I have been loving what Conrico has been doing lately. His portrait pieces are outstanding and so full of vibrant colour. This is a real beauty painted for Tera’s birthday a couple of weeks back.
The piece didn’t last too long before it was augmented by Zinso with a skull over the face. I am trying to work out if the portrait is of Tera, or whether it is a random person. Either way it is full of character and emotion. Love this piece.
Sled One hasn’t been painting so many pieces this year, but when he has got his cans out he has painted some pretty special stuff. This is a superb piece of writing spelling out SLED in beautifully designed letters of different shapes and sizes full of shading, depth and colour.
As I have mentioned recently I am currently on holiday in France skiing, and one of my friends took a look at this piece and said she liked the pink against the blue. I think she was being a little facetious. It told me two things… I am something of a specialist in these matters, and I am slightly geeky about it too. C’est la vie.
Turoe is one of the most reliable and consistent writers in Bristol, and it is a shame that he doesn’t write nearly as much these days as he has done in the past.
This is a fine price celebrating Shade One’s birthday, and spelling out SHADE. Some great letter shapes picked out with fine black lines are surrounded by pink and purple bubbly decorations. This birthday paint jam turned out some real gems, as is often the case with this group of artists.
Another wonderful piece by Sketch underneath the M32, and one which I saw him painting, from behind the railings up on Stapleton Road. I need to find out more about the artist, as I have so many questions to ask him.
This a rather unusual affair, like a series of splats and spots and an unusual piece of writing. A fine abstract combination piece. Some great colours, and once again strong modern art influences.
I am a bit fed up with the WordPress classic editor block. On my iPad I have to go into blocks, rather than simply being able to default to it. I have just lost an entire post because I failed to save my progress.
Desi, who writes both DESI and VEIL is another artist who had a fairly slow 2025, although her work has picked up in the winter months of 2025-26.
This is a superb combination piece that incorporates a rather fetching sheep. Her work has improved so much over the years, and she now has a tangible confidence. The fills are beautifully done, and the sharpness of the lines in the character skilfully presented. One from September retrieved from my archive.
Having had a wonderful first day of skiing yesterday, I decided to write today’s posts last night so that things weren’t quite so rushed in the morning. This is another banging piece by Pekoe from my archives too last September, another one that slipped through the cracks.
Pekoe and her RBF friends have has a quiet 2025, which I hope is just a blip, because I love their work, especially as they tend to paint together, bringing me lots of pieces to admire at once. This is a delightful portrait piece of a blue_faced lady with wonderful garlands in her hair. It feels like a bit of a throw-back to some of her older work and it is really beautiful. More please in 2026.
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Another quick one this morning from DFC1848 underneath the M32. I retrieved this one from my archives too. It is a wonderful character column piece, carrying a great message.
From the first shot, you can get a sense of this spot, which is bisected by the River Frome. I hope to get into more of a rhythm tomorrow.
First day skiing in the alps today, so really not much time to write today’s posts. This is a wonderful piece by Solar that got left behind in my archives.
The colours are absolutely magnificent and the piece delivered in Solar’s inimitable semi-antistyle fashion. Great work.
I had meant to post this epic piece by Rowdy some time ago, and somehow it slipped through the net. I think I had wanted to get some better photographs, but because of its size it is difficult to do it justice.
The Huge Bristol crocodile was painted back in August last year and is a bit of a signature character for Rowdy. Indeed, the crocodile is pretty well known throughout Bristol, having appeared in so many different spots over the years. A characterful piece from a characterful artist.
A really quick one today as I head off to the Alps for a week of skiing. I will probably be in the air at the time this scheduled post is published. I remain a firm fan of Face 1st, and more than any other artist, he epitomises my relationship with the Bristol scene. We had a chance to catch up a week or two back while he was painting on the M32 roundabout – a piece I never saw, because it was over painted within a day or so. He really is a lovely man, enjoying life in Herefordshire.
This is a classic piece of Face 1st artwork – a smiling girl character with big hair, spelling FACE. The piece was photographed in August last year and has been retrieved from my archives, filling in while January pieces are a little thin on the ground. A lovely combination piece, perfectly matched with the spot.
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