Serm is an artist who doesn’t paint all that often, but his distinctive pieces are always a welcome addition. This time, he has gone for something a little different and cryptic, hiding his letters in the design.
Serm, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2025
The green fills and yellow drop shadows work well together, although I’m not sure about the white background that makes the whole piece look a little washed-out, and doesn’t create enough contrast with the letters. The green fills is a subtle blend of at least three tones which come together perfectly. I hope the wait for the next one isn’t too long.
It speaks volumes to the popularity of Wispa that there was such an enormous turnout for her birthday paint jam in St Werburghs tunnel, especially as she isn’t even a resident of the city. I know that she is admired by her RBF friends and that she is super-talented.
Wispa, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025
This is a wonderful birthday piece, spelling out her name. The letter fills are spectacular and so full of ideas, neatly enclosed in as light blue border and accompanied by a black and red drop shadow. I believe the clock character is by Wispa too, as it contains the same lilac paint that surrounds her letters. This is yet another very nice piece of work by Wispa.
Werm, River Avon, Bristol, February 2026Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2026Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2026Werm, M32 Spot, Bristol, December 2025Werm, Purdown, Bristol, November 2025Werm, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2025Werm, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2025Werm and Scrapyardspec, River Avon, Bristol, July 2025Werm, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2025Werm, Greenbank, Bristol, May 2025Werm, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2025Werm, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025Werm, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2025Werm and Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2025Werm, River Avon, Bristol, March 2025Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2025Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2025Werm, River Avon, Bristol, January 2025Werm, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2025Werm, Peel Street Green, Bristol, December 2024Werm, River Avon, Bristol, December 2024Werm, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2024Werm, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2024Werm, River Avon, Bristol, September 2024Zake and Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024Werm, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024Werm, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2024Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2024Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2024Werm, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2024Werm, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2024Werm, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024Werm, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2024Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2023Werm, The Paintworks, Bristol, October 2023Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2023Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2023Werm, New Stadium Road, Bristol, September 2023Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2023Werm, St John’s Lane, Bristol, June 2023Daz Cat, Werm and Kool Hand, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023Werm, Greenbank, Bristol, June 2023Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023Werm, M32 Spot, Bristol, May 2023Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023Werm, River Avon, Brtistol, May 2023Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023Werm. River Avon, Bristol, March 2023Werm, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023Werm, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023Werm, River Avon, Bristol, December 2022Werm, River Avon, Bristol, December 2022Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2022Werm and 3F Fino, Chatterton Square, BristolWerm, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2022Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2022Werm, River Avon, Bristol, March 2022Werm, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, February 2022Werm, Greenbank, Bristol, January 20223F fino and Werm, Devon Road, Bristol, January 20223F fino and Werm (Eman), Cumberland Basin, Bristol, December 2021Werm (Eman), Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2021Eman, River Avon, Bristol, October 2021Eman, River Avon, Bristol, September 2021Eman, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2021Eman, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2021Eman, River Avon, Bristol, June 2021Eman, River Avon, Bristol, June 2021Eman, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2021Eman, M32 cycle path, Bristol, June 2021Evey and Eman, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2021Eman, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2021Eman, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2021Eman, New Stadium Road, Bristol, May 2021Eman, New Stadium Road, Bristol, May 2021Eman, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2021Eman, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2021Eman, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2021Eman, M32 cycle path, Bristol, December 2020Eman, M32 cycle path, Bristol, December 2020Eman, M32 cycle path, Bristol, December 2020Eman, M32 cycle path, Bristol, November 2020
I love finding pieces by artists that I haven’t registered before, and this piece from Zinso is one of a few that I have photographed recently. Although Zinso is new to Bristol, I would suggest that they are not new to painting walls, as this is a tidy and accomplished piece of graffiti writing
Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
The slightly cartoonish letters are bordered with a confident black outline and filled with a vibrant green with orange marginal decorations. A couple of pink symbols thrown in rounds off this tight, unfussy piece of writing set on a splash of blue. Bravo.
I recently found out, from Paul H (thank you), that Mage, who has recently emerged on the Bristol scene, is none other than Raid, who has appeared on the pages of Natural Adventures many times, including a gallery of his work. Commensurate with his name change, I will now refer to him as Mage from this point forward.
Mage, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
This is a nice piece of writing on an iconic wall that has hosted hundreds of pieces and layers of paint which chip off from time to time, as you can see from the base of the wall. The letters are nicely arranged with a fill that reads across the whole piece, with yellow spirals spanning the letters. A nice piece and a puzzle solved.
This piece by Zake is something a little different, a variation on a theme from the artist. It is rare to see Zake paint anything approximating to letters, but here we are with an unusual combination piece.
Zake, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2025
Two letters and two faces, making up the vowels, are nicely designed and set on a grey background with watery bubbles. For once, I will forgive the use of brown paint, because it is subtle and in keeping with the ‘slatey’, earthy, feel of the whole composition. It is always a pleasure to see artists try something new.
I feel like I ought to have posted far more pieces by Neddy Ned Neddy than I actually have, and I can’t really be too sure why that is. Anyhow, this is a superb piece painted in his unique style as part of the very well-attended birthday paint jam for Wispa.
Neddy Ned Neddy, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2025
Rather confusingly, Neddy Ned Neddy writes WISKA, which is coincidental to it being a celebration for Wispa, some of the other artists involved in the paint jam have altered their letters to read Wispa, but not the most obvious candidate, and I think he probably missed a trick here. This is a wonderfully worked piece with a sumptuous blended fill, looking like a kind of swirly marbling. A distinctive and really cool piece of graffiti writing.
I have recently met Mesk (@lazureness) a couple of times recently, and he is a lovely chatty bloke. I am sure I have seen his work before, and feel like I have posted it, but it looks like this is the first piece of his that has appeared on Natural Adventures. Furthermore, I am hoping to photograph another oner today, if it is still there and I can park nearby.
Mesk, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025
I watched as Mesk started this piece off. It is a small spot, but I think he has done a brilliant job with it. Such tidy presentation is assisted by buffing out the wall first with a neutral grey. Great letters, straightforward colours (three horizontal yellows) and a nice deep red and black 3D drop shadow. What’s not to like?
Although I see a little bit of his work around the place, this is only the third piece by Kush that I have posted on Natural Adventures. His selection of ‘fruit salad’ colours gives his writing an uplifting presence. The letters KUSH are nicely designed and uniform with nicely graded fills.
Kush, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2025
Some nice depth is achieved with his orange 3D drop shadow, but the piece is probably most notable for the message ‘Free Palestine’ which is a common theme in street art in Bristol. Kush has also filled his letters with loads of shout-outs, and a smaller message in case you didn’t get it first time, ‘stop arming Israel’. While the world disintegrates and wars dominate the headlines, these guys modestly protest and document the world around them.
This is a fine collaboration from two artists who never seem to stop, both totally dedicated to their art and sharing it with us. This is the kind of collaboration which is more about artists painting together rather than any kind of fusion between their styles, colours or design.
Conrico, Greenbank, Bristol, May 2025
On the left, Conrico presents a portrait of a woman in the foreground, who looks like she is taking a selfie in front of an island paradise – probably a Japanese island in the East China Sea. Conrico’s portraits are improving all the time and becoming more of a feature of his work. Of course, he has enough paint to add in his letters, with a feint reflection in the inviting sea.
Werm, Greenbank, Bristol, May 2025
To the right, Werm’s letters are beautifully presented, with the middle two letters a little smaller and ‘sitting on top’ of the rest of the piece. Lots of depth and intricate design work in this graffiti writing. Both artists have very different technical styles, but this collaboration works incredibly well.