6940. River Avon (84)

Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025
Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025

This wonderful collaboration piece alongside the Bristol Avon came as a complete surprise. I am familiar with Buser, but I have never seen anything by Mr SCE before and assume that he was visiting.

Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025
Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025

The combination collaboration shares some commonality with the orange blast around the writing and portrait. Buser’s letters are well crafted although the colour combination is a little too overpowering for me, and there is quite a lot of brown in there. I am beginning to wonder if brown is the colour of 2025.

Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025
Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025

The two-tone portrait by Mr SCE is beautifully painted and it is a bit of a shame that it is so off the beaten track, although it is likely to remain here longer than in some of the more accessible spots in Bristol. Such is the quality of this portrait, that I will certainly be looking out for Mr SCE’s work in the future.

6939. Greenbank (159)

Dirtygypo, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2025
Dirtygypo, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2025

I think that I must have delved back into my archives a little with this one from Dirtygypo. I also recall that it was my second attempt to capture the piece, because the light conditions here make photography challenging to say the least. Even here there are shadows of tree branches!

Dirtygypo, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2025
Dirtygypo, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2025

This is a really classy one from Dirtygypo, with lightening strikes flashing through the lettering. I am still no clearer to working out the letters, but feel that I can see the word DIRTY there somewhere. The whole piece is clean, the colour palette subtle, and the drop shadow very nicely executed. It is always a pleasure to find Dirtygypo’s work.

6938. M32 roundabout J3 (682)

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Mr Crawls and Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Mr Crawls and Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Mr Crawls and Kool Hand have been painting together more regularly of late, and it is good to see.  Their character styles, although quite different do complement one another rather well.

Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Mr Crawls has painted one of his ‘skeleton’ bird characters, which look slightly creepy if I am honest, but are very much part of his repertoire. He has shown another side to his talent here though, with some very nicely presented writing, spelling out JIM. I expect that this is a shout out to a friend/family member.

Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Kool Hand presents his orangutan character, who over the years has developed and become ever so slightly more sophisticated. The solid fills haven’t changed much, but the clean lines have improved and the overall shape of the head has softened. Some nice white flashes add to the 3D appearance of the character. A rather nice collaboration.

6937. St Werburghs tunnel (499)

Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025
Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

We’re back to this wall at the entrance to St Werburghs tunnel, where photography is difficult when a single piece occupies the space, because of the street furniture and also the light conditions, which are often quite challenging. This is a roundabout way of saying that I don’t think that these photographs do justice to the outstanding piece by Kid Krishna.

Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025
Kid Krishna, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

The organic writing, spelling out CRIE, seems to be ‘bubbling’ or oozing out of the wall, and Kid Krishna has worked on this effect by accentuating the brickwork of the wall around the piece. The range of colours and starbursts fill the abstract piece with energy, providing a feast for the eye. Kid Krishna is on a roll!

6936. M32 roundabout J3 (681)

Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

It is a great thing that Hypo has made more time for his graffiti writing over the last year or two. His regular appearances, painting the letters HYPO are more than welcome, and he has upped his game considerably over that time.

Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025
Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

This is another piece in which he uses colour to the maximum, something he is really accomplished at, and he presents his letters with what looks like a water mark running horizontally through the letters. With subtle white highlights, his letters have a superb 3D effect, leaping out from the wall. This is a blinder of a piece.

6935. Cumberland Basin

Todoaciem, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2025
Todoaciem, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2025

I believe that Todoaciem has moved back to his native Spain, which would explain the absence of his outstanding calligraffiti on Bristol’s streets in recent months. I think he makes the journey back from time to time, probably to see his Bristol friends, and when he does he drops a piece, and this was a recent one from Cumberland Basin.

Todoaciem, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2025
Todoaciem, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2025

As ever, the writing is inch-perfect, spelling out CIEM, with incredible precision and discipline. The horizontal depressions in the wall make it a little easier to gain the uniformity of the letters, but that doesn’t take away from the skill needed to paint with this level of accuracy. Todoaciem’s fills transition beautifully in horizontal layers, and create a kind of metallic sheen for the piece. It is always great to find a piece by Todoaciem, especially as they are fairly infrequent these days.

6934. Dean Lane skate park (833)

Jee See, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
Jee See, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025

It was a genuine pleasure to catch up with Jee See just as he was finishing off this piece in Dean Lane. Jee See was the second street artist I made contact with, back in 2017, after meeting Decay in the Bearpit, and I have been enjoying his work ever since.

Jee See, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
Jee See, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025

This is a SEISMIC/Mr Nobody combination piece, which includes the phrase “H is for…”, and according to what Jee See told me, H is for Heterosexual who Hates Homophobia, and for cisHet ally.

Jee See blends his trademark seismic writing with the cartoon face and the Gothic ‘H’, bringing all the elements together successfully in quite a small space. It was great to catch up with the artist, as he doesn’t get out to paint much these days – a serendipitous moment.

Nice One

A gallery of outstanding writing, portraits and landscapes by the brilliant Bristol artist Nice One.

All photographs by Scooj

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025

Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, April 2025

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, February 2025

Nice One, Purdown, Bristol, February 2025
Nice One, Purdown, Bristol, February 2025

Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025

Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, January 2025

Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, January 2025

Solar and Nice One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2024
Solar and Nice One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2024

Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024

Nice One, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024
Nice One, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2024

Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024
Nice One, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2024

Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024
Nice One, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2024

6933. St Werburghs tunnel (498)

Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

Jest Soubriquet is an artist with several ‘noms de plume’ such as Jest Likes and Likes Wan Tu or Likes 12, which makes things horribly difficult for my tagging his pieces, which is why I stick with the first name I came across… it just makes things simpler for me.

Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Jest Soubiquet, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025

This is another of his wonderful colourful patchwork portraits, and probably the best I have seen so far. The highly stylised portrait features a pouting woman whose face and hair are splashed with some delightful colours, and yet somehow appears to be completely normal – if that makes sense. I mean, nobody actually looks like that, but our brains compensate for the unusual colours and presents a normal portrait – clever things brains. Clever art from Jest Soubriquet.

6932. Greenbank (158)

Normally, when Haka paints one of his graffiti writing/character combination pieces, I recognise the character from a children’s picture book. This time Haka has stumped me – I am not familiar with any books containing a lizard, and can’t tell you too much more about it.

Some classic HAKA letters sandwich the lizard, although I note that only the right-hand side has been decorated with stars. I wonder if that is an omission, or whether it is the lizard that has emitted the stars from its claw. The lovely piece was difficult to photograph on such a sunny afternoon, something that has been a constant problem during our glorious spring.