I haven’t posted much by Tasha Bee lately, not because she hasn’t been painting, but more because I haven’t been able to get out much over the past fortnight. This one is under the M32 in the wet-weather DIY skate park, known as the M32 Spot.
Tasha Bee, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2019
Sprayed on one of the ramps rather than on a wall, this is another of her calm, soulful trademark figures with beautifully decorated hair. Recently she has been working or her writing which from the Instagram shots I have seen is really exciting. Unfortunately I’ve not seen any yet… it’s a turnover thing.
It seems that I have been a bit of a latecomer to the Lawrence Hill roundabout tunnels… well you can’t be everywhere can you? Although most of the graffiti in the tunnels is nothing to write home about, there are a few decent pieces, including this wonderful collaboration between Tasha Bee and Face 1st.
Tasha Bee and Face 1st, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, February 2019
I like it when these two collaborate as their preferred soft-tone colour pallets and line drawings match so very well – there seems to be a good fusion of styles, which can’t be said for all collaborations. Peace and love.
I seem to be forever trying to play catch up with some of the artists in Bristol, such as Mr Draws, Face 1st, Deamze and in this example Tasha Bee. With only writing two posts each day and having to share as much as I can from Bristol streets and Upfest and occasionally London and further afield, inevitably some good works struggle to make it on to these pages. Often too good to leave out, I try to publish them, but often a long time after completion. Certainly I have enough material to last me for at least a year if I stopped taking pictures today.
Tasha Bee, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2018
This is a lovely example of Tasha Bee’s work from last year at the Dean Lane skate park with each of the two figures reversed out, so one green with lilac features and the other lilac with green features. All round a lovely calming work. See more in my Tasha Bee gallery.
Keeping it colourful with this gallery of beautiful faces by Bristol artist Tasha Bee.
All photographs taken by Scooj
Tasha Bee, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2019Soap and Tasha Bee, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2019Tasha Bee, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2019Tasha Bee, M32, Bristol, January 2019Tasha Bee, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2018Tasha Bee and Soap, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2018Tasha Bee, M32 Spot, Bristol, November 2018Tasha Bee, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2018Tasha Bee, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2018Tasha Bee and Soap, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2018Tasha Bee, Fairlawn Road, Bristol, September 2018
Tasha Bee, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2018
Tasha Bee, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018Tasha Bee, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018Mr Draws and Tasha Bee, Turbo Island, Bristol, August 2018Mr Draws and Tasha Bee, Turbo Island, Bristol, August 2018Soap, Tasha Bee and Face F1st, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2018Tasha Bee, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2018Tasha Bee, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2018Tasha Bee, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2017Face 1st and Tasha Bee, Brunel Way bridge, Bristol, June 2018Tasha Bee, The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2018
Hazard, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, January 2018
These two have collaborated a few times before and it is always a treat when they do. Somehow the styles of Tasha Bee and Mr Draws complement each other so well. Perhaps it is their love of lots of colour or their soft designs – I don’t know, but they work well together, and both such nice people too.
Tasha Bee, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2019
There is something rather happy about Tasha Bee’s face, perhaps the hint of a smile…an enigmatic smile maybe? This is great to see, as some of her faces seem quite serene or sad even. Not this one. Maybe my eye is distracted a little by the big grin of a Fiva piece which they have painted over.
Mr Draws, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2019
I have said it countless times before, but I make no bones about saying it again, I will never tire of Mr Draw’s work and his relentless productivity. Even when he’s not spraying walls, he is always working on sketches or paintings. The including of an uncertain smilie adds to the charm of this piece. A lovely collaboration.
Turbo Island has taken on a new lease of life since the PRSC (the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft) and associates tidied things up here. They should be really proud of the work they have done to set this wall up as a viable curated street art spot. Just look at this amazing montage of an old Sepr piece on the right, some monstrous advertising hoarding and an extraordinary collaboration by Soap, Hazard and Tasha Bee below it.
Soap, Hazard and Tasha Bee, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2019
The collaboration itself is nicely balanced and colourful and combines three distinct but complementary styles.
Soap and Tasha Bee, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2019
Starting on the left is an interesting combination from Soap and Tasha Bee, who are collaborating a great deal at the moment. It is great to see Tasha Bee working on a different design, this time a rather pretty stylised cat.
Hazard, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2019
In the centre of the collaboration is a magnificent grayscale portrait by Hazard…have I said yet how great it is to have her back in Bristol creating these beautiful artworks around the place? And those flowers and cacti bring an exotic touch and richness to the piece.
Tasha Bee, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2019
Finally, on the right hand side of the collaboration is a trademark Tasha Bee portrait looking on with deep serenity. This is how a great wall should look, and well done to the three artists who do so much to uplift the streets of Bristol.
It is obvious from this collaboration combined with Instagram posts from each of these artists that they not only paint well together, but they are really good friends too. Jointly, Hazard and Tasha Bee are at the vanguard of female street art in Bristol, although if I am honest an artist’s gender to me is not as relevant as the quality of their work, both score highly on the latter measure.
Hazard, M32, Bristol, January 2019
The Hazard piece on the left is a copy of the one she painted in Stokes Croft a couple of weeks earlier and has that amazing blue and red shadow thing going on.
Hazard, Stokes Croft, Bristol, December 2018
It is so good to have her in Bristol for a while because we get to see her work first hand, rather than via social media – I need to photograph her most recent piece this lunchtime (by the time you read this it was a couple of days ago).
Tasha Bee, M32, Bristol, January 2019
The Tasha Bee piece on the right is in such a different style – flat rather than 3D and highly designed, fitting the ‘Tasha Bee brand’ if that makes any sense at all. I love the work of both of these artists, and although I have met Tasha Bee several times, I would love to meet Hazard too and see her at work. Wonderful collaboration.
