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Small·Observations

a notebook of street art I've enjoyed

Country: United Kingdom

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65 photos · all countries

A Banksy-style stencil of two police officers searching a Basquiat-style crown-headed figure, with a Keith Haring-style line figure to the left, on a wall protected by clear panels on Golden Lane EC2.
2026 · 03 London, United Kingdom
A green frog sitting on a skull, surrounded by pink mushrooms and a red ladybird, painted on a dark wall.
2026 · 02 London, United Kingdom
A dome-headed stylised figure with "Stay positive" on its chest, surrounded by colourful geometric shapes, painted on a wall panel; signed "By Nathan Bowen".
2026 · 01 London, United Kingdom
A brown bird on a branch surrounded by bright abstract graffiti shapes, painted within a framed wall mural.
2025 · 12 London, United Kingdom
A hare, a robin, a blue tit in flight, echinacea flowers, and a peacock butterfly painted against a turquoise background as a bright wildlife mural.
2025 · 07 Basingstoke, United Kingdom
A fine black line drawing of an ornate Chinese paifang gate on a white brick wall, partly crossed by a drainpipe; a Liverpool Biennial and Pagoda Arts commission.
2025 · 06 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Robbie Fowler in a red Liverpool kit, painted in red-and-white stained-glass-style panels on a black brick wall.
2025 · 04 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A female hurdler in a blue "Powering Positivity" vest above steps reading "Believe in yourself", "Progress not perfection", and "You'll never run alone.", painted as a tall building mural; signed "Paul Curtis".
2024 · 08 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A huge turquoise bird with white head feathers and a yellow sun behind it, painted on a red building wall.
2024 · 08 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Yellow, orange, red, and grey wavy shapes with concentric circles outlined in black, painted as an abstract wall mural.
2024 · 03 Leeds, United Kingdom
Flying flamingos on a blue upper mural and "Slava Ukraini" painted in yellow and blue below, on a graffiti-covered building wall.
2024 · 03 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A huge black-and-white portrait of Ringo Starr, surrounded by colourful Yellow Submarine scenes with the other Beatles, painted across the end of a building.
2024 · 01 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A dome-headed stylised figure with "Paddy Wagon / UFC" on its chest, painted on a metal door surrounded by graffiti; signed "By Nathan Bowen".
2023 · 10 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A realistic painted face of a man being pulled in two directions by his own hands, covering the end wall of an old brick building.
2023 · 05 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A large golden Sankofa bird among flame-like red and pink patterns, painted on a utility box.
2023 · 02 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Jürgen Klopp's smiling face in a red cap beside the words "We are Liverpool 2020!!" painted on a brick wall; signed "Caleb.One".
2023 · 02 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Portraits of the four Beatles — Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison — in four colourful panels against a black background, painted on a brick wall.
2023 · 02 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A purple vampire holding a lit candle in front of a full moon, painted on a brick wall.
2023 · 01 Liverpool, United Kingdom
A child in a green coat holding a lantern in a blue night scene, painted on a bridge arch.
2022 · 12 London, United Kingdom
Stylised London landmarks radiating from a white circle, painted on a black wall and signed "@SAMTKERRIDGE".
2022 · 11 London, United Kingdom
A stylised dome-headed figure in blue and red with "Employ me" on its chest, painted on a black wall and signed "By Nathan Bowen".
2022 · 11 London, United Kingdom
Two snowy owls, an Extinction Rebellion symbol, and the words "Act Now" alongside snowy owl population statistics, painted across a building end with a black background; signed "@spraygatz".
2022 · 11 Brighton, United Kingdom
A large rust-coloured metal sculpture of a human head sitting on grass, with a stone bridge and parkland behind it.
2022 · 09 Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
A faceless white figure walking a grey dog, with the leash looping into a heart shape, painted on a beige wall.
2022 · 08 London, United Kingdom
A blue butterfly at the centre of a small circular painted sticker on a rough stone ledge, with text around the border including "Love nature".
2022 · 07 London, United Kingdom
A large Lichtenstein-style hand making a devil-horns gesture, with Ben-Day dots, painted on a pink wall; signed "Horace".
2022 · 07 London, United Kingdom
A black-and-white crowned face of Amy Winehouse beside the words "The queen is dead." painted on a street box beneath a bridge; signed "Horace".
2022 · 05 London, United Kingdom
A greyscale portrait of a woman inside a red circle, painted on a black brick structure beside a canal bridge; signed "@blackmonument".
2022 · 04 London, United Kingdom
A tall stylised figure with long arms against blue, pink, and orange shapes, painted on a colourful brick wall.
2022 · 04 London, United Kingdom
Two pink flamingo heads painted on a freestanding street box outside a brick building.
2022 · 04 London, United Kingdom
