Writer – Page 8 – Natural adventures

7555. Cumberland Basin

Kool Hand, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

What a lovely tidy and fresh-looking piece this is from Kool Hand. I was lucky enough to catch up with the artist himself as he was painting this one, and, like nearly all the artists I meet on the streets, he is a really nice and engaging bloke… why wouldn’t he be?

I think it is the freshness of this piece that makes it so easy on the eye. Everything feels solid and strong, and even the white highlights that help the piece to pop, are bold and unambiguous. A piece like this works so very well on a buffed wall, and could look quite compromised if it had been painted directly over existing busy graffiti.

7552. M32 roundabout J3 (755)

Zed in the Clouds, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

It would seem that every time I feature a piece by Zed in the Clouds, I find myself repeating that he is somewhat underrepresented on the pages of Natural Adventures.

This one was perhaps just too ‘noisy’ I had to include it. The chrome combination piece with a character on the left, and the letters ZED, contrast perfectly with the orange and red ‘flame’ background, which looking at it might have been from a former occupant of this wall. I think that the Zed in the Clouds piece is bounded by the blue outline, and includes the hand on the right.

7551. Greenbank (184)

When Logoe comes to town, you can be sure that you will find more than one piece of graffiti writing from him, often three or four and sometimes more. It is as if his idea of a weekend break in Bristol is to hit as many walls as possible.

This is a lovely piece on the hoarding at Greenbank with chrome letters and a very nice colour palette to boot. The script letters are set on a lilac background and decorated with dozens of little pink ovals. A classic piece of Logoe writing.

7547. Cumberland Basin

Ments, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

This piece by Ments came as a real surprise a couple of weeks ago. The wonderful organic writing was painted alongside Smak in a high-class collaboration on this popular wall. It was especially good to see this outstanding work from Ments as he doesn’t paint all that often these days.

Ments has a very individual style to his writing, which creates a whole imaginary universe of its own with shapes and colours blending in unusual, but strangely recognisable ways. For once, his letters MENTS are almost legible. I really like Ments’ work, and see in it something very special. I hope this isn’t a one-off for the year.

7545. M32 roundabout J3 (754)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

December, January and February were very wet months in England, and as a result artists had difficulty getting out to paint. My archives for those months were thin to say the least. I can happily report that the improved weather in March means that I have a host of pieces to share, some of which won’t make it beyond the cutting room floor which is regrettable.

One artist who has emerged from a sleepy winter is Biers, who has reinvented his letters for 2026 which read RABIES. I rather like what he has done here and will be looking out for more from him. This is a really nicely worked and tidy piece of writing, keeping the basics tight – good letter shapes, good drop shadow and lovely consistent thin yellow border. Biers has even set the piece nicely on a green cloud background with spots. A classy piece of graffiti writing.

7544. St Mark’s Avenue (12)

Sorts, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, March 2026 — Sorts, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, March 2026

It has been a long time since I last visited St Mark’s Avenue, and it has been a long time since I last discovered a piece of graffiti writing by Sorts. So two long awaited events occurred a week or two back when I made a spontaneous decision to step into Easton.

There were a few pieces in St Mark’s Avenue that I hadn’t seen before, starting with this beauty from Sorts. By the look of it, this combination piece, with a cheeky character on the left, is reasonably recent, or at the very least it looks fresh, and there aren’t any rain and dust splatters along the bottom fringe, which you tend to see on older pieces. The letters are nicely presented and filled in quarters with contrasting colours and patterns. It would be great to see more from Sorts.

7541. Greenbank (183)

I have noticed that Zeks is having a little bit of a spring surge, perhaps he has some new paint or a bit more free time – whatever it is, I have seen at least three new pieces in as many weeks. Zeks has a rather different take on graffiti writing, which leans towards a sort of rigid antistyle look.

In this piece Zeks has opted for a deep and vibrant drop shadow that goes off to the left, with lilac, orange and yellow stripes. The shadow contrasts with the plain blue surface of the letters. I don’t think that I have ever seen a Zeks piece without a buffed background, and it really works in his favour, creating a clean and fresh look to all of his work. Look out for more.

7539. Dean Lane skate park (909)

The return of Asre at the back end of last year has been most welcome, and his tidy writing has been featured several times on this blog. This comic-style lettering behind the railings on the swimming pool wall is an absolute gem.

What I am enjoying about Asre’s work is the precision and attention to finishing. All the fills are strong and solid, the shadows and borders cleanly presented – even the blue splash is carefully worked. Asre strikes me as being an artist who takes pride in the appearance of his work, as much as he seems to enjoy creating it. I love the subtle yellow fill spots in his letters.

7538. M32 roundabout J3 (753)

Bags, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2026

Bags really doesn’t get enough attention in Natural Adventures, and I think I have many of his pieces lurking in my archives. I have tried to present more of his pieces lately, and this is a rather nice recent one on the roundabout.

I am not a fan of brown, but there is enough red and black to offset this colour preference (or lack of it) that I have. The letter shapes are easy on the eye, and the white drop shadow and grey cloudy background with spots round the whole piece off nicely. Great stuff from the No Frills crew member.

7537. Cumberland Basin

Sumo, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2026

I can’t recall ever seeing anything by Sumo before, but since I found this piece, I have come across two more in different Bristol spots. If Sumo is new to Bristol, then I am very excited about it, because if this is anything to go by, we are going to be in for a bit of a treat.

It looks like Sumo’s work is rather self-explanatory. The combination piece has a rather large Sumo Wrestler character alongside some rather smaller letters in a simple clean font saying SUMO. The piece is arresting and very different, and a fine addition to the enormous variety of styles we see in Bristol. Watch this space for more soon.

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	Bill Bisgood on Champions
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	cjsmissionaryministe… on Smooth Carrion-Beetle
	hitandrun1964 on Sleek
	Sheree on 7656. Ashman Road – Upfe…

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