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7985. Peel Street Green (73)

Stivs, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2026

This spot is often occupied by 3Dom until it gets bombed. However, Stivs, who is on fire right now, has painted this outstanding portrait piece, worthy of the spot. The combination piece has the calligraffiti letters ST and (I)VS either side of the portrait.

The balance of light and shade used to provide depth and profile to the subject’s face is less subtle than in some of his portraits, but the quite brutal application of colours is in fact incredibly effective. I absolutely love this piece – what an amazing piece of free art for the local community.

7984. M32 roundabout J3 (802)

Desi, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

A couple of quick ones today – very busy. I always enjoy finding pieces by Desi, there is something very comforting about her drubeat rhythm of producing her work. This is a new one from the north side of M32 roundabout.

Desi has spelled out her alternative letters ‘VEIL’ in this tidy piece. Her choice of colours contrasts significantly with the graffiti beneath it, allowing her work to stand out without the need for buffing the wall first. A neat and tidy, happy piece from Desi.

7983. Lucky Lane (19)

Nina Raines, Lucky Lane, Bristol, October 2026

This is the first in a series of posts that I’ll be writing over the next few weeks, celebrating the annual (?) Bristol Mural Collective Lucky Lane paint jam/mini paint festival. Nina Raines who organised this year’s extravaganza, dropped me a message inviting me along, but unfortunately it clashed with my recent holiday in Greece.

Nina Rains has done that wonderful thing, where she has created her piece in harmony with an existing piece of ‘street furniture’ in this case a block of concrete, and turned it into a huge Tunnock’s caramel wafer biscuit – a brilliant and faithful reproduction of this iconic snack. This is not the first time Nina Raines has used an everyday object and turned it into something deeply familiar. I am of course referring to her wonderful coleman’s mustard pot in Dean Lane. Props to Nina, for both organising the festival, and for creating such an entertaining contribution to it.

Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025

7982. M32 roundabout J3 (801)

Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2026

I have missed Mr Crawls this year, he really seems to have slowed down a little, at least in the spots that I go to regularly. There could be any number of reasons for this, but whatever they are, I hope they are positive ones. This bird head was painted alongside Mote and Scrapy on the M32 roundabout.

The bird head, which looks like it might be an eagle, judging from the slightly hooked beak, is cleanly painted. Strong and solid outlines contain solid fills, although the white paint is a little thin. A couple of subtle details, indicating feathers, round the piece off nicely. It would be great to see more from Mr Crawls.

7981. Dean Lane skate park (948)

Neens and Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, Ailish, Nina Raines and Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026

An unusual collaboration recently appeared on the curved wall in Dean Lane. While I am familiar with one of the artists, EFFE, I have not come across Neens before. UPDATE – Neens is in fact Nina Raines (of course it is, I am such an idiot sometimes) and Nina tells me that the Banana is by an artist called Ailish. I have a feeling that these pieces might have been part of a Bristol Mural Collective paint jam, because there were a few other pieces nearby by artists I couldn’t recognise. Neens has painted an orange – not something I have seen as main subject of street art before, and Ailish the banana. It feels like a piece by an artist more at home in the studio, but is a great idea and lots of fun.

Effe, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2026

The piece on the right by Effe is one that has all the hallmarks of a tattoo artist – clean clear design, with each element defined and separate. The eagle figure is nicely presented on the black background and the artist’s letters EFFE appear in the orange shapes at the bottom of the feathers. A lovely illustration.

7980. St Werburghs tunnel (602)

ARSA, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

ARSA is known for his uniform bilaterally symmetrical pieces, which are often quite ‘blocky’ in appearance. This recent one in the tunnel, however, is rather softer than much of his work. Gone are the hard and regular straight line letter outlines, and in come some more gentle lines and a few curves. It is amazing what a difference it can make to the appearance of a graffiti writing through the introductoion of some curves.

The colour scheme, which was used by a couple of other artists who painted alongside ARSA, is attractive, although slightly lost in the gloom of the tunnel. The cream border and drop shadow certainly helps to define the letters from the purple background. This is a nice development from ARSA.

All change

Glidepath disrupted

motivation troublesome

keep professional

by Scooj

Having been unsuccessful in securing a job in my new work structure. I am having to work hard to keep motivated. Fortunately I love my job, so that bit is easy, but working for people who see me as surplus to requirements after a very long, loyal and unblemished career is rather more difficult. I need to remain steady and give it 100% until they ask me to stop, which might be a few months yet. Every day feels just that little bit more of a challenge to my positive stance and goodwill.

7979. M32 roundabout J3 (800)

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2026

I think that the biggest compliment I can pay Hemper is that he is the most versatile graffiti writer in Bristol. He has turned his hand to so many different styles for his letters, some more conventional than others, but no two pieces are ever the same, and if he didn’t write his letters, it could be quite difficult to identify some of his pieces – quality would be the only measure.

This is a big bold piece on the roundabout, his brown-grey letters perfectly decorated with spots and bars. Outside the black border, here are hints of a thin yellow border, the sign of a great writer. The green striped drop shadow has a vanishing point somewhere between the ‘E’ and ‘M’ of HEMS. A quality piece which sits beneath a cheeky appearance by Corupt, who ‘owns’ the higher level of this wall.

7978. Purdown (108)

Kool Hand, Purdown, Bristol, October 2026

I think it would be fair to say that I have slightly neglected Kool Hand’s excellent work this year, and I still have several of his pieces in my archive to post at some point by way of remedying the situation. This is a recent one from up at Purdown which was painted alongside the Daz Cat piece that I posted yesterday.

I don’t think that I’ll ever tire of Kool Hand’s animals, in particular his orangutans and leopards, which are painted in a style that incorporates strong black outlines and solid fills. Simplicity that delivers, like the work of Roo. This leopard, I imagine is wearing a red bucket hat, but the top is cut off, so I’ll never know for sure. I like the way he has incorporated the Purdown telecommunications tower in the piece. More to come when I get my act together.

7977. Peel Street Green (72)

Pura Decadencia, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2026

It feels like quite a while since I posted a piece by Pura Decadencia, but this one takes me right back to when I first became aware of her work. It is the vampire fangs, helping themselves to a piece of her work that does it for me.

Her letters in yellow and grey are very nicely presented with a well-worked red drop shadow and a green plasma bolt running through the piece for good measure. What makes this piece stand out for me though is those fangs, lips and tongue – such a signature item and so original. Lovely work. More please.

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