whole wall had been adopted as a tribute wall for Paroe and to a lesser extent Dorns. Over time new pieces emerge, but mostly as single or doubles at most out of respect for the tributes.

RBN One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, February 2026
RBN One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, February 2026

With the emergence of spring, and a limited number of walls available to paint, tribute walls are a luxury that have their time but yield eventually to new art. RBN One painted this awesome piece at the far right-hand end of the wall at Sparke Evans Park. His beautiful grey letters, lifted with a great 3D drop shadow, are filled with a red mid-line and grey and white reversed out spots. The dramatic yellow background with floating blocks is a perfect host for the piece. Lovely graffiti writing.