A large pink flamingo painted on a graffiti-covered bridge support, beside a path running under the bridge.
2022 · 04 London, United Kingdom
A small circular mosaic-style painting of an oak tree and bird on a stone wall, with the words "Oak Tree" around the border.
2022 · 04 London, United Kingdom
A black-and-white billboard-style artwork reading "Imagine peace" and "love, yoko 2022", with a cyclist passing by.
2022 · 04 London, United Kingdom
The words "Grit and determination." on a yellow grit bin beside a brick wall.
2022 · 03 London, United Kingdom
Two footballers in Santa hats with "Saka 7" and "Smith Rowe 10" on their shirts, painted on a white wall.
2022 · 02 London, United Kingdom
A painted portrait of a young woman with long blonde hair against a green background of bokeh-like circles, on a green doorway beneath a bridge; small "Valerie Brown for Mayor" campaign signs hang from the structure above.
2022 · 02 London, United Kingdom
A pink round-headed stylised figure in a top hat beside the words "Jolly good show!" painted on a white brick wall; signed "@zal.188".
2022 · 01 London, United Kingdom
A colourful rooster with a large speech bubble reading "Wake up!" painted on a pink hoarding panel beside a dark underpass; signed "Horace".
2022 · 01 London, United Kingdom
A stylised taco with green filling and red sauce, painted on a white wall and photographed at night.
2021 · 12 London, United Kingdom
A plump pink stylised pigeon painted on a red brick pillar over white graffiti.
2021 · 12 London, United Kingdom
A person looking upward, surrounded by hands, flowers, and pink accent arcs, painted in black and white as a long roadside mural; signed "@abraham.or".
2021 · 12 London, United Kingdom
Two salmon nigiri sushi pieces held by black chopsticks, painted on a white wall and photographed at night.
2021 · 11 London, United Kingdom
A woman resting her face on her hand, painted on a pink fence in a graffiti-covered underpass.
2021 · 11 London, United Kingdom
A woodland installation with a black one-ton weight, red paint, mannequin body parts, and spray cans on the ground.
2021 · 10 London, United Kingdom
A tamago sushi piece with a yellow top and a simple stylised face, painted on a white brick wall.
2021 · 10 London, United Kingdom
A large pink bird with teal ribbon-like feathers carrying the words "Black Lives Matter" and "Justice", on a brick wall covered in surrounding graffiti.
2021 · 08 London, United Kingdom
Stacked, brightly coloured square frames painted on a dark wall beside an old entrance archway.
2021 · 07 London, United Kingdom
Rainbow stripes and the words "All that we've got is this pale blue dot." painted on a blue canal-side utility box.
2021 · 07 London, United Kingdom
A colourful abstract bird with "NHS" lettering beside it, painted on a white wall.
2021 · 07 London, United Kingdom
Two pink flamingos painted across the curved brick face of a round ventilation structure, beneath black louvered vents.
2021 · 06 London, United Kingdom
A face with green lips holding a red pencil between its teeth, painted on a brick archway and partly covered by ivy.
2021 · 06 London, United Kingdom
Two overlapping faces inside a large circle — one natural-toned, one blue and geometric — painted on a building wall.
2020 · 11 London, United Kingdom
A large realistic woman's face and raised finger against a blue background, painted under a bridge beside surrounding graffiti.
2020 · 11 London, United Kingdom
A painted red dragon fighting a blue spiky coronavirus-like creature, on a freestanding panel in front of the Welsh bilingual welcome sign for Penrhyndeudraeth, in long grass.
2020 · 07 Penrhyndeudraeth, United Kingdom
A small stencil of a figure in an orange high-visibility vest reading "FUTURE", with a partial EU flag above, on a dark brick wall beside a red metal window grille.
2017 · 09 London, United Kingdom
Stencilled characters standing on a painted balcony against a rough black-and-tan dark wall.
2017 · 08 London, United Kingdom
A white stencil portrait of Chuck Berry playing guitar, beside text reading "CHUCK / THE FOUNDING FATHER OF ROCK N ROLL" and the hashtag "#ROCKNROLLLIVESON", on a black storefront.
2017 · 08 London, United Kingdom
A large Charlie Chaplin figure holding a cane, alongside Felix the Cat and other silent-era comic figures, painted on a red brick wall.
2017 · 06 London, United Kingdom
A black-and-white bird holding a scroll that reads "Today we are slaves of Ridiculous Kings", painted on a red brick wall.
2017 · 04 London, United Kingdom
Large white text reading "If I could bring back dem days dat made me who I am I wouldn't change a fing." painted on a brick wall.
2016 · 11 London, United Kingdom
A Lichtenstein-style blonde face with wide eyes and an open pink mouth, framed in a square panel on a graffiti-covered wall.
2016 · 11 London, United Kingdom
A row of monochrome stylised faces painted on a blue brick wall beneath a bridge, surrounded by graffiti.
2016 · 11 London, United Kingdom
The words "With FREEDOM, BOOKS, FLOWERS and the MOON, who could not be HAPPY? - Wilde" painted on a pale blue painted wooden box decorated with flowers.
2016 · 08 London, United Kingdom
The words "War is over! If you want it." stencilled on a plain white street cabinet against a brick wall.
2015 · 10 London, United Kingdom
A tall James Brown mural on the side of a building, with large red "JAMES BROWN" lettering, portraits, comic-style figures, and a speech bubble reading "That's because he's the Godfather."
2010 · 06 Brighton, United Kingdom