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7402. Stapleton Road

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2026

Nice One is one of the most dynamic artists in Bristol, switching up his font writing with his portraits and landscapes. This hoarding, which he has kind of made his own, is currently hosting this magnificent winter scene, the sort of composition so rarely painted in Bristol or anywhere else for that matter.

The snow, the church, the bare trees and the milky sky offer a taste of a classic English winter landscape. The trees are particularly evocative of a cold winter’s day. The artist has included his letters Nice One in orange and only partially present, a trademark mechanism he uses. I am rather pleased that the colours of the sky in his piece are mirrored by the sky in the photograph, demonstrating the relevance and accuracy of his artwork. A winter wonderland.

7401. Jamaica Street (32)

Hugo Flores, Jamaica Street, Bristol, December 2025

Some pieces are notable for their rarity and others for their presentation, this wheatpaste by Hugo Flores is a combination of both. I know little of the artist, but know that he is from Madrid, and he even states as much in this piece. He has obviously made a visit to Bristol, and created this bespoke wheatpaste to celebrate the event.

When first I saw this piece from a distance, I thought it might be a piece by our very own Creamylines, because it is cluttered and busy. As I got closer, I could see who it was by and all the wonderful fusion of letters, flowers, characters and buildings. Closer still and I could see it was a paste up which had been beautifully stuck to the wall. A vibrant piece, great location and welcome addition to the Bristol street art scene from Hugo Flores. I hope he returns and gifts us more of his lovely art.

7400. St Werburghs tunnel (557)

Nips, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025

I am particularly fond of graffiti writers who present clean, clear letters conforming to a rough ‘house style’ where the differences from one piece to the next is in the creativity of the fills. None more so than Nips, whose excellence in this genre just keeps on improving.

The letters lend themselves rather well to graffiti writing, with perhaps the exception of the ‘N’ which can be a bit clunky. Nips has provided a nice clean red ‘canvass’ on which to present her letters, which are filled with some delightful blended pastel colours and a few decorative squiggles and spots. Nips has had a very strong end of 2025, and unlike other artists hasn’t been put off too much by the inclement weather. Great work.

7399. M32 roundabout J3 (735)

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2025

Mage has, as I said a few days ago, been incredibly productive this year, turning out quick and dirty pieces as well as some rather classy pieces along the way, of which this is one.

I still think that the letters MAGE are quite clunky, but he manages to turn out some great pieces with these tricky letters. The greyscale pixelated pattern works brilliantly inside the pink drop shadow, an amazing colour combination. The lines are crisp and tight, suggesting some care and time were spent on this piece. I have noticed that Mage likes to set his pieces on a kind of diamond-shaped background, and have to remember to include it in the frame for the photographs I take of his work. Greta stuff from Mage.

7398. Peel Street Green (59)

Bloem, Peel Street Green, Bristol, December 2025

I can think of few artists I would rather post on my birthday than Bloem. I have enjoyed her emergence and development so much over the last couple of years and I genuinely can’t think of a much better birthday present.

This is a stunning mural piece, beautifully crafted, full of all the things you’d expect from Bloem… hands with long nails, chains and flowers. I suspect there is loads of conscious or unconscious symbolism here, but I’ll not attempt to analyse it. The split between the two colour schemes of pink and blue is expertly worked. All in all this is a stunner. Bravo!

7397. Turbo Island

Daz Cat, Turbo Island, Bristol, December 2025

It has been an age since I last posted anything from Turbo Island, and how nice that it should be this wonderful twin cat piece by Daz Cat. I guess that these cats are conjoined twins or in old language Siamese twins, which works quite well with the feline subjects.

This piece reminds me of another one by the artist that I posted a while back from a wall up by the Narroways nature reserve. It is obviously a theme that Daz Cat enjoys painting, and he does a pretty good job of it. One for the cat lovers.

Daz Cat, Narroways, Bristol, August 2025

7396. M32 Cycle path (303)

Luna, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, December 2025

I can’t quite believe it, but I think that this is the first piece by Luna that I have posted on Natural Adventures, despite having several photographs of their graffiti writing from the last couple of years. Luna often paints alongside Bbygwya (Flux, Lux) and Roma, and follows a similar approach.

Luna’s letters are all about a certain amount of consistency in the letter shapes, and then going to town a little with the fills. Here the letters include an extra ‘H’ at the end for a bit of fun, and the fills have a cosmic cloud effect which is rather impressive. Note to self… post more pieces by Luna in 2026.

7395. Cumberland Basin

Even, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2025

There was a dearth of Christmas street art this year, perhaps we live in a time when there is not too much to be cheerful about, or maybe it is a bit of a cliché that artists steer clear of. It was good, therefore, to stumble across this Christmas paint jam from the RBF crew. Doubly satisfying as the crew have been very quiet in 2025.

Even has been painting these cheeky buttocks for a little while now, but she has added a fabulous festive tone in this piece. Her wit comes through with the words ‘X-mas rated’ and ‘Hoe Hoe Hoe…’. I hope that this late collaboration indicates an appetite for RBF to have a more active 2026… please.

7394. Lower Gay Street

Weas, Lower Gay Street, Bristol, December 2025

There are some taggers in Bristol who are at the higher end of tagging and have a little bit more about them. I would class Weas or Weasel as one of those, and I know that he is capable of much more, but seems to enjoy tagging his character in as many places as possible.

Here, Weas has painted two separate mega tags, probably on different occasions. A pair of alien characters on the doors, and another smoking a spliff on the wall to the right. As tags go, you can really see that they are transitional towards something a little more substantial. I think that it wouldn’t take too much to move up a level, but that might not be in Weasel’s plan.

7393. Montpelier Park

Lis, Montpelier Park, Bristol, December 2025

Tucked away in this corner of Montpelier Park is a curious strawberry piece by Lis. It is curious, simply because strawberries aren’t exactly front of mind during the winter. Lis has painted in this spot before, and seems to like its remoteness.

I have noticed that for many artists, there has been a bit of a slowdown during the colder months of the year and Lis would fall into that category, so I was happy to find this quirky piece in Montpelier. The concentric rings around the piece are in keeping with a few of her pieces and may represent a ‘black hole’ into another place.

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