There is a simplicity and a joy in Lupa’s work, which makes me very happy. Often her pieces can be slightly untidy, but this one is really nicely finished, but maintains that grounded charm she achieves.
Her letter shapes are great and the fills have a wonderful 1970s vibe to them, especially set on the contrasting yellow background. I love this piece… can you tell?
A super quick post today, written last night because I’ll be running a workshop all day today. What a brilliant thing to see PWA faithfuls Zake and Face 1st meeting in Bristol together and creating this collaboration, especially as both have moved away from the city.
Chill doing what Chill does with some superb colours. Although, had I looked a little more closely I would have seen that it is a piece by Zake in the style of Chill. So cool.
Face 1st with one of his classic laughing girls with big hair spelling out his name. A superb and quite unexpected collaboration.
I am really pleased to see this piece from Mage, because it is almost as if he has read some of my posts where I have repeatedly said that his letter choice lends itself to sharp-edged and quite clunky writing. Here he proves me wrong with the same letters written in a softer, almost bubble-like font.
All the components are there, good letter design, a thought out fill pattern, great red drop shadow, and a little bit of decoration to distinguish the piece from the underlying graffiti. All in all a very nice piece of graffiti writing from Mage, who has surpassed the challenge of his letter choice.
Desi and Mr Two Gram are a couple who often paint together, and here is one of their recent collaborations. Their styles are quite different, and so the collaborative part of their work is limited to the fact that they paint side-by-side. To the left Desi has painted her VEIL letters presented beautifully which include her trademark heart.
To the right Mr Two Gram has painted a chrome and purple piece, which although an unlikely combination, actually works rather well. I feel that Mr Two Gram is rather underrepresented on Natural Adventures, and ought to address that. His work is often quite low-key and modest, so perhaps I don’t pick up on it as much as I might. It is always great when these two get out and paint together.
Although Weas’ (Weasel) work isn’t the most polished that you’ll see, because he tends to paint his little character tags rather quickly, he clearly has a talent which is evident in this piece of graffiti writing on the hoarding at Greenbank.
His letters, spelling out WEASEL, are filled with subtle swirls on a blue base, creating a slightly psychedelic effect, and the orange border creates a clean finish, with a slender black 3D drop shadow rounding things off. He has managed to weave in a couple of his characters, and added a rather more crude one to the left. I rather like this piece, and would like to see more of these from Weas.
Seed is working really hard to make an impression on the Bristol street art scene. He is being brought on by Zinso and Asre and often paints alongside Seam and Bogz. It has been a long while since these walls have been painted, and with any luck others will follow in Seed’s footsteps.
Above the large lettered piece Seed has written ‘Look mum I am a doctor’, which is rather touching and fun, and his letters include the DR letters in front. The whole piece is a little crude, but as I said before, I think that Seed is a diamond in the rough, and if he keeps on practising, he will go far. A bright and bold piece.
Sometimes you see a classic piece of writing and just say ‘yep, this is it’, and that is what I thought to myself when I saw these colourful letters from Kush. It is a rare thing to see a piece with so many colour transitions so perfectly presented.
Kush painted this alongside Haka, and the pair seem to have been paint together a fair bit recently. I know very little about Kush, but he seems to be painting more often lately, and I guess it is just a matter of time before I bump into him. I am enjoying the variety and class of his pieces.
I am not enjoying the upgrade that WordPress have made to the block editor. I do wish they’d leave things as they are. I use the Classic version to write these posts, but now it forces me into a classic editor screen, which is pants really. Old dog new tricks…
This is a rather joyful piece of writing from Kool Hand in the tunnel to celebrate Tera’s birthday. Simple in its design, the two-tone letters in yellow and lime green are bordered with a pink outline. There is a ragged edge to the letters, something that Kool Hand seems to be enjoying at the moment. A fun birthday piece.
What an absolute pleasure it was to come across this combination piece by Avem808, while walking the dog along the Bristol to Bath cycle path behind Greenbank Cemetary. I have only seen a handful of pieces by the artist, but each of them has been a cracker.
I think this is the first combination piece I have seen by Avem808 and it is composed of the letters AV and EM bookending a cartoon crocodile character in the middle. The blended letter fills are very well done, and he has an interesting take on the 3D drop shadow that seems to go in all directions, possibly to a vanishing point in the middle somewhere. A refreshing piece and I hope, an indication of what is to come this year.
Haka has had quite a quiet winter period, so I was very happy when I came across this lovely combination piece painted alongside his friend Kush. This wall hasn’t been properly refreshed for a long time, and this is a marked improvement that might encourage a little more activity here.
I am not sure who the little mouse character is, but I guess he will be from a children’s picture book, as that is where Haka draws much of his inspiration from. His letters are superb, and I love the blue drop shadow drifting off to the right. A wonderful fun piece.
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