Writer – Page 63 – Natural adventures

6505. Peel Street Green (35)

Sub, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2024

The wall at Peel Street Green is naturally broken into sections and each one is quite large, offering lots of space for artists to show off their work. I think that this presents SUB with a bit of a problem, because his letters, only three of them, end up being so large, and it becomes difficult to keep the fills interesting.

Sub writes with large letters that he typically fills with single or multiple horizontal fills. He is still developing his style, and is improving from piece to piece, but I think that to lift his work to the next level he might think about how he treats his fills, or perhaps varies his letter shapes. Having said that, I admire anyone with talent and determination getting out there and decorating walls, Sub included.

6503. Lower Approach Road (14)

Sled One, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, October 2024

This piece of graffiti writing by Sled One greets visitors and passengers travelling through Bristol Temple Meads station. I am not too sure how long the piece has been there, but I imagine for quite a while as turnover in this spot is pretty slow.

Such is the talent of Sled One, that I imagine he ran this one off with ease straight off the top of his head, which is generally how he rolls. He has painted some nice SLED1 letters with a fill theme bleeding across all the letters and then added a deep 3D drop shadow (which itself has a further shadow) in contrasting red orange and yellow vertical stripes. A fine piece from a brilliant writer.

6500. Dean Lane skate park (744)

Astrea (HNH), Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024

Astrea, formerly known as HNH, first came on to my radar at the Muriel Alleyway mini street art festival earlier this year where she decorated a garage shutter with her striking and unusual style. Astrea’s designs are intricate and hint at letters, although it is the overall effect that is king. In this piece, you can make out the letters HNH.

I am very much enjoying seeing her work popping up around the place, but sadly have missed the boat on two pieces, one under the M32 and the other in Peel Street Green, where I arrived a day too late, which was gutting. This modest black and white piece is painted on one of the skate ramps and makes a statement albeit quietly.

6499. M32 Cycle path (276)

Disfrutalafrutaaa, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2024

This wonderful piece by Disfrutalafrutaaa, which is a first from the artist on Natural Adventures, was painted alongside Claro_que_sssnoh, and I am making the assumption that the artist is likely to be Spanish. Certainly the rather long and complicated moniker would point in that direction.

The piece itself is a beautifully presented blue script squiggle of letters which I can’t make out set on a red and orange spotty background that has a slightly psychedelic feel to it. The piece is really pleasing on the eye, but because I am unfamiliar with the artist, I can’t really say whether it is typical or not. It is always great to welcome new talent to Bristol.

6497. St Werburghs tunnel (455)

Hypo, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024

My mood is low today with the news that it is looking likely Donald Trump has won the election in America. One wonders just how this can happen. From this side of the pond, it does not reflect well on the slim majority of Americans who favour a narcissistic bigot and his right wing policies (actually does he have any, or simply make it up as he goes along?). Having said that, we have made the same mistakes in the UK over the last 14 years, and by God are we paying for it now. I am reminded of this rather unpleasant piece of street art from several years ago in which a pair of narcissists kiss – little did we know (although we suspected it) how destructive this pair of liars would be.

Felix Braun, Donald and Boris, Stokes Croft, Bristol, 23 May 2016

I think that it is fair to say that Hypo appears to be smashing it every week at the moment, and I have to say I am enjoying the ride. All the time he is developing his style and adding new ideas, pushing the envelope constantly.

This is a clean piece, not as energetic as some of Hypo’s recent works, but it is nicely designed with simple colours and a solid fill. The deep 3D drop shadow drifts into a central vanishing point which works well. Hypo seems to be enjoying his ‘icicles’ at the moment, which adds a little extra interest to his border. Nice work.

Wispa

A gallery of outstanding graffiti writing and character combination pieces by Wispa.

Instagram: @willow_the_wispa

All photographs by Scooj

Wispa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2025

Wispa, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2024

Wispa, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2024

Wispa, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2023

Wispa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, February 2024

Wispa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2023

Wispa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2023

Bnie and Wispa, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2023

Wispa, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023

Wispa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2023

Wispa, Elton Street, Bristol, April 2023

Wispa, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2022

6496. M32 roundabout J2 (7)

Lupa, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, October 2024

I am a fan of Lupa’s work, and although it can be a little rough around the edges, it feels authentic, honest and unpretentious. As ever, with her work, there is a lot of joy and personality about the presentation of her letters, which are characterful and animated with simple faces. The bright colours are not blended, but simply blasted onto the wall, which adds to the genuine nature of Lupa’s work.

This piece is in one of the tunnels of the much underused Junction 2 roundabout, where turnover is far lower than one might expect. There is a lot of wall space here, which gives me comfort, because as the city becomes more and more gentrified, some of the ‘traditional’ walls and hoardings are rapidly disappearing. Lupa has used the space well.

6494. M32 Cycle path (277)

Claro_que_sssnoh, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2024

I was beginning to think that Claro_que_sssnoh had left Bristol altogether, as it seems like an age since his I last posted anything by him on Natural Adventures (April this year, in fact). This piece was painted recently in one of his favoured spots.

Claro_que_ssnoh’s writing is so distinctive, and is unlikely ever to be muddled up with any other artists. It is a style we don’t see too much of here in the UK – perhaps it is a Spanish thing. His letters, spelling HONS, provide an opportunity to paint straight and curvy lines together, creating some contrast and tension in his writing. The colour palette is carefully considered, and the blues work well with the red and orange background colours. It is so good to see the artist back on our streets after a long gap.

6492. L Dub (61)

Hot on the heals (pun intended) of yesterday’s post featuring a flame piece by Dibz is this outstanding burner from Fade which was painted adjacent to Dibz’. I wasn’t able to get both pieces in one shot so have presented them separately.

I think that both artists were on absolute top form on the day they painted these pieces, because they are pretty much flawless, and they may have taken their work to another level, if that is even a thing. Fade’s pieces tend to be slightly less busy than his friend’s and sometimes a little easier on the eye. This piece is tight as tight can be and the transitions of fill are to die for. The dog (who Fade is particularly fond of) says hello.

6491. St Werburghs tunnel (454)

Face 1st, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2024

I managed to catch up with Face 1st at Goldie’s Metal Headz paint jam a couple of weeks ago (lots more on that to come). During our conversation he broke the news that he has moved to Herefordshire, and he is really happy with the move with his family. Of course, this means that we won’t be seeing quite so much of his work on the streets of Bristol, which is a real shame, but the reason behind it is great news for Face 1st, and I wish him well.

This is a classic combination piece from Face 1st, with a girl’s face and hair fused with the word FACE, this time in 3D block writing. The whole thing has been splattered with pink gunge, a device that Face 1st uses a lot. There is no doubt that I will miss the frequency of his work and I will be keeping my eyes peeled for any visits he makes to his old stomping ground.

To honour his departure to pastures new, here is an updated gallery of his work.

	cjsmissionaryministe… on Thursday doors – 5 March…
	dennyho on 7506. Purdown (102)
	Sheree on 7506. Purdown (102)
	paulh121 on 7503. Stapleton Road
	paulh121 on 7502. M32 roundabout J3 (…

	cjsmissionaryministe… on Thursday doors – 5 March…
	dennyho on 7506. Purdown (102)
	Sheree on 7506. Purdown (102)
	paulh121 on 7503. Stapleton Road
	paulh121 on 7502. M32 roundabout J3 (…

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