7934. River Avon (130)

Hire and Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Hire and Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

This is an interesting and well worked combination collaboration alongside the river from Hire and Stivs. Hire’s graffiti writing is to the left and a combination of writing and a portrait by Stivs on the right.

Hire, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Hire, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Hire writes ODIAH most of the time these days, having moved on from the previous HIRE letters used in the past. The piece does hark back a little to when Hire used to produce very spiky pieces, and the combination of greys, black and red work very nicely.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Stivs has painted the portrait centrepiece, which has anime cartoon overtones and is accompanied with the words “If you use your head, even sweets won’t make you fat”.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

The final bit of writing, spelling STIVS, is written in a soft calligraffiti style adopting the same colour scheme as used by Hire with the inclusion of some blue. A fine collaboration.

7933. St Werburghs tunnel (595)

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

In my book, this is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing from Posh. The letters, which I think might read POSH, but it is impossible to know because they are so disguised, are accompanied by several of his imp-like posh characters.

Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026
Posh, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2026

There is a wonderful balance to the writing and characters, and the colour selections for the letters contrast nicely with the little yellow folk. There haven’t been too many pieces by Posh that I have seen this year, so this was a bit of a treat.

7932. Sparke Evans Park (160)

Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026
Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026

Another recent piece by Subtle, but this time looking much more like the Subtle writing we are used to seeing. I have to say that is is hugely welcome to see him painting back in come of the regular spots again after a bit of a quiet spell.

Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026
Subtle, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2026

This piece has all the hallmarks of a Subtle piece. A nicely buffed wall, a long spread of his letters, taking up a lot of wall space and all beautifully presented with a deep drop shadow. Classic Subtle.

7930. Hurst Street, Birmingham

Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026
Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026

An early start today to fly back home from them perfect days in Skopelos and Skiathos, Greece, so I wrote this post last night. A quick one…

Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026
Tizer, Hurst Street, Birmingham, September 2026

I ran a workshop in Birmingham a few weeks ago, and walking back to the station I spotted this old piece by Tizer, dated 2019. It appears to have fared reasonably well. It is a classic combination piece by the London-based artist. Great character and letters.

7929. River Avon (129)

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Such has been the consistency of sunny days this summer, the shadows cast on this piece have forced me to photograph it on at least three occasions, but my patience paid off at last with these ‘clean’ pictures of the combination of letters and characters by Stivs.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

Judging from the buffed background in two slightly different shades of blue, it looks as if these two cartoon portraits might have been painted on different days. The first portrait is accompanied with a D and C in calligraffiti style, part of his DSC tag. The portrait in gold and brown tones and with slightly exaggerated cartoon features is fantastic.

Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Stivs, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

To the right, is a floating S written in a slightly different style, and a three-quarter portrait view, much more angular than the first, of a man with a tight haircut and goatee beard and large hoop earring. Once again the features are somewhat exaggerated. All beautifully finished as you might expect from Stivs. I’ll need to find out more about the characters next time I see him.

7928. Dean Lane skate park (924)

Subtle, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2026
Subtle, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2026

This is something a little different and unexpected from Subtle in Dean Lane. I have noticed that he has become more active lately in the common spots of Bristol, and wonder if he has moved more centrally, or perhaps he has found himself with a little more time on his hands.

Subtle, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2026
Subtle, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2026

Subtle’s usual letter style has been jettisoned in favour of this rather more conventional letter design, and unusually he hasn’t buffed the wall either, pointing towards a bit of a quick throw up. The red fill is decorated with some white spots and a bit of white dusting, and the depth is provided by a tidy black drop shadow and fine white border. Welcome back to Dean Lane.

7927. M32 Cycle path (324)

Mesk, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2026
Mesk, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2026

There is not too much to say about this piece by Mesk. Big bold chrome letters pretty much says it all. The style of the lettering, spelling MESK, is chunky, with little space between the letters.

Mesk, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2026
Mesk, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2026

This is an impact piece, which chrome pieces tend to be. No fuss, no precious fill patterns and nothing else to distract the eye. Solid.

7925. River Avon (128)

Mr Draws, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Mr Draws, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

What an interesting abstract piece from Mr Draws. It is possible the black splashes spell out DRAW, but that is wish fulfilment more than anything else really. The piece is beautifully presented and uplifting, perfect for a stroll alongside the river.

Mr Draws, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026
Mr Draws, River Avon, Bristol, September 2026

The colourful background, made up of random shapes is very typical of Mr Draws’ work… no need for a signature. Going full on abstract works incredibly for his style, and I have to say that I really like this piece. Something different to say. The white spots round it all off nicely.

7924. River Avon (127)

Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026

With each new piece from Avem808 there is a greater level of complexity and ever expanding stories. This is an elaborate combination piece, with a whole lot of action going on.

Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, August 2026

To the left, there is a car and a mash up dog, or so it looks to me, with lots of action and merging of ideas. To the right, a very fancy piece of writing with a deep drop shadow, which I am assuming spells out AVEM, but could be anything really. This is a piece that demonstrates what can happen when the imagination runs wild.

7918. Peel Street Green (69)

Butch, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2026
Butch, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2026

Here is Butch again, this time turning up in Peel Street Green and treating us to one of his combination pieces. The letters are accompanied by a green character with big facial features.

Butch, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2026
Butch, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2026

His trademark overlapping letters in brown and black are beautifully finished with a blue drop shadow, a colour combination I personally wouldn’t have chosen, but actually works really well. Butch just gets better and better.