and a bit of Dilk detail to finish on.

Great to see the guys down there, gutted I missed Wicca and Keep. Really looking forward to seeing everyone throughout August during the Notts Property events.

Now then. 
The day was always going to be special seeing the line up of artists but this was a very special day for me.
After years of chatting, I finally got to meet the one and only Mr Cruel.
Never dull catching up with Dilk but finally meeting up with this urban legend was another goal crossed off my list.

photo by Andy Meyers
Big thanks to Cruel for allowing us repost here. 

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Cruel103|Dilk.Nottingham.UK.February 2011.

and a lil bonus something for you all…

"Thats how i like to see russells …. now if you nottingham riff raff dont mind can u keep it like that please …Burners only ….
all hail KING KEE."

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Cruel103.

I cant wait to get down and grab pics of the piece that spawned this quote. Watch this space.

One of Nottingham finest, Cruel103 took a trip down under recently and hit Austrailia hard. Just got a great flick and story from him and we are all waiting for him to wade through his memory cards for more jems. 

i ruined a full set of clothes and waded through mud and water to climb in-to this place only to have the front massive doors open and be confronted ….i literally had to put my outline and highlights and stuff up in seconds ………..but i wasnt leaving till it was done id been through to much…i wanted to do a better piece than this but circumstaces were against me… 
and as i put up BYB TB MAFIA NOGA i thought of the writers from these legendary crews and wondered what they would have thought if 30years before this they could of seen this photo and what they of thought if they knew that what they was doing in the 70,s and 80,s would travel so far in time and distance …this spot is a real special place .
…….. respect to all the sydney writers who help me while i was in town …this spot is the GRIMMIEST SPOT IV EVER BEEN ….and iv seen a few…..
SYDNEY ROCKS ………

it was really hard to get in-to as it had been raining and the water had risen to knee hight nearly and was well secured but i eventually found the way in …. this spot used to be really easy to do apparently but now there talking about doing it up ……..and when i was there it was a bastard to get in to…
after i got clear of the place i went round the front all innocent like and found out it was security for a band who had disturbed me and they had hired it for video shoot …i went back in and got photos …but was so knackered by then and filthy with mud my trainers weighed a ton .. i just left the piece as it was …….
plus the shit Ironlak paint was playing up and had blocked all my caps …. a nightmare really ……
-Cruel103.

Big thanks to Cruel for the pics and the insight.

One thing I find myself fascinated with is an artists piecebook/sketchpad.
Which is why I have loved putting this together to show the sketches from Cruels’ piecebook along side the actual works.

Maple Street.Nottm.2009.

Coventry.Feb.2009.

Tamworth.Feb.2009.

Nottm.2009.

Russells.Nottm.March.2009.

Russells.Nottm.April.2009.

Norwich.2009.

Tamworth.2009.

Bristol.2009.

Big thanks to Cruel for the use of his pics and for allowing us a look into how he creates his pieces.

Cruel103 Fickr Page.

Cruel103.Ampsterdam.

Cruel103.Northern England.UK.Feb2010.

Big thanks to Cruel for the pics.

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London.Feb2010.
Thanks to Cruel for the pic.

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Manchester.UK.Feb2010.

Cruel103|Wicca

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Big thanks to Cruel for the heads up about his return to Nottingham this week.

"Damn this is turning into some sort of Banksy blog. Last Banksy pics for a while from me.” - inastate.tumblr"

— Must be losing my mind. Quoting myself.
On better news, new art from Cruel103 incoming so I’ve been told.

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The Lust of Lucre and the Dread of Death.