7104. M32 roundabout J3 (698)

Kid Crayon and Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025
Kid Crayon and Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025

This is a wonderful character collaboration from Kid Crayon and Tera, otherwise known as the Doordie crew (do or die). What is extra special about this is that it has lasted a couple of weeks, which is quite rare for a Kid Crayon piece these days, and should be celebrated.

Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025
Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025

The character on the left is by Kid Crayon and on the right by Tera, between the battling zombies we see a collection of bones spelling UZI (Undead Zombie Infection). The green zombie looks very much like the characters from Plants vs Zombies, a game that my kids very much enjoyed a few years ago. There is so much detail and expression in this zombie, brilliantly crafted by Kid Crayon.

Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025
Tera, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025

Tera, continues to amaze with his rapid progress this summer with this fantasy style zombie, a little more menacing and scary than his counterpart. There is, once again, plenty of detail in the piece, with the bony fingers taking a prominent role. Altogether a fine and fun collaboration. It is so good to see Kid Crayon out so often this summer, with a regular painting partner.

7103. Sparke Evans Park (139)

Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

Although this superb piece of graffiti writing from Dirtygypo isn’t really a collaboration, it does have a cheeky collaborative element from the inclusion of one of Posh’s distinctive characters, of which there appears to have been an outbreak of across Bristol in the last couple of months.

Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo and Posh, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

As with many of Dirtygypo’s pieces, each of the letters are assigned a different colour and the word it interspersed with bolts of lightening. I won’t drift into trying to interpret the word this time, I’ll simply have to wait until I meet him to find an answer. All good stuff, and another fine piece from Dirtygypo.

7098. St Werburghs tunnel (522)

Tera, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Tera, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

I guess that it was fairly inevitable that tribute pieces to the late Ozzy Osbourne would start to emerge, although in Bristol, I have only found two, of which this impressive piece by Tera is one. I see how much the musician meant to so many people, but I’m afraid I don’t count myself amongst them. I always thought he was a bit of an arse, and I was less than captivated by the puerile ‘fly on the wall’ documentary series about the Osbournes, but each to their own.

Tera, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Tera, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

What is incredible about this large portrait is just how quickly Tera has adapted to upscaling his tattoo skills to large walls, literally in a mater of months. There is some great use of positioning bright colours against the greyscale portrait, which creates a certain dynamism. This piece captures the mood of Ozzy perfectly, and I rather like the epitaph ‘Rest in Darkness’.

7097. St Werburghs tunnel (521)

Smak, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Smak, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

I am assuming that Smak has slowed on his graffiti writing due to demands on his commercial work, or at least I hope it is something positive like that.  He hasn’t lost his touch in the slightest, and this is a complete banger painted during a paint jam for Frazzled Magazine.

Smak, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Smak, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

The beautifully disguised letters spell out SMAK, and it is the architecture and design of the letters that is so admirable. Every element and shape, colour sequence and detail is meticulously thought out and skilfully painted. Smak really is one of the very best graffiti writers around and can turn out exquisite work like this with apparent ease. An outstanding example.

7096. Peel Street Green (46)

Sub, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2025
Sub, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2025

This decent combination piece by Sub in Peel Street Green is, as far as the Mario character goes, ‘take two’ and he has done a much better job of it this time round, demonstrating the value of practice. I published his earlier piece about a week ago and have dropped the photograph at the end of this post for comparison.

Sub, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2025
Sub, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2025

The letters are large and chunky, as I would expect from Sub, and have a very solid feel to them. The colour gradient is nicely worked and the whole combination neat and tidy. The Mario character is really well painted, with plenty of subtle shading to help bring about some depth in the character. This is a fun piece from Sub.

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2025

7093. Dean Lane skate park (857)

Hemper, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Hemper, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

Hemper has had an interesting year so far, at one point there was no stopping him, producing multiple pieces in multiple styles, after which he went a little quiet, but recently he has returned with another burst of energy and a short-form theme to his lettering, of which this piece is typical.

Hemper, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Hemper, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

The cartoon-style letters, spelling HEMS, are made rather more cartoony with the inclusion of character features in the ‘E’ and ‘S’. What sets this apart from other similar pieces of writing is that it oozes class, confidence and experience, from the yellow spiky splash background to the sharp black and white borders. There are only a few artists who can carry off small pieces like this with such perfection.

Grimes

A gallery of awesome wildstyle graffiti writing from Bristol artist Grimes.

Instagram: @_grimesnotdead

All photographs by Scooj

Grimes, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2025
Grimes, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2025
Grimes, River Avon, Bristol, February 2025
Grimes (unfinished), River Avon, Bristol, February 2025
Grimes, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2025
Grimes, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2025
Grimes, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2025
Grimes, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2025
Grimes, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2025
Grimes, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2025
Grimes, River Avon, Bristol, January 2024
Grimes, River Avon, Bristol, January 2024
Grimes, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2024
Grimes, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2024
Grimes, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2024
Grimes, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2024
Grimes River Avon, Bristol, November 2024
Grimes River Avon, Bristol, November 2024
Grimes, L Dub, Bristol, October 2024
Grimes, L Dub, Bristol, October 2024
Grimes, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2024
Grimes, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2024
Grimes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2024
Grimes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2024
Grimes, Leonard Lane, Bristol, July 2024
Grimes, Leonard Lane, Bristol, July 2024
Grimes, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2024
Grimes, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2024
Grimes, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Grimes, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Grimes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2024
Grimes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2024
Grimes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Grimes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Grimes, River Avon, Bristol April 2024
Grimes, River Avon, Bristol April 2024
Grimes, Peel Street Green, Bristol, May 2024
Grimes, Peel Street Green, Bristol, May 2024
Grimes, Frome Side, Bristol, April 2024
Grimes, Frome Side, Bristol, April 2024

7090. Sparke Evans Park (138)

Stivs, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025
Stivs, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

It looks like Stivs will once again be dividing opinion with this combination piece on the long wall at Sparke Evans Park. Although it was painted alongside the countless Paroe tribute pieces, it is not clear that this is one of them, and even if it were, it would seem a little inappropriate.

Stivs, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025
Stivs, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2025

This is not the first time Stivs has painted a topless woman, but I worry that he might have missed the mark with this one, accompanying it with the words ‘Equal opportunities’. I’m not too sure what point he is trying to make, but it doesn’t sit all that comfortably with me. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a prude and am all for nudity in street art (as in all art), it is the messaging that worries me. The artwork is good, and the calligraffiti spelling out DSC – 25 – Stivs is totally in keeping with his style and talent.

7085. Dean Lane skate park (855)

Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

Wow! This colourful piece by Dirtygypo is difficult not to notice. The letters are splashed with so many colours and great shapes, accompanied by lightening bolts and crowns. The piece is a single-handed festival. I would describe it as a combination piece, as the character at the start is rather well-developed, and adds fun and mischief to the whole piece.

Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Dirtygypo, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

I have pretty much given up trying to work out what the letters spell, despite many attempts. I can see so many letters and words, but would need to confirm with the artist, who I haven’t yet met. Today I am going for the obvious and guess that it says DIRTY.

7083. Dean Lane skate park (854)

Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

It is always a great pleasure for people like me, who spend a bit of time looking for and critiquing street art, when an artist floods the streets with their work, and Zinso has certainly done that in June and July this year.

Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Zinso, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

This is a really nice piece of graffiti writing set on a great splash of blue, masking the underlying graffiti. The light cream letters are nicely shaped with a red border and deeper red drop shadow. The colour combinations are superb. Although I posted a couple of pieces by Zinso a few years ago, his new lease of life has been a revelation.