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7844. Sparke Evans Park (159)

Peking, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2026

This piece is a little different, and just by looking at it I knew that it wasn’t by a Bristol writer. There was a clue to the artist’s identity in the phrase at the bottom “from Bremen to Bristol”. It was signed Peking, which left me with enough to do some Interweb searching and identify the graffiti writer as German artist, Peking, @beijing_zdf.

I guess the most notable feature of this piece of graffiti writing is the thick yellow border following the edge of the letters, and the contrasting lime green drop shadow. The organic browns of the letter fills round off the piece nicely which has an overall earthy feel of soil, vegetation and sun, consciously or unconsciously created by Peking. Welcome to Bristol, come back any time.

7843. St Mark’s Avenue (12)

3Dom, St Marks Avenue, Bristol, July 2026

Recently, a team of people from the local community have set about tidying up the back alleys in Easton, see more at @backtobristol. The tidy up includes the construction of flower boxes designed to encourage insects and pollinators and some fresh street art to decorate the walls. I am 99% sure that this unsigned piece is by 3Dom, but can’t seem to get verification from anywhere.

The piece is modest by 3Dom’s standards, but is full of symbolism. A bean-like stalk rises above the ground and cupped within the delicate petals of the flower is the planet Earth. So perhaps the story here is if we look after nature, nature will look after our home (it is the only one we have). The repeating decorations around the outside are typical of 3Dom’s style. Much more to come from this brilliant community project.

7842. M32 Cycle path (319)

Soap, Zake and Face 1st, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2026

It feels like a real treat when the Pirate Wall Art (PWA) crew get together as it doesn’t happen all that often since Face 1st left for Herefordshire and Chill also left the city, but every once in a while there is a gathering, and in this collaboration, Soap, Zake and Face 1st have joined forces alongside the M32.

Soap, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2026

Soap has painted a combination piece incorporating an Adventure Time character who appears to be crafting a mini character from his own flesh. The letters, spelling SOAP, have a rather flat presentation and are filled with a highly decorated turquoise colour. This is a highly attractive piece with plenty of detailing to admire.

Zake, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2026

In the middle section of the collaboration, Zake has painted a wild and wonderful beast, modelled on a spider, but not like anything I have seen before. The fearsome arachnid is nibbling away at Face 1st’s letters. This is something quite different and unusual from Zake, but great to see.

Face 1st, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2026

To the right, Face 1st has painted his blocky letters with a considerable depth provided by the extensive deep blue drop shadow. I notice that one or two vertical lines might be missing under the C and E, but I am just being picky. A giggling girl makes an appearance inside the arch of the A, and some spider web rounds off the piece nicely. A fabulous PWA collaboration.

7841. M32 roundabout J3 (786)

Tizer, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2026

This is the second recent visit to Bristol by Tizer, and I have to say a very welcome one. The London-based writer, for me at least, encapsulates the London scene really well. I cannot put into words, but his style is different from the Bristol styles that we are more used to seeing on this blog.

This piece is probably most notable for the colourful and busy letter fills, which are contained within a green border/drop shadow. Although parts of the writing look a little sketchy, that is the style and in fact the whole thing is tight as a nut, and the balance of the piece exceptional. One of the very best London writers.

7840. Goodneston Road (7)

Daz Cat, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Daz Cat has had a comparatively quiet year this year, and I am hoping that this is for good reasons like work coming in for him. Although I am posting this piece now, you can see from the state of it that it is pretty old, with quite a lot of flaking throughout the piece.

The piece features three characters, a blue human-like figure sandwiched between two cats. Daz Cat has conjured up a range of emotional expressions, one for each of the characters. Great use of colours, tone and touch has brought about a fine triple portrait piece from Daz Cat. I’ll be looking out for more, but my expectations of finding anything currently are quite low.

7839. Picton Street

Kin Dose, Picton Street, Bristol, July 2026

This is a stunning recent mural in Picton Street that perfectly illustrates everything that is so good about street art in Bristol. A Bristol artist, Kin Dose, has composed a locally relevant mural that tells a story of the street and its occupants. The piece has been painted above the Montpelier Local grocer, and I imagine was a commission piece.

There are several Bristol references, the fox, Jeff Knight (The famous Big Issue seller) and CK1 graffiti (an artist who died several years ago but is remembered in countless tags today) as well as very local ones linking to various establishments on the street including The Cadbury, C&T Licata (the best Italian Deli), The Old England Pub and Montpelier Local itself.

There is plenty more besides in this piece. The whole thing speaks of community and ties in with the Bohemian lifestyle reputation that the area enjoys. A wonderful piece fitting of such a wonderful street.

7838. River Avon (126)

Dirtygypo, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026

I have walked past this piece several times, but had to wait for the absence of disruptive shadows cast by the sun. Photographing street art has been more than challenging this summer in Bristol as we have had about six weeks of continuous sunshine, with only the odd moment of cloud. It did rain for about an hour a week ago, but that is it. The country is parched and wildfire risk extreme.

This is quite a bright and fiery piece by Dirtygypo and neatly fits the scorching theme of the summer. As always, I struggle with the letters, but it might spell PILGR. The little white skull character with a cap leads off the yellow remainder of the writing. The contrast is created with the whole thing set on a deep blue background – the sun and sky? A nice tidy piece from the artist.

Thursday Doors – 13 August 2026

Doors 366 – street art and graffiti doors

I am perilously short of time this morning – I have been away with work for a couple of days, and come back to several emergencies (work-related) that I have to deal with added to the fact that the rest of my team are all on leave.

So, as some of you will know, in these circumstances I dig out some street art doors that will have appeared on Natural Adventures before in the street art category. These doors first appeared in April and May 2025:

Rowdy, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, April 2025

Hemper, The Carriageworks, Bristol, April 2025

Coloquix, Kitchen Street, Liverpool, March 2025

Mr Penfold, Wharf Street, Leeds, May 2025

Hazard, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, May 2025

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025

Although the above piece is not on or near a door, it does have a door on the vehicle!

So that’s it for another week. I hope to resume with Saltaire doors next time.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.

7837. Dean Lane skate park (936)

Fade and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2026

This is a fine combination collaboration from Fade and Dibz, featuring the cartoon character Marvin the Martian. The character is sandwiched between two fabulous pieces of wildstyle graffiti writing from the pair. It is surprising how many times I have seen this character used in a graffiti piece… note to self, do a Marvin the Martian special when I have time.

Unusually, Fade is to the left, and Dibz to the right. Looking at the two writing styles together, you can see that Fade’s work is much ‘flatter’ and 2 dimensional, whereas Dibz has gone for more depth with great use of a drop shadow around his letters. I suspect that the character was a joint effort, which is often the case with these two. Great work.

7836. Goodneston Road (6)

ARSA, Goodneston Road, Bristol, July 2026

Only yesterday, I posted a piece by ARSA in which I said:

“ARSA’s work tends to be quite angular and sharp, and I can’t recall seeing a soft, rounded piece with blended fills by him – now that would be a challenge…”

Well, I dug this piece out which, although I only recently located, has been around for a while and completely undermines my own assertion above.

The letters are smooth and rounded and rather more forgiving than his typical work, although he still likes to keep his fill colours separate, without any blending. A calm colour selection contrasts a little with the ‘barcode’ drop shadow. A nice piece from ARSA.

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