I didn’t find as many Halloween pieces this year as I usually find, but that might be as a result of the terrible wet weather we have had over the last week or so. I did however manage to capture this piece under Brunel Way by Pl8o and although not overtly Halloween, I think this collaborative wall was to celebrate the festival.
Pl8o, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2020
This piece is painted out entirely in greyscale which is rather nicely done. The owl in a darker grey stands out and adds interest to the piece overall. The bags in front of the piece actually belong to Varo who was painting the word ‘Conspiracy’ just to the right of this piece. Pl8o continues to go from strength to strength.
From the time I saw my first wall by Nightwayss in Dean Lane a few years ago I have been captivated by his monkeys and their antics. Coming across this one was a bit of a nice extra surprise because it is next to a big wall that I had specifically come to photograph, but hadn’t known about this one.
Nightwayss, Clift House Road, Bristol, October 2020
There is a tenderness in this Piece which I find really rather touching. The large monkey has managed to catch his fingers in a mousetrap and is confused about it illustrated by the hamster wheel in his head. Another monkey is leaning in wondering what is going on. The second monkey has a implied caution, concern and curiosity about what is happening and seems to be well observed from how real monkeys might behave in such a situation.
Nightwayss, Clift House Road, Bristol, October 2020
The simple style of this illustration matches the wonderful ink drawings that Nightwayss has been producing for ‘Inktober’ and posting on his Instagram account. If you can, I strongly recommend you take a look at it. I love this piece.
A gallery of street art containing quite a lot of orangutans and other animals from Bristol artist Kool Hand.
Instagram: @koolhand_briz
All photographs by Scooj
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026Kool Hand, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025Kool Hand, Purdown, Bristol, November 2025Kool Hand, Horfield Skate Park, Bristol, October 2025
Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
Kool Hand, Brunel Way, Bristol, May 2025
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025
Kool Hand, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2025
Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025Kool Hand, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2025Kool Hand, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2025Kool Hand and Scrapyardspec, Frome Side, Bristol, November 2024Kool Hand, L Dub, Bristol, October 2024Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2024Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2024Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2024Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2023Kool Hand, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023Kool Hand, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2023Kool Hand, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023Kool Hand, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2023Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2023
Kool Hand, Purdown, Bristol, January 2023
Kool Hand, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2022
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2022
Kool Hand and Daz Cat, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2022
Kool Hand and Daz Cat, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2022
Ryder, T-Rex, Conrico and Kool hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2022
Kool Hand, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2022
Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2022
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2022
Kool Hand, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2022
Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2021
Daz Cat and Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2021
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2021
Kool Hand, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2021
Kool Hand and Daz Cat, St Werburghs, Bristol January 2021
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020CD.TC, Daz Cat and Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2020Kool Hand, Purdown Battery, Bristol, July 2020Kool Hand, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2020Kool Hand, M32 cycle path, Bristol, June 2020Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol. June 2020Kool Hand, M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2018Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020Kool Hand, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020Kool Hand, M32 cycle path, Bristol, December 2019Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2019Kool Hand and Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2019Kool Hand, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, July 2019Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2019Kool Hand, M32 Spot, Bristol, May 2018Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2018Kool Hand, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2018Kool Hand, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, May 2018Kool Hand, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2018
This rather sweet little collaboration first appeared a couple of weeks ago in mid-October and brings together the talents of CD-TC, Daz Cat and Kool Hand. I’m not too sure if these artists paint under a particular crew name, but they certainly seem to hang out together quite a lot.
CD.TC, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020
On the left is a rather stlised and weird-looking monster-faced character smoking a cigarette, with the white smoke wisping about the place. It is obvious that CD-TC is a talented artist/deigner from the way he has drawn and filled the arm of his character in orange, black and grey – some great shading and highlighting technique there. CD-TC’s characters are appearing more frequently about the place, which can only be a good thing.
Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020
In the middle is a wonderful scene painted by Daz Cat of a female (hurrah) cat playing an old gramophone record player. She is winding the handle and the indication of motion is done really well – plenty of movement there. The cat is showing off some fine hair accessories that appear to be coming from her ear and add decorative interest to the piece.
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020
The final part of he collaborative wall is a rather small Orangutan face wearing a cap that we have seen quite a lot of in recent months from Kool Hand. This is, I suppose, a king of mega-tag that Kool Hand is using to hone his skills, but a great framework that just rolls off the spraycan easily.
Welcome to the first day of November, and as we wake up in England, we prepare ourselves for a month-long lock down starting on Thursday. I don’t think I relish the prospect and it will be very tough for many people, however I believe it to be the right action to protect people like my mother and her partner, vulnerable and sick people.
It is a pity it comes on the back of ten years of self-imposed austerity, an ideological decision made by the Tory government. An already struggling nation are once again being asked to make sacrifices to protect an underfunded NHS. It didn’t have to pan out this way, but Johnson and his ERG-fuelled right-wingers have ruined this country all so that capitalism can offer its rewards to self-interested money makers, sod the rest of us.
