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The Watch Repairman
Project type
Watercolour figure study
Date
July 2023
Location
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Availability
his figerative watercolour artwork is available for sale as an original painting (W23cm x H31cm on 300g watercolour paper or as a fine art print.
Original Artwork Price: HK$ 4,800
Please get in touch with me for art print size and pricing options. email: richardmarccrosbie@gmail.com
Watercolour painting of a watch repair ‘master’ sitting at his tiny stall situated in the technical gap between shops on a busy Wan Chai street.
I’m fascinated by these types of micro-businesses that feature craftspeople and specialists of one particular thing. These ‘blink and you miss them’, half a stride-sized stalls and shops appear in the most unlikely of places due to the exorbitant cost of retail space.
Usually, you wouldn’t even notice a stall such as this one, they seem to merge into the background noise of the street, that is until the ‘time’ comes when your watch needs repairing or a new battery, and then these stalls seem to magically appear on the street. That is if you are watching for them.
