7661. River Avon (120)

Jest Soubriquet, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026
Jest Soubriquet, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026

There are several names that this artist goes under; Jest Soubriquet, Jest Likes and Likes Wan Tu. I tend to stick with the first one because it is the first name I used in this blog, and if nothing else, I do like a bit of consistency. This is a wonderful wildlife piece, painted during a paint jam alongside the River Avon.

Jest Soubriquet, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026
Jest Soubriquet, River Avon, Bristol, May 2026

The characters look familiar, probably based on Disney’s Lion King characters. The colourful one on the left (Mufasa?) is definitely a better rendition than the one on the right, where the nose doesn’t seem quite right. Excellent stuff from this regular visitor. Note to self – time for a gallery?

6288. Lower Ashley Road (9)

Taboo, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, August 2024
Taboo, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, August 2024

It is rare for new hoardings to remain unpainted or untagged in Bristol, and no sooner had these gone up around a new development site, than they were decorated with several throw ups including this fine anti-style graffiti writing and character combination piece by Taboo.

Taboo, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, August 2024
Taboo, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, August 2024

Taboo has been reasonably quiet lately, so this piece came as a very welcome surprise. As you can see it is a birthday tribute piece to Ffion, and includes a cute portrait of Simba from the Lion King Disney film. The writing, which is really on-point, spells out TABOO, of which the lion cub makes up the first ‘O’. I love the pink inside the second ‘O’, adding just another layer of interest.