Tag: Writer

7609. L Dub (89)

Sait Bare, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026
Sait Bare, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026

Sait Bare seems to have had a little bit more time on his hands to get out and paint recently. His flurry includes this interesting piece in the long foot tunnel underpass at L Dub. He is definitely in a ‘Bare’ phase at the moment, which is different from the ‘Sait’ period when I first encountered his work back in October 2023.

Sait Bare, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026
Sait Bare, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026

Sait Bare usually paints pieces with plenty of colours and form, but unusually, he has kept this one to a minimum, using black letters bordered with a vibrant lime green outline. There are minimal additional interventions pretty much restricted to some accent lines outside the letters and some stripey lines. All good stuff from Sait Bare – note to self… time for a gallery methinks.

7608. Cumberland Basin

2Face, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026
2Face, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

It took me a little while to work out who this piece of graffiti writing was by. I got there in the end, but was slow to figure it out, because the artist, 2Face, doesn’t paint very often. The letters spell FACEY, and it is signed, but even so, difficult to pin down.

2Face, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026
2Face, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

There is quite a lot going on in the orange fills in the lettering, ranging from white cracks at the top through ‘leopard spots’ to a fluid whitish stream of paint running horizontally through the letters. These are all the signs of an experienced artist. 2Face also decorates the piece with a blue plasma bolt, adding another layer to the textured piece. A nicely worked piece of graffiti writing.

7607. M32 roundabout J3 (764)

Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026
Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

This is a curious piece by Tera painted at a recent paint jam on the roundabout. It doesn’t really matter how much I try to enhance the image, it is difficult to properly see what is going on without getting up really close. I think that Tera was so into creating the piece (perhaps with a tattooist’s mindset) that he has lost some of the clarity and story in the heavy detail. That is not to say it isn’t a fine piece, rather that it is difficult for the viewer to appreciate.

Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026
Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

The combination piece has a dark and rather evil demonic character in the centre, with three eyes, large fangs and a long tongue. It is holding two swords that frame the middle section of the piece. The letters either side of the character spell out TERA, in a nicely crafted style. Overall, Tera shows his raw talent with this piece, but for me, it is a little busy and could do with toning down a bit. Lots more to share from him as he has been out and about a fair bit this spring.

7604. River Avon (115)

Vermo, River Avon, Bristol, March 2026
Vermo, River Avon, Bristol, March 2026

It has taken me a long time to figure out the letters in this writing, and I am not too sure I would have done so without Paul H’s recent posting of a piece by the artist. The letters spell VERMO, but you have to study them pretty hard to figure it out, as they are deliberately deceptive. Once you know them you can see them, but it is that first time of working it out that takes the time.

Vermo, River Avon, Bristol, March 2026
Vermo, River Avon, Bristol, March 2026

I have a lot of Vermo’s pieces to share from my archives, but I decided to start with this combination piece alongside the river. Unusually this piece of writing includes a character, where most of his pieces contain only the ‘floating’ letters that are made up of component shapes, for example, both the ‘E’ and the ‘M’ are composed of three ovals of increasing size in different orientations. I wouldn’t quite know how to classify Vermo’s writing, but it might fall into the category of abstract graffiti writing, a bit like Mr Klue, but quite different in appearance. Watch this space for more from Vermo.

7603. Dean Lane skate park (914)

Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026
Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026

Lately, Zinso has been completely smashing it with his clean and colourful pieces of graffiti writing, and this recent piece serves to confirm his place as a one of the tidiest writers in town.

Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026
Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026

Pretty much hidden from view on the swimming pool wall, this piece deserves to be seen by more passing eyes. The combination of turquoise, light blue, green and red is masterful, and the mauve and black drop shadow have a metallic appearance. I rate this particular piece of artwork very highly and look forward to more this spring/summer.

7601. Cumberland Basin

Sait Bare, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026
Sait Bare, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

Sait Bare is an artist I have yet to have the pleasure to meet, although we have exchanged the odd message on Instagram. He is painting reasonably regularly these days and is definitely preferring writing BARE these days, as opposed to SAIT, which he used to write more often a year or so back.

Sait Bare, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026
Sait Bare, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

This is a rather dreamy piece of graffiti writing in which the slightly unruly letters appear to drift into one another as if they were clouds. The colours are beautifully selected, and the whole piece has a sense of relaxed slow movement – it is amazing really how these artists can portray different moods and tempos through their designs and colours. This is a lovely piece from Sait Bare.

7600. Dean Lane skate park (913)

3 Dom, Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026
3Dom, Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026

Every once in a while a top-end collaborative piece appears, and when it does, it simply needs to be admired for its craftsmanship. This is a wicked three-piece collaboration from three established and gifted artists, 3Dom, Dibz and Cheo.

3 Dom, Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026
3Dom, Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2026

I don’t know if there is an overall theme here, but on the left is an anti-war piece by 3Dom featuring a warring world going up in flames, and a frog-type character seemingly in despair. The gold and blue writing from Dibz is a classic piece of wildstyle writing, delivered with total competence and control. Finally, the TV head character on the right by Cheo has overtones of Evil Edna, a character from a children’s cartoon series called Willow the Wisp. The whole thing is both brilliant and unsettling. Bravo!

7598. M32 roundabout J3 (763)

Sumo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

I have posted two recent pieces by Sumo, both were combination works in which a Sumo wrestler featured prominently. This time the artist has gone with letters only, and what beautifully presented letters they are.

Sumo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Spelling SUMO (unsurprisingly), the letters are woven together in an interesting way in both the design and the fill patterning. A very shadowy drop shadow lifts the piece nicely from the blue buffed background. I haven’t seen any more pieces from Sumo since this one, but live in hope and anticipation for more.

7596. L Dub (88)

Neddy Ned Ned, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026
Neddy Ned Ned, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026

Today is not a good day from me to write a blog post – I am wrestling with some restructuring at work, and will be up against a dear team colleague, and maybe others, for the only post at my grade that will remain – down from three. Plenty of disruption and upset between now and September when the structure goes live.

Neddy Ned Ned, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026
Neddy Ned Ned, L Dub, Bristol, March 2026

This is a beauty from Neddy Ned Ned on the water pumping station at L Dub. Spelling WISKA, the dazzling piece in the bright sunshine is beautifully presented in every aspect. The yellows, pinks and blue background work remarkably well together. Great work from Neddy Ned Ned.

7595. Dean Lane skate park (912)

Wes, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026

Of course, having only first met Wes a month or two back, I haven’t quite worked since been finding his pieces everywhere, both old and new. This one is tucked away on the swimming pool wall behind a hedge and railing.

Wes, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2026

This is a very bold piece heavily filled with black paint and incorporating flashes of red and yellow. It is quite unusual to see work quite so heavily dominated with black paint, but Wes gets away with it here by including a white drop shadow and contrasting blue/turquoise backdrop. Interesting piece from Wes.