Weapon Of Choice gallery kicked off 2012 in style with a new solo show from Cheo. 'Yet Another Cheo Show' which opened on Friday night boasts a variety of new work from the Bristol based artist. Spray paint features throughout although he has included a greater number of pieces in other mediums than we have seen in previous shows, which is always welcome. Also a lot of the canvases are smaller than we have seen in previous shows, which makes for some very affordable pieces!

Personal favourites for us were the 'Uranus is Under Attack' print and the smoking bird painting. Here's just a few teaser shots from the show, by no means all of it! If you would like to check it out in person then you have until 20th February to do so. Weapon of Choice Gallery is located at the bottom of park street in Bristol, underneath Fifty Fifty.

So on Friday we braved the cold and went down to the opening night of the new group show at Weapon of Choice in Bristol! We met some cool people, admired the artwork and enjoyed a couple of beers and a mince pie, what more could you want for christmas? There was a wide variety of work inside in many styles and mediums from artists including Cheba, Khoi, Spzero76, Cheo, Sepr, Silent Hobo, RPM45, Loch Ness, Lokey, Andy Council and Squirl to name a few! Our favourites from the show were the (blonde) girl canvas from Silent Hobo with real leaves embedded at the bottom (not sure if that shows in the photo!), and the owl on the bottle from RPM45. Not to take anything away from any of the other artists - it's all pretty darn sick! Really worth checking out in person as the photos really don't do it justice, plus there's a few pieces we couldn't get decent photos of.

The show comes down on Monday 16th January 2012 so there's still plenty of time to check it out. Weapon Of Choice Gallery is located at the bottom of Park street below Fifty Fifty skate store. Big ups to the guys at Weapon of Choice and all the artists for supplying us with a steady supply of great shows and work throughout the year, and we're looking forward to seeing what they have in store for 2012!

Bristol finally has a long awaited (and most definitely needed) dedicated independent graffiti supplies store! King of Paint is located in between the Bearpit and Bristol Bus Station on the lower level. They have a large selection of paints and markers and are still expanding their range. The shop (which doubles up as a gallery) is a thing of beauty in itself. They have gone all out with a tarmaced floor and decor to give it a nice urban feel, as well as graff covering the walls and a good range of works up for sale by the likes of 3Dom, Cheo, Haka, Inkie, Rowdy, Ziml, Soker, Mode2, 45 RPM, Max Gregor, and many more. It's definitely worth the trip down even if just to check out the art! They are open 10-6 during the week, 10-7 on Saturday, and 11-4 on Sunday. They have a new exhibition coming in February 2011 so watch out for that one!

www.kopaint.com

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