Rant over. Some lovely bunnies in the M32 Spot for a bit of Autumn cheer From the tireless Nevergiveup (Followmyrabbits, Eldey)
Nevergiveup, M32 Spot, October 2020
A rather nice Pair of rabbits squeezed onto a column. That is some green!
Happy Haloween folks – although I’m never quite sure whether Haloween is supposed to be happy or scary – I’m still a bit old fashioned and struggle a bit with the commercialisation of this pagan festival, but then again isn’t it the same with Christmas? I digress…
I have done something a little unusual today, I am posting a piece that I only photographed this morning. This is a rare occurrence mainly because of the processes I have to go through to prepare my blog posts and the time I have available to do it. I tend to line up photographs in batches and upload them onto wordpress which means I can write the blogs from my iPad if necessary. But today I have seen something amazing and I have a moment of time to bump my queue with this outstanding Haloween piece by Smak painted only yesterday.
Smak, M32 cycle path, Bristol, October 2020
This was one of those wonderful discoveries. I had been to the recycling centre (tip) and on my home stopped off at St Werburghs tunnel and then on to the M32 Spot and cycle path just on the off chance that there might be something new… and there was lots, but right up there with the very best discoveries was this magnificent horror ventriloquist’s dummy by Smak.
Smak, M32 cycle path, Bristol, October 2020
I have had a little Google play and I think that the puppet might be Billy from the film Dead Silence, but not being fond of the horror film genre (I get scared tooo easily) I can’t be too certain. The portrait is masterfully painted and care and attention have been given not only to the subject but also to the background.
This is the second recent piece from Taboo, the other one was in Dean Lane skate park. A feature of both of these superb pieces is the use of lots of colour, which is noteworthy simply because many of his pieces can be based around two or three colours. Perhaps he has been on a recent spending spree.
Taboo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020
Taboo has stuck to his usual tradition of writing his name followed with a character piece, which will be familiar to most of you as Tom cat from Tom and Jerry. In addition there is an appearance from his Kilroy (was here) character in yellow peering out from one of the ‘O’s.
Taboo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020
The Tom is superbly painted and the story being told here would indicate that Taboo considers his work to have been 19 years in the making and combines a mixed up style underpinned by no talent and painting big. I fear this is a modest story, and I consider this piece to demonstrate his obvious talents for all to see. Unusual yes, but nonetheless skilled and creative.
Around the time of lock down when the streets were rather empty, some artists took the opportunity to hit walls hard, some others disappeared almost entirely… Soge was most certainly in the former category. The he went a bit quiet, and this newish piece in Dean Lane is the first I have seen for a month or two.
Soge, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2020
One would normally associate Soge with his elaborate graffiti writing but he has been moving gently in the direction of character pieces (who can forget his lock down beavers?). This is an unusual and fun piece, clearly commenting on the coronavirus pandemic and our obsession with the news and ‘pandemic group behaviours’. The character looks like something out of Dungeons and Dragons and is really nicely painted and the green gives it a magical feel. A more than decent piece.
This wall is an epic wall. There had been an incredible 3Dom piece here for a long time which was replaced by an exceptional Sepr and 3Dom collaboration and now in its most recent makeover we are blessed with this outstanding Sepr and Inkie collaboration.
Sepr, Princes Place, Bristol, October 2020
On the left we have a classic masked thief in a stripy black and white top breaking a safe, stethoscope in hand. Everything about this cartoon character is brilliant – I just don’t know how Sepr can do this with spray paint, it is quite remarkable and I am awe.
Inkie, Princes Place, Bristol, October 2020
On the right is a stunning piece of writing from Inkie with the words ‘Take the money and run’ with the words ‘the’ and ‘and run’ highlighted in different fontd and colours from the main body of writing. The ‘the’ is just so Inkie!
Sepr and Inkie, Princes Place, Bristol, October 2020
While I am not too sure what the whole piece refers to, I don’t think matters too much because the class of the artistry simply screams out – one of the best collaborations I have seen for quite a while. What is it about this wall?
Sepr and 3Dom, Princes’ Place, Bristol, February 2018
Please, please, please don’t tell me it is Thursday already. I have had a pretty busy week of it so far and completely forgot about Thursday Doors, in fact I completely forgot about Thursday.
I am going to have to quickly cobble something together during my lunch break. When I say ‘going to have to’ I wouldn’t like you to think that this is something I don’t enjoy doing or that is an onerous task that I am being forced to carry out. Not at all. I love doing it, I am just fighting against time, all the time. I am rather looking forward to semi-retirement (some years off) or complete retirement (a little further).
More archive street art/graffiti doors for you to enjoy:
DBK door, St Paul’s, Bristol, July 2019
Site Safety door, St Paul’s, Bristol, July 2019
Nude door, St Paul’s, Bristol, July 2019
JPS, Frogmore Street, Bristol, August 2019
Irony, Greville Road, Bristol, July 2019
Copyright, Leonard Lane, Bristol, July 2019
JPS, Alma Street, Weston-super-Mare, August 2019
JPS, Back alley, Weston-super-Mare, August 2019
That’s your lot for this Thursday
Have a great weekend and keep safe in this crazy world.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors and you really ought to take a look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
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