Writer – Page 65 – Natural adventures

6954. Dean Lane skate park (836)

Although the style and composition are familiar from Mr Draws in this piece in Dean Lane, the words are rather refreshing and different. Italian, the language of love, is just so good to listen to, and who can say the phrase ‘Bella Ciao’ or more commonly ‘Ciao Bella’ without doing so in a charming Italian accent?

The colour scheme is a curious one, especially as the top horizontal slice matches the background dark tone. Typically unpretentious and unfussy, this is a a nice piece from Mr Draws that occupies this long space rather well.

6951. M32 roundabout J3 (685)

Hypo continues in his rich vein of form and is working his colours really hard at the moment, but not in a chaotic or random way, but rather in a considered and thoughtful manifestation.

Each of the letters HYPO are given an individual colour scheme with blended tones beautifully worked. The letters are afforded a chunky 3D effect, thanks to the skilfully placed white highlight lines that deceive our eyes. Another fabulous piece in an outstanding and lengthy series of graffiti writing.

6949. M32 roundabout J3 (684)

Subtle, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2025

It is totally awesome to see Subtle again after quite a long break. His work, for me, epitomises the Bristol style of graffiti writing. I have mentioned that different towns and cities, regions or countries have distinct styles, and this piece by Subtle oozes Bristol.

The piece itself is painted in rather dark colours and a little difficult to pick out with the light behind the wall. Great big fat letters on a buffed wall with a dollop of red decoration is just what the doctor ordered, and a great way to start the day. Classy and beautifully executed. Welcome back Subtle.

6948. St Werburghs tunnel (501

I wrote this last night, because I had a very early start this morning (1:30am) taking my daughter to Heathrow airport followed by a full day at work. The things we do! So a couple of quickies today.

This is a fun combination piece by Buser in the tunnel. I don’t recognise the character and think it might be from the artist’s imagination. The writing is of the highest order with great fills and an exceptional ice-blue drop shadow. I’ll be looking out for more from Buser.

6945. Greenbank (160)

I hate to labour the point, but I am going to anyway. I don’t much care for brown paint, unless it is being used in context, for example to depict a chocolate bar or a tree trunk, but decorating graffiti writing using brown colours is, to my mind, such a waste of a good design.

I am going to suspend my prejudice in this instance though, because Logoe has somehow made the brown colours of this piece rather attractive. His script graffiti writing is filled with layer upon layer of brown shades, set on a dark brown background. The piece is a symphony of brown, and probably because it is Logoe, I rather like it. Three Hail Marys for me.

6944. Dean Lane skate park (864)

Dibz and Fade, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2025

This combination piece from Fade and Dibz is outstanding, and really ticks all my boxes. I watched them as they started painting this and knew, even when it was in draft that it was going to be an absolute blinder.

This is straight out of the black book, a sketch come to life with a clever twist and superb early Disney character. I love seeing works in progress as it shows just how unbelievably talented these artists are, and how they build the picture up into something quite magnificent.

The writing is by Dibz, and has a beautiful, deep 3D drop shadow, with additional shading to create perfect depth and lift. The fox character, by Fade, looks like he is reading Dibz’ black book, maybe at this actual picture, which would be a clever twist. The whole thing is set on a piece of lined paper, which adds another whole dimension to the collaboration. Bravo! Gentlemen.

6941. M32 roundabout J3 (683)

Bloem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2025

I sometimes wonder if I might get a little tired of posting street art, and occasionally I do get tired, but my interest simply doesn’t wane, and as long as there are street/graffiti artists out there painting, I will be writing. Admittedly, I might slow down a little, but that is life. There are a few artists in Bristol who provide a real tonic for those periods when I need a little uplift, and Bloem is without question one of those.

In this piece Bloem has decorated some rather nice bubble writing with grey flowers and flower buds, keeping the whole piece rather subtle and modest. Her improvement and progress really has been quite remarkable, and she seems to turn the dial up a notch with each new piece. Unfortunately, this one didn’t last too long, but it was an uplifting beacon while it remained.

6940. River Avon (84)

Buser and Mr SCE, River Avon, Bristol, April 2025

This wonderful collaboration piece alongside the Bristol Avon came as a complete surprise. I am familiar with Buser, but I have never seen anything by Mr SCE before and assume that he was visiting.

The combination collaboration shares some commonality with the orange blast around the writing and portrait. Buser’s letters are well crafted although the colour combination is a little too overpowering for me, and there is quite a lot of brown in there. I am beginning to wonder if brown is the colour of 2025.

The two-tone portrait by Mr SCE is beautifully painted and it is a bit of a shame that it is so off the beaten track, although it is likely to remain here longer than in some of the more accessible spots in Bristol. Such is the quality of this portrait, that I will certainly be looking out for Mr SCE’s work in the future.

6939. Greenbank (159)

Dirtygypo, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2025

I think that I must have delved back into my archives a little with this one from Dirtygypo. I also recall that it was my second attempt to capture the piece, because the light conditions here make photography challenging to say the least. Even here there are shadows of tree branches!

This is a really classy one from Dirtygypo, with lightening strikes flashing through the lettering. I am still no clearer to working out the letters, but feel that I can see the word DIRTY there somewhere. The whole piece is clean, the colour palette subtle, and the drop shadow very nicely executed. It is always a pleasure to find Dirtygypo’s work.

6938. M32 roundabout J3 (682)

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Mr Crawls and Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Mr Crawls and Kool Hand have been painting together more regularly of late, and it is good to see. Their character styles, although quite different do complement one another rather well.

Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Mr Crawls has painted one of his ‘skeleton’ bird characters, which look slightly creepy if I am honest, but are very much part of his repertoire. He has shown another side to his talent here though, with some very nicely presented writing, spelling out JIM. I expect that this is a shout out to a friend/family member.

Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

Kool Hand presents his orangutan character, who over the years has developed and become ever so slightly more sophisticated. The solid fills haven’t changed much, but the clean lines have improved and the overall shape of the head has softened. Some nice white flashes add to the 3D appearance of the character. A rather nice collaboration.

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