Halesowen Banksy: New artwork on High Street

The artwork depicting a young child with a sailboat has popped up on the Options Barber shop building on the High Street next to TSB.

Reader Tom Mills snapped pictures of the eye-catching image which he described as “amazing.”

The boy with a toy sailing boat on High Street, Halesowen (Image: Tom Mills)

Tom said: “It features a young boy wearing a baggy black and white striped t-shirt trying to sail a boat on a spillage on the pavement.

“It has been done very discreetly in a location that is central and also, unlike unsightly tagging, it actually adds to local culture rather than taking anything away.

“Though it’s not going to be to everyone’s taste it is causing a stir amongst local residents and keeps putting a smile on the faces of passersby.”

The piece has been spray-painted by Birmingham graffiti artist Disney, whose depictions resemble the works of internationally renowned Banksy.

The mysterious Disney has left many artworks over the town over previous years, with them delighting residents whenever they pop up.

Previous designs include a young girl sitting down at Rainbow Hill Chinese takeaway on Coombs Road, the legendary martial arts master Bruce Lee at MAC Black Belt Academy on Hereward Rise, a young boy on Ivy Street, a boy on the M5 bridge in Quinton and a boy boxer at Benjamin’s in Birmingham Street as well as an astronaut carrying a Tesco bag at Group Gear Ltd on Bromsgrove Road.