{"id":125530,"date":"2025-05-23T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/125530\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:56:14","slug":"bristol-artist-left-broken-after-thieves-steal-his-beloved-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/125530\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol artist left broken after thieves steal his beloved paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police have issued CCTV of a suspect\"BristolBristol artist Jimmer Willmott at his studios in Fishponds, Bristol, Thursday 22 May 2025. Jimmer had expensive painting stolen while on display at HERE business centre on the Bath Road in Bristol, also known as the former ITV Studios<\/p>\n

A Bristol artist has spoken of his heartbreak after two of his prized paintings were stolen in a burglary he described as ‘absolutely devastating’.<\/p>\n

Pop surrealist painter Jimmer Willmott, whose work has grown in popularity in the UK and the US, said he was left ‘disgusted’ after learning his artwork had vanished from an office block in Brislington<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The theft happened at around 5.40pm on Sunday, March 2, when a man reportedly tricked a cleaner into letting him into the building before fleeing with the pieces.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe stolen artwork (Credit : A&S Police)<\/p>\n

Jimmer, known for his bold, quirky style and often humorous social commentary, said the stolen works were particularly meaningful. One of them, a large painting titled Bombin Grandma\u2019s House , featured Red Riding Hood being chased by a wolf and had been created for a fairy tale-themed party that was cancelled during the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the theft, Jimmer said: \u201cI\u2019m absolutely disgusted. I have my suspicions, but I can\u2019t go into too much detail. Those two paintings took me ever so long to paint and the current value of both of them was \u00a32,000. It\u2019s just wild to me how someone could do that to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The artist said the crime had hit him especially hard as he juggles fatherhood, work, and painting. \u201cI\u2019m a single dad and things at home are tough. I go to work every day \u2013 I wake up at 4.50am to start at a feed plant in Avonmouth<\/a>, then head straight to the studio in the afternoon. To have two pieces stolen like this is absolutely devastating,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"ImageImage released from CCTV footage showing a man who police wish to speak with (Credit : A&S Police)<\/p>\n

Police released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the burglary. He is described as being around 40 years old, with a shaved head, wearing a green jacket and white shirt.<\/p>\n

The missing artworks include a hooded figure wielding a sword and the Red Riding Hood scene. Although the full value has not been disclosed, Jimmer\u2019s smaller works typically sell for around \u00a3500 online.<\/p>\n

Jimmer appealed to the public for help: \u201cIf you do have any information, please get in touch. Even if you just have suspicions, it\u2019s really important I get the work back. It\u2019s part of my livelihood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is urged to call 101 and quote reference number 5225069219.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have issued CCTV of a suspectBristol artist Jimmer Willmott at his studios in Fishponds, Bristol, Thursday 22…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[15066,9420,381,10648,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-125530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-avonmouth","9":"tag-brislington","10":"tag-bristol","11":"tag-bristol-live","12":"tag-britain","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114557733195826964","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}