Thursday doors – 4 September 2025 – more Marrakesh doors

Doors 323 – Doors of Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025 (Part IV)

For those of you who have been following this series of doors from Marrakesh, this week’s offering might feel a little bit ‘samey’, as they are more doors from the narrow lanes in the southern end of the Medina in Marrakesh. This whole area is enough to drive a door enthusiast into meltdown. It seems that each and every door is unique and very personal to the dwelling behind it, unlike in the suburbs of British (and other) towns and cities, where uniformity is more the norm.

Most of these doors were all photographed during an early morning walk on my own, which meant I didn’t need to tone down my enthusiasm to appease my wife and daughter, who get a little tired of my incessant fascination with doors. Keywords – Pinky-red walls, carvings, unique. I hope you enjoy them:

Narrow street and archway, Derb Benzina, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Narrow street and archway, Derb Benzina, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Tall slim studded door and doorway, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Tall slim studded door and doorway, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Plain door with bold and padlock and motorcycle, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Plain door with bold and padlock and motorcycle, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Three different sized doors, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Three different sized doors, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Door to the Didi Spa, Rue Bab Agnaou, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Door to the Didi Spa, Rue Bab Agnaou, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Roof garden at ther Restaurant Al Khayma, Rue Bab Agnaou, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Roof garden at ther Restaurant Al Khayma, Rue Bab Agnaou, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Kasbah Cafe entrance and door, Rue de la Kasbah, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Kasbah Cafe entrance and door, Rue de la Kasbah, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
A pair of doors, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
A pair of doors, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
A studded door with two door knockers, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
A studded door with two door knockers, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Beautifully crafted gate in front of a door, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Beautifully crafted gate in front of a door, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Archway entrance at the south of the Medina, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Archway entrance at the south of the Medina, Tariq Makhzen, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025

So that’s it for another week. If you miss this, it doesn’t really matter, because there is plenty more to come in the coming weeks. My only hope it that it doesn’t get too boring – although things do hot up a bit before too long.

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.

7137. Cumberland Basin

Cort, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

It was a sunny day when I took these pictures, and I’m afraid you are stuck with a rather unattractive shadow, cast in the afternoon sunshine. I’m glad I took the pictures when I did though, because the piece was gone by the next time I visited. This is another in a recent spate of pieces by Cort, and I have to say that he is hitting a rich vein of form, in my view at least.

Cort, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

Cort plays a lot with his writing, both in his choice of his letters and in his unique styling of each one. Here he spells Kortos, a corruption of his usual Cort, and presents each of his asymmetric letters with a different fill that across the whole piece forms a regular Patton or concept. The beautifully painted letters sit on top of a contrasting yellow and turquoise background. Great work from Cort.

7136. Greenbank (168)

Ailish, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025
Ailish, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025

This piece is another belter from the recent Bristol Mural Collective paint jam, protesting for peace in Gaza and Palestine. Ailish has painted an abstract piece filled with doodles and symbols surrounding a central phrase ‘this is inhumane’, a sentiment that we all feel but are so powerless to do anything about.

Ailish, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025
Ailish, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025

It almost feels trite talking about the artwork when the subject matter is so serious, but it is the artwork and the public nature of it that helps to convey the message and build on support for innocent Palestinians. The patterns and shapes are made up with the colours of the Palestinian flag, as is the centrepiece, creating an overall busy piece wit(a simple strong message. Great work from Ailish.

7135. Dean Lane skate park (862)

Asre, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Asre, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Asre is back! Back from what or where, I don’t know, but it is great to see his reappearance after an absence of three long years. This piece was tucked away behind the hedge on the swimming pool wall at Dean Lane, a wall that has had quite a high turnover of late and where there always seems to be something new to enjoy.

Asre, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Asre, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Unusually, this is a piece of writing from Asre, who is better known for his character faces. Everything is very neat and tidy. Some great colourful fills, clean letters, and two sharp borders, one black and one white. I very much hope that this signals more from Asre – I already have at least one other new piece to share. Welcome back!

7134. L Dub (78)

DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025
DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025

I like character artists who create new ideas and scenes, and DFC 1848 has been spending much of the summer introducing us to a raft of fun cartoon animals to enjoy. This humorous piece demonstrates his willingness to look at new things and constantly evolve.

DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025
DFC 1848, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025

Two dogs need to ‘water’ the fire hydrant. One is freely relieving himself, while the other crosses his legs, waiting for his turn. As a dog owner, this piece appeals to me, although my dog never seems to cross his legs, he’ll just pee on twenty different tufts or objects every time we go on a walk – even if he’s run out, he’ll still squeeze out another drop. Some nice DFC letters and DFC on the hydrant leave us in no doubt about the artist.

Little egret


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Little Egret, River Frome, Bristol, September 2025
Little Egret, River Frome, Bristol, September 2025

White as snow, black bill

fishing here year after year

creature of habit

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by Scooj

7133. M32 Cycle path (295)

Kid Krishna, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2025
Kid Krishna, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2025

Although Kid Krishna is going through one of his slower periods at the moment, it provides me with a little space to catch up on his work. This is a cracking piece on one of the less pleasant walls to paint, but, because of that, turnover tends to be quite slow. The ‘flowerbed’ is used as a public toilet, and there is a nasty piece of razor wire that has been deposited some years ago and never dealt with.

Kid Krishna, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2025
Kid Krishna, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2025

It is difficult to make out the letters CRIE in this piece, but I have to take it on trust that they are there. The pink letters appear to be breaking their way through a purple cloud, and then there is a little character, an eye with limbs and wings adding further interest to the dynamic piece. I was there yesterday and it is still intact.

7132. Greenbank (167)

Nice One, Bristol, July 2025
Nice One, Bristol, July 2025

Nice One has been producing some outstanding sketch-style portraits recently, and this is an absolute belter on the long hoarding at Greenbank. Incidentally, it looks like this hoarding might be around for a little longer, as the building work on one of the developments appears to have halted for a few months now – perhaps they ran out of money. It is a bizarre sight, almost as if time is standing still, with supplies and equipment simply left in situ and not a worker anywhere to be seen.

Nice One, Bristol, July 2025
Nice One, Bristol, July 2025

Back to the portrait piece. Nice One creates these sketches using spray cans, almost as if they are pencils on a piece of paper, scaling up his drawings in a unique and effective way. Nice One brings something thoughtful and different to the Bristol scene, which has such a wide spectrum of styles and talent. We are privileged.

7131. L Dub (77)

Posh, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025
Posh, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025

Posh has without doubt flourished this summer, turning his occasional small doodles into lively vibrant pieces filled with his mischievous top-hatted, monocled characters, these painted at L Dub, a spot that Posh seems to rather enjoy.

Posh, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025
Posh, L Dub, Bristol, July 2025

I love Posh’s style that has a sketchbook quality to it, with a lot of action crammed in and plenty to occupy the viewer as you uncover layer after layer of story. There is some highly decorated writing that underpins the whole piece, but I am not too sure what is spells out. I could easily see these little rascals forming the central thread of illustrated children’s picture books. Great work.

7130. Purdown (94)

Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025
Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025

I would think that even though he only visits Bristol about once a week, Scrapyardspec must be one of the most prolific artists in town. This is a welcome pair of goofy characters on the pathway that leads to the Purdown anti-aircraft battery, painted on a container that seems a little out of place.

Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025
Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025

The two characters are very much of the archetypal variety, although he includes shoulders here, building on the central face of the characters. Another change is that he is starting to shorten his signature to Scrapy rather than the full Scrapyardspec. I have easily enough pieces to start a gallery, but he might just have to wait his turn.