Sam Bates (aka Smug or sometimes Smug-one) is an Australian contemporary street artist of great skill who has produced high-quality murals demonstrating a photorealistic style in Glasgow and globally.
Belfast 2022
Glasgow Works
by Smug, Argyle Street
By Smug, Argyle Street
by Smug, Miller Street
St Mungo, High Street
Honey I shrunk the kids
St Enoch and Child
Kelvinbridge
Glasgow’s other residents by Smug
Glasgow’s other residents by Smug
Glasgow’s other residents by Smug
Glasgow’s other residents by Smug
The Gallery
Glasgow’s other residents by Smug
Glasgow’s other residents by Smug
Glasgow’s other residents
Glasgow’s other residents
The Gallery
The Gallery
The Gallery
The Gallery
The Gallery
The Gallery
st Luke’s & the Winged Ox, Bain Street
The Swimmer, Broomielaw
The Swimmer, Broomielaw
The Swimmer, Broomielaw
Nuart and Yardworks 2019
One of the most eye-catching artworks of Nuart Aberdeen 2019 is by Smug. He created a monumental piece towering ‘The Green’ of a friend from Glasgow with his dog.
Sam was also in attendance at this year’s Yardworks, and as usual, he certainly impressed the crowds with his attention to detail.
The finished piece
Smug at work
Smug
International Works (as seen by me)
Great painting of a bearded guy, Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
A fabulous painting of an elderly couple, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Street Art Festival, Frankston, Victoria
Street Art Festival, Frankston, Victoria
Smug describes his work on the following video, see it here.
Jim's travels 