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6853. M32 roundabout J2 (10)

Face 1st, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, March 2025

Since moving out of Bristol, Face 1st has lived up to his reassurance that he would be back reasonably regularly to carry on painting walls. I have noticed, however, that he has selected spots that are a little bit off the beaten track. This piece is on the junction 2 roundabout of the M32, where turnover is a little slower than other spots.

Face 1st has been concentrating a little on his letter styles of late, playing with new fonts and presentations. He has also taken to painting with gold paint (perhaps he put in a big order of the stuff). These lower-case letters, in pink, have nice fills and shout-outs to his PWA crew Soap, Zake and Chill. Face 1st is a firm favourite on Natural Adventures.

6849. Greenway Bush Lane (9)

Haka, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, March 2025

This is simply brilliant. There really isn’t much more I can say about it. Haka has painted a superb rendition of Dr Seuss’ ‘Cat in the Hat’, driving a crazy vehicle with four ‘arms’ holding up each of the letters H A K A.

Haka has been incredibly faithful to the original artwork by Dr Seuss and captures everything that is so compelling about our childhood, it is a piece full of nostalgia for me and for many others I would expect. Haka’s series of children’s book characters continues to delight and upscale these wonderful images for all to enjoy. Bravo!

6848. Star and Garter (9)

Short, Star and Garter, Bristol, April 2025

There are a clutch of graffiti writers who have only recently come on to my radar. I cannot work out if they are new to Bristol or whether I have just had a blind spot, when it comes to their work. Artists such as Squire, Mage and in this instance Short.

Of course, by their nature, these graffiti writers are quite secretive, and it is difficult to find out much about them. Short has painted some nice joined up letters in lilac, with a classic striped 3D drop shadow and black border. There is nothing fancy, and the fill is relatively plain, but there is something compelling about the letter shapes. Expect more here from Short soon.

6847. Peel Street Green (38)

Cort, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2024

Cort doesn’t paint as often these days as he has done in the past, however, what he does paint tends to be pretty good. This stunning piece from the quiet artist is quick to grab the eye, with some simple shapes and colours, reaffirming the maxim that sometimes ‘less is more’.

The orange C is quite distinct from the chrome ORT, and given different treatment, creating a juxtaposition within the writing. The splash of light blue behind the letters is a clever design intervention to break up the monotony of the darker blue background. This is a nicely conceived and executed piece by Cort.

6845. Greenland Street, Liverpool

Dave Bonsai, Greenland Street, Liverpool, March 2025

As I said in the previous post, it is not difficult to find cultural references to The Beatles pretty much everywhere you go in Liverpool. Street names, pubs, cafés, statues, shops and of course street art and graffiti. There is no escaping it, and indeed it is exactly what you’d expect.

The reference in this piece, by David Bonsai, is that the disguised letters spell out ‘all you need is love’, but how cleverly painted. The letters look like molten metal, or perhaps a splash of solder from a soldering iron, and is beautifully executed. I don’t think I have come across the artist before, but it would be nice to get him along to Upfest in Bristol some time and decorate one of our walls.

6843. M32 roundabout J3 (671)

Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

By the time this post publishes, I will be on the way to my last Arsenal football match of the season, which will feel like a bit of an anticlimax after beating Real Madrid 3-0 last Tuesday. I have had to write this piece last night, to make sure I am not too rushed in the morning. This is, of course, a wonderful piece generated from the complicated and brilliant mind of Kid Krishna.

The whole combination piece (there is a character on the left) looks like an assimilation of the character into the highly disguised and intricate letters. There are so many discrete components to the piece, it is difficult to know where to start really, and I think it is one of those pieces when you can use the maxim that ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’. The graffiti writing is technically brilliant, and worthy of a long look – and the character with the helmet… what is that all about?

6840. Sparke Evans Park (128)

Lezaxer, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2025

I posted a piece by Lezaxer not so long ago, and said at the time that it was one of at least two painted by the artist on a trip to Bristol. It looks like he teamed up with Grimes on this wall, and the pair painted a colour explosion for all to enjoy.

I can’t be sure, but it looks like the intricate letters spell LAXER. The fills are exquisite, beautifully decorated in reds and purples. Contrasting with the letters is the deep green spotty 3D drop shadow, which gives enormous depth to the piece. The graffiti writing is beautifully finished with some stylised flame pockets dotted about the place. A banger of a piece.

6839. M32 roundabout J3 (670)

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

This is something a little different from Sub, who usually likes to go large and tends to be quite conservative with his use of colour. I am guessing that it might have been a bit of a dregs piece, I also think he is rather fond of newly buffed walls, and this one proved irresistible.

He has stuck to his simple three letter formula, with a deep, in this case unfilled drop shadow, but the obvious part of the piece is the splatter of colour throughout, keeping it lively and joyful. Sub continues to paint a lot and is gradually expanding his technique and scope.

6836. M32 roundabout J3 (669)

Nips, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

When I come across any pieces by Nips, I know I am I for a fill treat, it is pretty much a sure thing and I like that about her work. This one was painted in quick succession with another, I guess it was a painting weekend or something like that.

In this piece her customary NIPS letters are filled with a nicely blended palette of blue, turquoise, pink and red and some reversed out spots for a little bit of decoration. The white accent lines do their job well, creating a fine 3D effect. The selection of a yellow background contrasts well with the letters and brings focus to them. A sound piece from Nips.

6835. St Werburghs tunnel (488)

Hemper, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

More from the irrepressible Hemper, this time at the farm end of the tunnel. His recent run of form has been quite extraordinary, and I imagine quite liberating for the artist himself. Although he always paints original designs, he has been pushing the boundaries a lot lately.

This is a chrome piece with brass knobs on, and unusually for Hemper it looks to be rather political or at least a social commentary piece. The chrome letters have anthropomorphic limbs which are crushing and vandalising a Tesla Cybertruck, a sentiment probably shared by many people in the current political climate. I feel that Cybertrucks should be side lined on their ugly appearance, let alone the hideousness of their owner. I am teetering on a bit of a rant, but simply don’t have time, so I will round off the post here. Superb work from Hemper.

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