Writer – Page 11 – Natural adventures

7539. Dean Lane skate park (909)

The return of Asre at the back end of last year has been most welcome, and his tidy writing has been featured several times on this blog. This comic-style lettering behind the railings on the swimming pool wall is an absolute gem.

What I am enjoying about Asre’s work is the precision and attention to finishing. All the fills are strong and solid, the shadows and borders cleanly presented – even the blue splash is carefully worked. Asre strikes me as being an artist who takes pride in the appearance of his work, as much as he seems to enjoy creating it. I love the subtle yellow fill spots in his letters.

7538. M32 roundabout J3 (753)

Bags, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Bags really doesn’t get enough attention in Natural Adventures, and I think I have many of his pieces lurking in my archives. I have tried to present more of his pieces lately, and this is a rather nice recent one on the roundabout.

I am not a fan of brown, but there is enough red and black to offset this colour preference (or lack of it) that I have. The letter shapes are easy on the eye, and the white drop shadow and grey cloudy background with spots round the whole piece off nicely. Great stuff from the No Frills crew member.

7537. Cumberland Basin

Sumo, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

I can’t recall ever seeing anything by Sumo before, but since I found this piece, I have come across two more in different Bristol spots. If Sumo is new to Bristol, then I am very excited about it, because if this is anything to go by, we are going to be in for a bit of a treat.

It looks like Sumo’s work is rather self-explanatory. The combination piece has a rather large Sumo Wrestler character alongside some rather smaller letters in a simple clean font saying SUMO. The piece is arresting and very different, and a fine addition to the enormous variety of styles we see in Bristol. Watch this space for more soon.

7536. Greenbank (182)

Pretty much daily, I come across pieces by artists I don’t recognise and assume that they must be visiting. Occasionally I get this wrong, for some reason, and the artist is local, but I simply haven’t seen their work before or can’t recollect it. I think that Kofup is in the former category and might be from London.

I was very taken by this piece, as it is easy on the eye and nicely finished. I like the letters, especially the rather unusual wavy fill patterns. Lots of reversed drips at the top of the letters also add character. The letters are nicely presented on a black-buffed background with a blue and green ‘cloud’. Nice work.

7534. M32 roundabout J3 (752)

Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Logoe has been back in Bristol for a visit, and is usually the case when he comes, he has gifted us several new pieces dotted about the place. You can be reasonably certain that when you find one Logoe piece, you will find more.

This is a rather lovely example of his script writing and typical of many of his pieces. His letters are filled with ling blue vertical stripes, and are given some depth with a shallow black drop shadow. The letters are set on a decorative orange background and festooned with Logoe’s trademark oval spots. Welcome back.

7531. Dean Lane skate park (908)

The lifecycle of a wall is often fascinating, and under this piece by Weas(el) is a little bit of recent history that can be made out, because artists have painted over one another without buffing the wall. The sequence, over about 10 days or so was a beauty by Werm, then a piece from Seed, followed by another piece that I never saw and finally this one from Weas – I’ll show the others at the end of this post.

Weas’ work can be found literally all over Bristol – one of his tags has even made it onto a utility box very near my house. Although his ‘mega-tags’ are fun, he actually is, in my view, a much better artist when he turns his attention to his graffiti writing. His letter fills always give the impression that he is a man in a hurry, or that he likes his paint to go a long way. His letter style is quite easy on the eye, and of course combines the writing with the mega-tag I mentioned earlier. Weas certainly likes to make his mark.

7530. Cumberland Basin

Smak, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

One of the joys of looking for and photographing street art is that every trip turns up surprises. These might take the form of a new artist or an entire wall decorated during a paint jam or sometimes with a jaw-droppingly great piece. This beauty from Smak falls into the latter category.

Over the years, Smak has managed to stretch out his SMAK letters with elaborate details and beautifully worked designs. The patterns, shapes and colours disguise the letters so well that they can be difficult to make out at times. This is a classy and confident piece by one of the best graffiti writers around.

7529. Brunel Way (351)

Squire is becoming a bit of a regularly featured graffiti artist in the pages of Natural Adventures. His lettering is distinct and there is something rather interesting about the word ‘SQUIRE’ that has some meaning and connection with the past, it is something of an old-fashioned word.

This piece has unequal and unruly letters that somehow fit into a form, probably contained by the deep white drop shadow. I think that there is something slightly confused with the drop shadow beneath the ‘Q’ and the ‘I’ that doesn’t quite work for me. There is a nice RIP shout-out for Dorns and a small HMG crew tag rounds the piece off. Squire seems to favour this area beneath Brunel Way, which is good news, because turnover here at the moment is quite slow.

7528. M32 roundabout J2 (13)

Haka, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2026

In my wanderings in search of Bristol street art and graffiti, I tend to visit the ‘honey pots’ most often, and then radiate outwards to the spots where turnover is lower, or where wall space is limited to one or two pieces only. This means that I tend to miss quite a few pieces from these less visited places. I was pleased therefore to stumble across this Haka piece in a tunnel under the M32 recently.

I think that Haka painted this some time ago, but it still looks in fair condition. Haka’s combination pieces usually feature children’s picture book characters. The pirate in the piece, standing on a barrel is unknown to me, and a quick Google search didn’t help. A fun piece for the kids.

7525. Sparke Evans Park (147)

Nips, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, February 2026

Nips continues to delight with her work and her pieces seem to be coming thick and fast at the moment. Although the last piece I featured here by Nips was a chrome delight, it is her fills that are the trademark of her work. The letters are separated from the background with a contrasting purple drop shadow, but it is the outstanding letter fills that are so captivating in this piece.

Nips’ letter shapes tend to remain fairly constant, so the interest is around what she does with colour and form in her fills and background. Here she has mastered both. Starting with the background, Nips has opted for a fairly minimal coverage but used it well with a blend of fiery oranges and yellows. A combination of greens and browns are washed together, creating something similar to a tie dye effect. This is brilliant and presented by an artist who shows confidence with her colour selections. Excellent.

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