Adrian McMurchie
@adrianmcmurchie.bsky.social
The Glasgow Illustrator
www.amcmurchie.com
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"The Collectors Hall" So named as the building was the former city parish hall where punters in need would collect financial assitance. Beautifully restored by AC Hotels. Pleased to say there are plenty of original features still within. Designed by Thomson (Greek's son) & Sandilands.
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"The Collectors Hall" So named as the building was the former city parish hall where punters in need would collect financial assitance. Beautifully restored by AC Hotels. Pleased to say there are plenty of original features still within. Designed by Thomson (Greek's son) & Sandilands.
"Ramsay Garden"
Commissioned by the poet Allan Ramsay. Not to be confused with Allan Ramsay, the artist. That was his son.
Just behind here you'll find The Witchery. Save up and spend a night in one of the gothic luxurious plush suites. It's absolutely worth it!
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Commissioned by the poet Allan Ramsay. Not to be confused with Allan Ramsay, the artist. That was his son.
Just behind here you'll find The Witchery. Save up and spend a night in one of the gothic luxurious plush suites. It's absolutely worth it!
amcmurchie.com/product/rams...
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
"Ramsay Garden"
Commissioned by the poet Allan Ramsay. Not to be confused with Allan Ramsay, the artist. That was his son.
Just behind here you'll find The Witchery. Save up and spend a night in one of the gothic luxurious plush suites. It's absolutely worth it!
amcmurchie.com/product/rams...
Commissioned by the poet Allan Ramsay. Not to be confused with Allan Ramsay, the artist. That was his son.
Just behind here you'll find The Witchery. Save up and spend a night in one of the gothic luxurious plush suites. It's absolutely worth it!
amcmurchie.com/product/rams...
"Windsor House" Or 2b Kirklee Rd opposite Cuku. Whenever Jim moves house he asks me to paint his former abode. Naturally I'm never done sending him estate agent brochures. I have absolutely no idea who designed it but it has additions by JJ Burnet from the Stranglers.
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Windsor House" Or 2b Kirklee Rd opposite Cuku. Whenever Jim moves house he asks me to paint his former abode. Naturally I'm never done sending him estate agent brochures. I have absolutely no idea who designed it but it has additions by JJ Burnet from the Stranglers.
"Britannia Mucic Hall"
This was originally commissioned by @glasgowheritage.bsky.social for their Christmas card a number of years ago.
It was renamed Britannia Panopticon (Latin - see everything) by the eccentric millionaire AE Pickard due to the diverse nature of the shows on offer.......
This was originally commissioned by @glasgowheritage.bsky.social for their Christmas card a number of years ago.
It was renamed Britannia Panopticon (Latin - see everything) by the eccentric millionaire AE Pickard due to the diverse nature of the shows on offer.......
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"Britannia Mucic Hall"
This was originally commissioned by @glasgowheritage.bsky.social for their Christmas card a number of years ago.
It was renamed Britannia Panopticon (Latin - see everything) by the eccentric millionaire AE Pickard due to the diverse nature of the shows on offer.......
This was originally commissioned by @glasgowheritage.bsky.social for their Christmas card a number of years ago.
It was renamed Britannia Panopticon (Latin - see everything) by the eccentric millionaire AE Pickard due to the diverse nature of the shows on offer.......
"Islay Whisky Word Map" Updated to include Port Ellen.
It was always on the map but has been pulled out in rust and given its own cask due to it being operational again. @Kilchoman @Bruichladdich @bowmore @portellen @Laphroaig @Lagavulin @ardbeg @caolila @Ardnahoe @Bunnahabhain
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It was always on the map but has been pulled out in rust and given its own cask due to it being operational again. @Kilchoman @Bruichladdich @bowmore @portellen @Laphroaig @Lagavulin @ardbeg @caolila @Ardnahoe @Bunnahabhain
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January 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"Islay Whisky Word Map" Updated to include Port Ellen.
