It is absolutely no surprise that Zinso and Asre have teamed up and tend to paint together quite a lot these days. Both have a similar tidy style and both like to use bright and vibrant colour palettes in their work.
Zinso, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025
This is a beauty from Zinso painted in the tried and tested pink and blue combination of colours. The letters, fills and borders are tight as a nut, and the cartoon-style writing definitely stands out from the crowd. The piece looks really fresh, as if it had been painted moments before the photograph, which, of course, it might have been. I now have more than enough of his work for a gallery – join the queue.
I don’t often feature dogged or tagged pieces, but I think that there is enough of this Nice One piece to warrant a post. Nice One is a bit of an enigma, painting some wonderful combination pieces and writing in a crisp, clean Times or similar font, all wholesome stuff, and then there is the edge part of his work, where he might paint his letters high up on a building there for posterity – more of this to come soon.
Nice One, Backfields Lane, Bristol, November 2025
In this piece, a bearded character with a fisherman’s beanie is glancing across at the words Nice One, written in a fine script with some hatching in the contained spaces. A blue bordered rectangle adds structure to the piece. All very nice until you see the draft outline by the newish graffiti writer NONE – he must have been disturbed, and never finished his throw up.
The number of trips that Elvs makes to Bristol has dramatically dropped off over the last couple of years, which is a real pity. This happens quite a lot as artists, like the rest of us, have life changes that determine how much time we have to do the things we must do (work, household etc) and the things we’d like to do. As we get older, the balance tips in favour of the former (in my experience).
Elvs, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
This lovely piece of writing was yet another tribute to Minto on the occasion of his big birthday paint jam. The letters form a solid block, broken up with fine lines and a drop shadow around the edges and the central gaps. The style is quite different from most writers, and requires a different way of building the piece. Great stuff from Elvs.
It is rather nice to be picking up a rather gentle drumbeat of pieces by Mesk. I have always been aware of his graffiti writing, but only really sought out his work since I met him in the spring.
Mesk, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2025
This is a rather nicely presented chrome piece in the Deaner with the letters MESK clearly bordered with a strong black line. There is a bit of interference with the chrome piece below, which is a pity…a little bit of background decoration might have overcome that. That being said, this is a nice tidy piece.
This year, Logoe’s visits to Bristol have been less frequent, and he hasn’t been blitzing the streets as much as he has done in the past, which, from my point of view, makes things a little more manageable. This is a nice piece painted recently on the M32 roundabout.
Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
This is a lovely piece of script writing in yellow, with a deep purple drop shadow. But the piece is more than just the writing; the whole wall contributes to the outcome, with a blue background incorporating vertical rows of spots transitioning into vertical lines on the far right-hand end and a liberal scattering of signature oval spots running horizontally through the letters. Altogether a pleasing piece of script graffiti writing from Logoe.
The fun part of birthday paint jams is that it forces some of the participants out of their comfort zones by painting the letters of the birthday boy/girl rather than their own familiar letters. This is an exercise that appears to be easier for some than for others. Donz seems to have coped just fine with this delightful piece for Minto.
Donz, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
The letters art typically colourful and upbeat. No need for a signature here. Donz’ work is usually quite flat, without drop shadows, which is no bad thing, it is part of his style and presentation. Everything here is neat and tidy, and he has set the letters on an interesting light blue wash with a kind of cityscape silhouette along the top.
Mage used to write under a different name, and then went for something completely different. I’m not sure that he could have picked four more difficult letters to write, especially in their capitalised format… lots of lines, angles and complication. Maybe that was the challenge.
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
This is a well presented chrome piece with a nice deep blue drop shadow, set on a green splash. All neat and tidy, but what lifts this piece to a different level is the wonderful string of spots in yellow and purple, running through each of the letters, without which the piece would probably feel quite basic. A lovely idea well executed.
Lewse is an established graffiti writer in Bristol but is bafflingly underrepresented in Natural Adventures. I have dozens of Lewse pieces in my archives, but have only published a handful over the years. Reasons for this might be that I think that the artist likes to stay a little under the radar.
Lewse, Greenbank, Bristol, November 2025
There is a confidence and experience oozing from this work, as if Lewse has nothing to prove. Some great letter shapes are beautifully filled with earthy colours and the writing is beautifully complemented by a steady white 3D drop shadow with dots running through the midline. Classy.
One of the rewarding aspects of photographing and recording street art in Bristol is watching on as new artists begin their journey and then develop their style and improve their technique. Some never quite make the grade, but others clearly have the determination and desire to progress, and some reach levels they might have never expected. I met Seed a couple of weeks back, and he told me he had only started graffiti writing a few weeks earlier. Since then, I have seen his work appearing all over the place. This is the first post of his work on Natural Adventures, but I very much anticipate it won’t be the last.
Seed, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2025
What we see here is potentially a diamond in the rough. Seed has opted for large letters – I’m not quite sure the capital ‘Es’ are the easiest letters to start with, but I guess they present a challenge. The colour selection is good, and that yellow certainly attracts attention. The black 3D drop shadow is a little overpowering and needs refining, but the fills are OK, and the dotted decorations certainly improve the piece. Planning a wall is a really important part of graffiti writing, and Seed has left himself a bit short on the right-hand side, a mistake he is unlikely to repeat. Watch out from more from Seed over the coming weeks and months.
You’ll have cottoned on by now that Minto’s birthday paint jam in St Werburghs tunnel was very well attended indeed. This piece is a fine tribute by Hypo, who often paints alongside Minto these days, so it has extra relevance and potency.
Hypo, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2025
Hypo has painted the letters MINTO, but entirely in his recognisable style. What is interesting is that, while HYPO is a word that can have some bilateral symmetry, MINTO is not, so this Hypo piece does look quite different in shape from his customary pieces. There is lots to admire in this graffiti writing, and we see the continuation of using little spheres to help decorate the work, something Hypo appears to be enjoying these days. A lovely piece from a friend to a friend.
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