Tag: Writer

7414. Cumberland Basin

Slim Pickings (Tes), Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Slim Pickings (Tes), Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

I call this artist Slim Pickings, because that was his Instagram name when I first started writing about his work. Several changes to his Instagram account have followed since then, but I have stuck to the first. Most people refer to him (obviously) as TES.

Slim Pickings (Tes), Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Slim Pickings (Tes), Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

There was a time when pretty much all of his pieces followed the same precise shape, with only a variation in colour and accessories. Now it feels like each new piece he paints is different from the last. These TES letters were painted for Shade One’s birthday, I think. While the composition is really nicely worked, the paint looks thin in places, giving it the impression of being a throw-up, but it is much more than that. Nice on from the No Frills writer.

7413. St Werburghs tunnel (558)

Dirtygypo, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025
Dirtygypo, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025

It is a jungle out there, and I have said it many times on Natural Adventures, and it can be hard to follow the protocols and conventions at times. Dirtygypo has painted this small piece over a birthday tribute piece for Minto. During the same visit (I assume) he tagged a piece at the entrance of the tunnel by Logoe and Mamil, who had previously painted over a tribute piece to Dorns under Brunel Way. It is a pity that there is quite a lot of strife around these things, as most artists are good and simply want to paint walls. The ‘rules’ such as they are tend to be interpreted in the interests of those who adopt or ignore them. In my view the rules are ‘there are no rules’.

Dirtygypo, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025
Dirtygypo, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025

I really like Dirtygypo’s writing, and am slowly beginning to get to grips with his letters. The artist gives us a clue with this writing with the word QUICHE in the bottom right. Look carefully at his graffiti writing and you can make out each of the letters. The Q and U are separated by a yellow lightening bolt. The I is a very slender light blue line, the C and E in dark blue sandwich a very slim H. It is all there, but beautifully disguised. A cracking small piece from Dirtygypo.

7412. BB Gallery (11)

Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025
Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025

Conrico turns out some incredible work, and has done so, in his unique style, for some years now. Recently he has been going through a purple patch, with an increased vibrancy and storytelling element to his work.

Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025
Conrico, BB Gallery, Bristol, December 2025

The combination piece, tucked away on the Bristol to Bath cycle path, features a female street-wise character and some writing set on an urban skyline. There is a wonderful contrast between the bright colourful foreground, and the grey foreboding backdrop. Everything appears to have been painted with brushstrokes, but that is Conrico’s style, and I really like it. I am not sure what the GYS stands for (I believe it to be a crew that includes Daz Cat and others), but I will find out soon enough. Beautiful work from Conrico.

7411. Sparke Evans Park (141)

I was told recently that Corupt (my name for him, taken from the word he writes most commonly) is held in very high regard in his native Hungary, and it is easy to see why. His work oozes class and experience and rarely, if ever disappoints.

Corupt, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, December 2025

These large chrome letters, spelling STICK, although irregular in shape and size, somehow have a uniformity about them that as a whole presents in a way that is very pleasing to the eye. The blue and black striped drop shadow adds ample perspective and a the white thin border, separated by about an inch from the letters is a trademark ingredient of Corupt’s style. Some yellow accent lines to the top and right of each letter shape also improve the overall effect. Very nice work indeed.

7410. Dean Lane skate park (895)

Sait Bare, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2025
Sait Bare, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2025

It is nice to see painting partnerships form between artists, and one of them that has been flourishing over the last year or two is that between Sait Bare and Hire. Their classy collaborations tend to be of the nature where there is little read-across between them, but that they are painted side by side.

Sait Bare, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2025
Sait Bare, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2025

Usually we see the letters SAIT when Sait Bare paints his graffiti writing, but in this instance he has spelled out BARE. The winning combination of pink and light blue are used to great effect in this dazzling piece, and the transition line between the colours is filled with creamy froth, beautifully done. Some yellow background splashes surround the piece, but I am not sure they quite fit the style and don’t really add anything… in my view the letters are enough. A nicely presented piece from Sait Bare.

7409. St Werburghs tunnel (558)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025

Normal service is resumed in the tunnel. After a spate of birthday paint jams, Mr Klue has reclaimed one of his favourite spots at the entrance of St Werburghs tunnel, with a trademark ephemeral piece of graffiti writing.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2025

The letters spell KLUE, I think, although I can equally make out WONE, the other half of Mr Klue’s name – it is most likely the former. This piece is a little more solid than some of his work, and has an anamorphic appearance, created by the clever use of light and shade, and tops and bottoms of surfaces. An accomplished piece by a writer who just loves painting in the tunnel.

7408. Greenbank (177)

Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2026
Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2026

Nips has had a strong winter and managed to get out often, when others have preferred the warmth and comfort of their homes. This is one of a string of winter pieces and continues with her consistency and quality.

Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2026
Nips, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2026

The bronze/brown letter fills are beautifully accompanied by a turquoise midline  and dots that run through all of her letters. It is interesting that she left out any decoration in the tittle (dot of the i), making it a point of interest. Set on a purple background, the piece is finished with a black drop shadow some beaded dots and small starbursts. Great work from Nips.

7406. Cumberland Basin

Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

Most artists in Bristol have good days and bad days and everything in between, when it comes to their artwork. One artist whose work is consistently near-perfect is Dibz. I can’t think of a time when he has turned out a piece of writing and thought to myself ‘that’s a bit shoddy’.

Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Dibz, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

This is a beautifully finished piece painted for Shade One’s birthday, hence the letters SHADE. It would be easy to describe the piece as simple, but that isn’t necessarily the case. The white letters are decorated sparingly with green accents. The pink drop shadow is immaculate, and there is a tight thin blue border around the letters. To add some extra interest, Dibz has painted some glowing cubes around the piece, rounding it all off perfectly. Flawless.

7404. Cumberland Basin

Ware, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Ware, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

One of the nice things about birthday paint jams is that they tend to encourage artists who don’t paint all that often to come out of the woodwork. One of those artists is Ware from the RAW crew. I have only ever seen his work a few times in Bristol, and it is possible that he lives and paints elsewhere, which may be why I don’t see his stuff all that often.

Ware, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026
Ware, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2026

This is a wonderful and technical piece of wildstyle writing. Each of the letters is assigned a colour, from green to light grey to dark grey and pink. The design of the letters is verging on a kind of Gothic or calligraphy font, but not quite. This is very nice writing, beautifully presented, and a great way to celebrate Shade One’s birthday.

7403. Dean Lane skate park (894)

Benjimagnetic and Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2026
Benjimagnetic and Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2026

This is a rather unusual collaboration, and I can’t quite make up my mind whether it is a collaboration or two independent pieces that are sitting adjacent to each other I’ve not seen Benjimagnetic and Zake paint together before. My guess is that they both turned up at the same spot on the same day, and decided to paint alongside one another, which makes sense on this wall, because both artists tend to occupy squarish spaces, and this wall is a long rectangle.

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2026
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2026

To the left, Benjomagnetic has painted one of his customary GRO pieces in his distinctive cryptic style. The colours are a bit compromised because the wall was in shade with a bright sky behind. The shapes and colours that make up the whole are once again perfect.

Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2026
Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2026

The character by Zake is rather more elaborate than many of his pieces, and with more than a hint of Chinese dragon about it. There is a rather unsettling third eye in the forehead, and wispy smoke ‘bleeding’ from the main pair of eyes. Definitely curious and slightly odd, but very nicely painted. The long forked tongue rounds off things nicely. An unusual collaborative wall.