It was always on the map but has been pulled out in rust and given its own cask due to it being operational again. @Kilchoman @Bruichladdich @bowmore @portellen @Laphroaig @Lagavulin @ardbeg @caolila @Ardnahoe @Bunnahabhain
lnkd.in/erdmgkzA
It was always on the map but has been pulled out in rust and given its own cask due to it being operational again. @Kilchoman @Bruichladdich @bowmore @portellen @Laphroaig @Lagavulin @ardbeg @caolila @Ardnahoe @Bunnahabhain
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2026 CALENDARS UNEARTHED 9 DAYS INTO THE NEW YEAR SHOCKER!!!
Truth is I sell 95% of these online and a tiny amount in the shoaps hence the Brucie bonus copies left. 5 Whisky and 5 Glasgow. They are both live again on the site.
Perfect for folk like me whose birthday is in.....
Truth is I sell 95% of these online and a tiny amount in the shoaps hence the Brucie bonus copies left. 5 Whisky and 5 Glasgow. They are both live again on the site.
Perfect for folk like me whose birthday is in.....
January 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
2026 CALENDARS UNEARTHED 9 DAYS INTO THE NEW YEAR SHOCKER!!!
Truth is I sell 95% of these online and a tiny amount in the shoaps hence the Brucie bonus copies left. 5 Whisky and 5 Glasgow. They are both live again on the site.
Perfect for folk like me whose birthday is in.....
Truth is I sell 95% of these online and a tiny amount in the shoaps hence the Brucie bonus copies left. 5 Whisky and 5 Glasgow. They are both live again on the site.
Perfect for folk like me whose birthday is in.....
The very first print off the rollers at Deadly Digital Ltd this year. I feel I deserve an award for this 🙋🥃
A2 giclee on Xpressions 300 gram lightly textured paper
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A2 giclee on Xpressions 300 gram lightly textured paper
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January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The very first print off the rollers at Deadly Digital Ltd this year. I feel I deserve an award for this 🙋🥃
A2 giclee on Xpressions 300 gram lightly textured paper
amcmurchie.com/product/scot...
A2 giclee on Xpressions 300 gram lightly textured paper
amcmurchie.com/product/scot...
"Jazz Trio"
And now for something completely different. Word of advice for budding illustrators. When a client asks if you can do......say YES! and then figure out how you are going to do it.
Tip #1 Forget every technique you normally use.
Tip #2 Keep the line simple.
Tip #3 Keep the.......
And now for something completely different. Word of advice for budding illustrators. When a client asks if you can do......say YES! and then figure out how you are going to do it.
Tip #1 Forget every technique you normally use.
Tip #2 Keep the line simple.
Tip #3 Keep the.......
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"Jazz Trio"
And now for something completely different. Word of advice for budding illustrators. When a client asks if you can do......say YES! and then figure out how you are going to do it.
Tip #1 Forget every technique you normally use.
Tip #2 Keep the line simple.
Tip #3 Keep the.......
And now for something completely different. Word of advice for budding illustrators. When a client asks if you can do......say YES! and then figure out how you are going to do it.
Tip #1 Forget every technique you normally use.
Tip #2 Keep the line simple.
Tip #3 Keep the.......
"Rogano" again. I make no excuses for working these up with Photoshop. 2 reasons - They are adapted from my own original paintings and secondly Graphic Design was actually what I studied way back in the late 80s. '87 we were creating passages of text with....
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Rogano" again. I make no excuses for working these up with Photoshop. 2 reasons - They are adapted from my own original paintings and secondly Graphic Design was actually what I studied way back in the late 80s. '87 we were creating passages of text with....
"Balvenie Distillery" Originally called Glen Gordon, they only started releasing official bottlings as late as 1973. My best advice here is to stay at Craigellachie Hotel or The Highlander across the road (both have great whisky bars), cycle or walk up the old Speyside railway line and you’ll find..
December 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Balvenie Distillery" Originally called Glen Gordon, they only started releasing official bottlings as late as 1973. My best advice here is to stay at Craigellachie Hotel or The Highlander across the road (both have great whisky bars), cycle or walk up the old Speyside railway line and you’ll find..
"Malmaison" St. Jude's Church. John Stephen. Very Greek Thomson but a good decade or so before him. It looks complete but it's not. There should be a Greek monument on the roof the same height as the door. It was taken down in the 60s for saferty reasons.
