Writer – Page 12 – Natural adventures

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Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Because I observe and write about street art in Bristol on a near-daily basis, I become familiar with some of the little markers and themes laid down by artists either in the content of their work or in their style. In my rambled writings I try to point out some of these details that casual onlookers might miss. I guess that is part of what this blog is all about.

Kid Crayon is a favourite of mine and an artist I have been writing about for more than ten years. This is a wonderful, colourful combination piece, where the letters, in a range of colours, spell out CRAYON, where the ‘O’ is a character face with a party hat. Kid Crayon is very fond of party hats, which make an appearance from time to time in his work – this one has additional relevance as this was a birthday celebration paint jam. Great to see that the character has a crayon floating in front of his mouth, a signature emblem of KC’s work.

7559. L Dub (82)

This is a beauty by DJ Perks that I photographed on a recent visit to the tunnel at L Dub. It has the tried and tested colour combination of light blue and pink that is favoured by so many graffiti writers (not to self – prepare a pink and blue special post).

Although this piece was painted in 2025, it still looks as fresh as a daisy, all very clean and neat. The letter forms in places remind me a little of Inkie’s work, although the edges and shapes here are a little softer. There is a simplicity of the fills and subtlety of the decorations that contributes to the integrity of the whole. Really nice work from DJ Perks.

7557. Greenbank (185)

Mage has been busy painting on the streets for a while now, and previously under a different name. He likes to throw up his letters pretty much everywhere, but his pieces are far from ‘throw ups’. Not one for backgrounds or buffing walls, it is important that his fills work hard to make his work distinctive and stand out from messy walls.

In this piece Mage’s fill is exquisite. It almost looks like his letters and gorgeous drop shadow have been painted over an existing grey piece of artwork. Clever stuff. In this instance Mage has added some black border decorations and some orange partial background. A very nice piece of graffiti writing.

7556. Dean Lane skate park (911)

It was so predictable that in the days after first meeting Wes up at Greenbank, I would start to see his work all over the place, and that is exactly what happened. I can’t believe I had this blind spot, but it happens from time to time. I will, however be seeking to make amends from this point in time, and include his pieces when I can.

You might think that having fewer letters makes things simple, but by design, the letters will be bigger, and so fills need to be more considered. While there is a lot of ‘white space’ in these letters from Wes, he has managed to add in enough decoration to keep things interesting. The letters with a tiny overlap appear to float over a greeny-blue base. Watch out for a lot more from Wes.

7555. Cumberland Basin

Kool Hand, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

What a lovely tidy and fresh-looking piece this is from Kool Hand. I was lucky enough to catch up with the artist himself as he was painting this one, and, like nearly all the artists I meet on the streets, he is a really nice and engaging bloke… why wouldn’t he be?

I think it is the freshness of this piece that makes it so easy on the eye. Everything feels solid and strong, and even the white highlights that help the piece to pop, are bold and unambiguous. A piece like this works so very well on a buffed wall, and could look quite compromised if it had been painted directly over existing busy graffiti.

7552. M32 roundabout J3 (755)

Zed in the Clouds, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

It would seem that every time I feature a piece by Zed in the Clouds, I find myself repeating that he is somewhat underrepresented on the pages of Natural Adventures.

This one was perhaps just too ‘noisy’ I had to include it. The chrome combination piece with a character on the left, and the letters ZED, contrast perfectly with the orange and red ‘flame’ background, which looking at it might have been from a former occupant of this wall. I think that the Zed in the Clouds piece is bounded by the blue outline, and includes the hand on the right.

7551. Greenbank (184)

When Logoe comes to town, you can be sure that you will find more than one piece of graffiti writing from him, often three or four and sometimes more. It is as if his idea of a weekend break in Bristol is to hit as many walls as possible.

This is a lovely piece on the hoarding at Greenbank with chrome letters and a very nice colour palette to boot. The script letters are set on a lilac background and decorated with dozens of little pink ovals. A classic piece of Logoe writing.

7547. Cumberland Basin

Ments, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

This piece by Ments came as a real surprise a couple of weeks ago. The wonderful organic writing was painted alongside Smak in a high-class collaboration on this popular wall. It was especially good to see this outstanding work from Ments as he doesn’t paint all that often these days.

Ments has a very individual style to his writing, which creates a whole imaginary universe of its own with shapes and colours blending in unusual, but strangely recognisable ways. For once, his letters MENTS are almost legible. I really like Ments’ work, and see in it something very special. I hope this isn’t a one-off for the year.

7545. M32 roundabout J3 (754)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

December, January and February were very wet months in England, and as a result artists had difficulty getting out to paint. My archives for those months were thin to say the least. I can happily report that the improved weather in March means that I have a host of pieces to share, some of which won’t make it beyond the cutting room floor which is regrettable.

One artist who has emerged from a sleepy winter is Biers, who has reinvented his letters for 2026 which read RABIES. I rather like what he has done here and will be looking out for more from him. This is a really nicely worked and tidy piece of writing, keeping the basics tight – good letter shapes, good drop shadow and lovely consistent thin yellow border. Biers has even set the piece nicely on a green cloud background with spots. A classy piece of graffiti writing.

7544. St Mark’s Avenue (12)

Sorts, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, March 2026 — Sorts, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, March 2026

It has been a long time since I last visited St Mark’s Avenue, and it has been a long time since I last discovered a piece of graffiti writing by Sorts. So two long awaited events occurred a week or two back when I made a spontaneous decision to step into Easton.

There were a few pieces in St Mark’s Avenue that I hadn’t seen before, starting with this beauty from Sorts. By the look of it, this combination piece, with a cheeky character on the left, is reasonably recent, or at the very least it looks fresh, and there aren’t any rain and dust splatters along the bottom fringe, which you tend to see on older pieces. The letters are nicely presented and filled in quarters with contrasting colours and patterns. It would be great to see more from Sorts.

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