Smug

Saint Mungo

These murals depict Saint Mungo (aka Saint Kentigern), the Patron Saint of Glasgow. I have shown views of these wonderful pieces of Smug’s street art before, but I thought I’d […]

-Glasgow

Maternal Saint Enoch

St Enoch feeding her son St Mungo – mural by SmugGeorge Street, Glasgow, May 2019 Australian street artist Sam Bates, aka Smug, painted this giant mural in summer 2018. It […]

Square challenges

An alternative perspective

Smug’s versions of classic art on Argyle Street, Glasgow, November 2017 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 July 2020 Posted as part of SquarePerspectives and Monday Mural

-Glasgow

The wave rose high

The Gallery is the work of street artist Sam Bates, aka Smug. He covered a giant wall space in Glasgow with his own interpretation of a number of famous pieces […]

-Northern Ireland

Chef and Lobster

Some of Smug’s work in his adopted home town of Glasgow can be seen here and here. – – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 February 2018 Enjoying street art has become […]

-Glasgow

The bird that never flew

This wonderful piece of street art adorns a gable end on Glasgow’s High Street. It is one of several Glaswegian pieces by Smug, an artist who never disappoints. The mural […]

-Glasgow

Mona Lassie

Sam Bates, aka Smug, an Australian artist now based in Glasgow, has provided his adopted home city with a great array of street art. Featured here is the Gallery, a […]

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Smug

Saint Mungo

Maternal Saint Enoch

An alternative perspective

The wave rose high

Chef and Lobster

The bird that never flew

Mona Lassie