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Malmaison" St. Jude's Church. John Stephen. Very Greek Thomson but a good decade or so before him. It looks complete but it's not. There should be a Greek monument on the roof the same height as the door. It was taken down in the 60s for saferty reasons.
"Scotland's Distilleries" print updated to include @ardgowandistillery.bsky.social & Dallas Dhu Distillery
A2 (59.4x42cm) on Xpressions 300gsm lightly textured and acid free paper with pigment inks.
amcmurchie.com/product/scot...
A2 (59.4x42cm) on Xpressions 300gsm lightly textured and acid free paper with pigment inks.
amcmurchie.com/product/scot...
December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Scotland's Distilleries" print updated to include @ardgowandistillery.bsky.social & Dallas Dhu Distillery
A2 (59.4x42cm) on Xpressions 300gsm lightly textured and acid free paper with pigment inks.
amcmurchie.com/product/scot...
A2 (59.4x42cm) on Xpressions 300gsm lightly textured and acid free paper with pigment inks.
amcmurchie.com/product/scot...
Whenever I paint boats I include names on the side as you see on most fishing boats. I never draw attention to it. Sometimes the person cottons on. Mostly they go unnnoticed. This painting from about fifteen years ago fell out whilst looking for something else. It's quite poignant really......
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Whenever I paint boats I include names on the side as you see on most fishing boats. I never draw attention to it. Sometimes the person cottons on. Mostly they go unnnoticed. This painting from about fifteen years ago fell out whilst looking for something else. It's quite poignant really......
"Paesano, Miller Street" Founded by the lovely Mr Paul Stevenson and now owned by the Di Maggio's group. This kind of shopfront is right up my street. Loads going on. These were my favourite restaurants to illustrate for the Sunday Herald restaurant review back in the day........
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Paesano, Miller Street" Founded by the lovely Mr Paul Stevenson and now owned by the Di Maggio's group. This kind of shopfront is right up my street. Loads going on. These were my favourite restaurants to illustrate for the Sunday Herald restaurant review back in the day........
I love a design collaboration, me. Especially when it's with my own daughter. Grace painted this in lockdown. Simple but striking. I thought we could do something with it. We scanned it, uniformed the colours in Photoshop, and I added a line drawing of the Finnieston Crane......
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I love a design collaboration, me. Especially when it's with my own daughter. Grace painted this in lockdown. Simple but striking. I thought we could do something with it. We scanned it, uniformed the colours in Photoshop, and I added a line drawing of the Finnieston Crane......
"Sagrada Famila" The tallest church in the world. It's actually going to be completed next year. That's 143 years! Only 2 people are buried here. José María Bocabella, who bought the land and came up with the idea and Gaudi, of course, who designed it - amcmurchie.com/product/sagr...
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Sagrada Famila" The tallest church in the world. It's actually going to be completed next year. That's 143 years! Only 2 people are buried here. José María Bocabella, who bought the land and came up with the idea and Gaudi, of course, who designed it - amcmurchie.com/product/sagr...
"Chicago Theatre" Luninance conte pencils and acrylic on Danish oak floating mounted on painted not Danish oak.
When I was here, it was as cold as it looks. It was only when I got on the half empty flight I looked at the Rough Guide book to be greeted with the line........
When I was here, it was as cold as it looks. It was only when I got on the half empty flight I looked at the Rough Guide book to be greeted with the line........
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Chicago Theatre" Luninance conte pencils and acrylic on Danish oak floating mounted on painted not Danish oak.
When I was here, it was as cold as it looks. It was only when I got on the half empty flight I looked at the Rough Guide book to be greeted with the line........
When I was here, it was as cold as it looks. It was only when I got on the half empty flight I looked at the Rough Guide book to be greeted with the line........
Whisky Calendars arrived this morning! Available to buy 👉
www.deadfamouscities.com/product/whis...
A4 double-sided 150 gram paper. Full colour ringbound with hardback.
12 individually illustrated Scottish whisky distilleries. 2 from each region.
Distilleries in order:
Jan – Laphroaig (Islay)...
www.deadfamouscities.com/product/whis...
A4 double-sided 150 gram paper. Full colour ringbound with hardback.
