Writer – Page 7 – Natural adventures

7636. M32 roundabout J3 (769)

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

I think that it is fair to say that Sub is an artist who has grown on me over the last couple of years. At first, I considered his letters too large and uninteresting, but to be fair, he has worked really hard and improves from piece to piece. He is developing his fill skills significantly and is now turning out some fine pieces.

It has been great witnessing this improvement, and here, Sub has elaborated on his letters and worked on a shaded midline running through them. This technique is at the heart of calligraffiti, and I think the Sub, in this piece, has made his first flirtations with the style. So much more to come from Sub.

7634. Peel Street Green (62)

Biers, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2026

In socialising his new moniker, Biers appears to have found a new energy for his graffiti writing, which is great as I know he was struggling a little to find his mojo a little while back. The RABIES letters seem to work nicely and have gone down well.

This is a really classy chrome burner that is nicely proportioned to fit the wall section. The monotony of the chrome is offset by the orange border and red bubble surround, which add a fiery appearance to the piece. I am very much enjoying these letters and Biers’ resurgence.

7633. St Werburghs tunnel (581)

Zinso, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2026

I can’t seem to say it often enough at the moment, but Zinso is absolutely smashing it with his graffiti writing this spring. He has an interesting style at the heart of which is his clean lines and fills – everything is really neat and tidy, offering a beautiful polished finish to all of his work.

The colour selection here is interesting, I wouldn’t have thought that a combination of orange and green (ok so far) with blue and black would work, the blue jarring a bit with the other colours, but, by jingo, Zinso has carried it off in style. Another head-turner from the artist who is enjoying a fine purple patch.

7631. River Avon (118)

I don’t see many pieces by Mysto and therefore conclude that the artist is not from these parts and visits from time to time or simply doesn’t paint often, which is quite unusual for a graffiti artist. One thing though is that Mysto’s writing style is quite easy to identify.

This is a fine piece on the River Avon footpath in which the letters MYSTO have been expertly filled with a blended sequence of purples and violets with some bubbles reversed out throughout. The ‘mulshed’ white wall helps the piece to stand out, and a blue design around the letters finishes the piece off nicely.

7630. M32 roundabout J3 (768)

Stivs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

Back to some of his Calligraffiti, Stivs has produced a few of these DSC (Dog Shit Crew) burners recently. Stivs is pretty much the only calligraffiti artist left in Bristol at the moment, so spotting his work really isn’t all that difficult. As far as I know Todoaciem (who wrote CIEM) is back in Spain and Wxttsart (who writes MILK) appears to have gone to ground a little.

These three letters, presented in a sumptuous red on a dark purple background have a strong impact. The letters and drop shadow are further picked out with a contrasting thin yellow border. This is lovely, neat and tidy work which somewhat betrays the difficulty level. If it were easy, we’d see an awful lot more of it.

7629. River Avon (117)

Esme Lower, River Avon, Bristol, April 2026

It is generally regarded in graffiti circles to be bad form to partially paint over another artist’s work. Either paint over the whole thing or leave a space next to it. This is something that Seed, in his enthusiasm for knocking out pieces, needs to rein in a little as he has done it a few times recently. Unfortunately his encroachment is on this lovely piece by Esme Lower alongside the River Avon.

Esme Lower has a great eye for colours and a fresh approach to her work. Here, her jaunty white ‘MELO’ letters are simply filled with purple spots, and the piece is set on a lush, green, organic background. I’m not sure what the boot is all about, but I love it. A very nice piece indeed from Esme Lower.

7628. M32 roundabout J3 (767)

Butch, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

A quick couple of posts today. I am recovering from shingles – a very nasty affair – and return to work this morning with a rather large backlog of emails and messages to action. This mortal coil!

I have always had a big soft spot for Butch’s work, and this combination piece on the roundabout is a real beauty. His overlapping full cap letters are somewhat eclipsed by a dog/rabbit(?) riding a bicycle at haste. It is a wonderful piece of cartoon illustration full of energy and humour. Love it.

7627. Cumberland Basin

Tera, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2026

Tera, like many other artists, has awoken from his winter ‘recess’ and is painting with energy and regularity this spring, which is so good to see. This is a wonderful piece painted alongside fellow tattoo artist Kid Crayon.

The combination piece has a demon as the focal point with lettering either side of it spelling TERA. The light conditions and the style of Tera’s painting makes it a little difficult to make out the demon clearly, so I have included a close up of the central part to show off his detailed artwork.

It is fairly clear and obvious that Tera is a Tattooist who has picked up street art and is upscaling his work, and his co-worker Kid Crayon is an artist/designer and street artist who has down scaled his work into the tattoo art form. The more, the merrier I say.

7626. M32 Cycle path (310 )

Vermo, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2026

I have a feeling that Vermo is going to become a fairly regular ‘contributor’ to the pages of Natural Adventures as the artist’s pieces are appearing all over the city and show no signs of slowing. I might need to delve into my archives too to bring to the surface some pieces from the last year or so.

Vermo’s unique ‘floating’ letters are unlike any other graffiti writing I have seen in Bristol or for that matter anywhere else. In this piece, the letters cryptically spelling VERMO have a form of drop shadow in pink and yellow drifting to the right, and unusually the whole thing is contained in a turquoise border, giving it something of a more conventional appearance. Watch this space for more from Vermo.

7624. River Avon (116)

I took these photographs on one of those rare occasions that my wife joined me on a ‘street art’ dog walk. She doesn’t share my enthusiasm for paint chucked at walls, but to be fair, not many people do. On the upside I did manage to introduce my wife to a new route for her road runs, for which she was most grateful.

These letters from Seam spell out his name with a series of characters in monochrome colour. There is a lot to like about this line up of cartoon-style characters, which although quite crudely drawn, have something about them. I love this take on combination graffiti writing.

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