Ukraine mural painted in Cardiff

Artist My Dog Sighs painted a stunning Ukraine flag mural in the back lanes of Cardiff. My Dog Sighs visited Cardiff only days after Russia had begun their invasion of Ukraine and painted in one of the city’s back lanes a really poignant piece highlighting Ukrainians’ struggle amid the Russian invasion. Cardiff was the latest…

Jammin and painting

The lanes just off City Road have always been a major draw for graffiti and street artists alike and have always attracted a wide selection of artists from the taggers upto professional artists. A mix of work ranging from giant pieces on full length walls from the likes of Colourdoomed and Phil Morgan to much…

Ginger head men

Watching gracefully over activities in the back lanes of Roath – it’s the latest work from artist Colourdoomed. Set on the gable end of a bricked building this work really stands out amongst all the other tags and graffiti that covers nearly every inch of the battered old lane just off City Road. Two new…

Back alley action

A known magnet for graffiti and street artists from around the local area – the Northcote Lanes set just off City Road still attract an ever changing range of work. Remnants of old work from Colourdoomed, Ekstraternek, Phil Morgan and SPK can still be found amongst the many tags and throw ups plastered amongst the…

IF – Instagram Friday by Shelltoe

We are currently running a weekly look at some amazing photos that users are posting on Instagram featuring street art and graffiti from around Cardiff. Instagram Friday – or IF for short – will showcase a selection of photos from an Instagram user each week. Today’s IF-er is Shelltoe – check out their amazing array…

Joy, Ekstraternek and Colour Doomed collab

Sat previously in this location was this fantastic ‘Marbles’ piece from Colour Doomed but it wasn’t respected properly and ended up like this. Click the photos to view The Marbles post. So Colour Doomed was joined by two other artists to create something special on this vast breeseblocked canvas – step forward Joy and Ekstraternek….

Giant Pencils by HB

Quietly lurking on telegraph poles and walls amongst a Cardiff back lane are some giant pencils. (what else did you expect?) Dotted around the lanes off City Road are the latest creation from local artist ‘HB.’ Here she has created 3ft high pencils in black and white, complete with a signature of ‘Hb’ lying amongst…

Colour Donkey

Local artist Colourdoomed took to the back streets lanes of Roath in early 2014 to unleash another crazy creation on the area. Known locally as Gremlin Alley the work is set amongst the numerous walls and garage doors and is painted directly opposite Phil Morgan’s Kanye West in the alley. Click the link below to…

Worm tugging

In the Spring of 2014, local artist Colour Doomed was single handedly sprucing up a run-down back alley in Cardiff. Locally known as ‘Gremlin Alley’ the back alley was a huge magnet for taggers and the like – so it was great to see some striking street art adorning these walls. With permission Colour Doomed…

Colour Doomed ‘Pointing Man’

The first walk around these parts in many months and in the distance I could see a pair of blue feet poking out between the numerous walls and garage doors – it looked like a Colour Doomed creation and on closer inspection I wasn’t wrong! But more on the big blue feet creation in another…

Whoop Ass Kanye West

As Kanye West was taking to the stage in Glastonbury for the first time here local artist Phil Morgan was taking to the walls of Cardiff with his latest creation. Taking to a large wall on the back lanes just off City Road, known locally as ‘Gremlin Alley’, Phil featured a representation of Kanye in…

Marbles by Colour Doomed

Housed between Cathay’s City Road and Richmond Road is a lane that hasn’t been gated off yet and houses many types of street art across the array of brick walls and garage doors along it. Most of it has been throw ups, stencils and giant tags but nothing on such a large scale as this……