12 individually illustrated Scottish whisky distilleries. 2 from each region.
Distilleries in order:
Jan – Laphroaig (Islay)...
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Whisky Calendars arrived this morning! Available to buy 👉
www.deadfamouscities.com/product/whis...
A4 double-sided 150 gram paper. Full colour ringbound with hardback.
12 individually illustrated Scottish whisky distilleries. 2 from each region.
Distilleries in order:
Jan – Laphroaig (Islay)...
www.deadfamouscities.com/product/whis...
A4 double-sided 150 gram paper. Full colour ringbound with hardback.
12 individually illustrated Scottish whisky distilleries. 2 from each region.
Distilleries in order:
Jan – Laphroaig (Islay)...
I'm not at all comfortable painting another artist's work. Especially when it's Alasdair Gray! However, this lesser version of his Celestial Ceiling was commissioned for a wedding order of service. Go and see it for yourself. It's the largest public artwork in Scotland......
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm not at all comfortable painting another artist's work. Especially when it's Alasdair Gray! However, this lesser version of his Celestial Ceiling was commissioned for a wedding order of service. Go and see it for yourself. It's the largest public artwork in Scotland......
2026 Calendar now in stock @ The Scottish Design Exchange Buchanan Galleries & online of course - www.deadfamouscities.com/product/glas...
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
2026 Calendar now in stock @ The Scottish Design Exchange Buchanan Galleries & online of course - www.deadfamouscities.com/product/glas...
"Scapa Distillery" Orkney - It was almost destroyed by a fire in 1919 but was saved by the sailors of the Grand Fleet who were based there. Around Christmas time in the nineties and noughties I’d often get a discounted bottle of this off a friend who worked at the Allied.......
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Scapa Distillery" Orkney - It was almost destroyed by a fire in 1919 but was saved by the sailors of the Grand Fleet who were based there. Around Christmas time in the nineties and noughties I’d often get a discounted bottle of this off a friend who worked at the Allied.......
"Mitchell Library" (Jan 2026 Calendar) - What a place this is. One of the largest public libraries in Europe. The Glasgow reading room as you enter off North Street, the smell of the corridors taking you into the 1960s addition. Using microfiche to find specific historical newspaper articles.......
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Mitchell Library" (Jan 2026 Calendar) - What a place this is. One of the largest public libraries in Europe. The Glasgow reading room as you enter off North Street, the smell of the corridors taking you into the 1960s addition. Using microfiche to find specific historical newspaper articles.......
This year's 2026 Glasgow wall calendar is oot. A4 double sided 150 gram paper. Full colour ringbound with hardback. Soon at Velvet Moon (Finnieston), Scottish Design Exchange (Buchanan Galleries) Sing-lend (Garnethill). In the meantime you can get them here - www.deadfamouscities.com/product/glas...
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This year's 2026 Glasgow wall calendar is oot. A4 double sided 150 gram paper. Full colour ringbound with hardback. Soon at Velvet Moon (Finnieston), Scottish Design Exchange (Buchanan Galleries) Sing-lend (Garnethill). In the meantime you can get them here - www.deadfamouscities.com/product/glas...
"Heraghty's" Glasgow. Best pint of Guinness in Glasgow according to Paolo Nutini. I wouldn't know about that kind of thing but a decent endorsement nonetheless. A popular haunt of Jack McLean in the 90s. When you couldn't reach him at The Herald you only had to......
October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"Heraghty's" Glasgow. Best pint of Guinness in Glasgow according to Paolo Nutini. I wouldn't know about that kind of thing but a decent endorsement nonetheless. A popular haunt of Jack McLean in the 90s. When you couldn't reach him at The Herald you only had to......
*Postcards* @dewarsaberfeldy have had these in their visitor centre for ages now but they're now available to buy from the online shoap. Founded by John Dewar & Sons it was one of the worldwide market leaders of their day. They also produced the first cinema advert for whisky..........
October 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
*Postcards* @dewarsaberfeldy have had these in their visitor centre for ages now but they're now available to buy from the online shoap. Founded by John Dewar & Sons it was one of the worldwide market leaders of their day. They also produced the first cinema advert for whisky..........