Rope to heaven - Pablo Sanchez Herrero

I came across Pablo Sanchez Herrero through these paintings, ink on paper. I went over to his blog and saw the most amazing work. Herrero paints trees, leafless branches actually. He paints them on doors, walls, in shops. He has a preference for painting his twigs and trees on urban decay. The combination of the two is amazing. 

 

  

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Doel - Belgium

Last weekend I was on my way to my parents when I thought about visiting Doel, near Antwerp (Belgium). I knew about this small village 'cause this is where one of the two nuclear power plants is situated quite near to where I grew up (in Zeeland, near the border of Belgium). The past decade Doel is threatened with complete demolition due to future enlargement of the harbour of Antwerp. This made Doel into a ghost town. And well worth a visit because since the depopulation, Doel has attracted numerous street artists.

It was a gloomy day, as you can see in the pictures, and somewhat scary for the children... 

above: Street artist Roa