GlasGogh is a Glasgow-based art brand founded by artist and social entrepreneur Mark Armstrong, blending expressive Post-Impressionist influence with the identity, heritage and emotional landscape of the city.
Rooted in Mark’s East End upbringing, GlasGogh began as a personal creative experiment, reimagining familiar landmarks and moments through bold colour, movement and texture. Inspired by the energy of Van Gogh’s brushwork and the soul of Glasgow, each piece transforms place into feeling, and architecture into story.
What started as a small collection of paintings has grown into an evolving body of work spanning original artworks, international print editions, commissions and exhibitions. The GlasGogh range captures iconic city scenes with swirling motion and vivid light, while newer experimental collections push the palette further, exploring emotion, humour and personal narrative.
Glasgogh painting portfolio
The Big Yin Roulin Limited Print.
A3 fine art print signed by the artist
£75.00
The Big Yin Roulin Limited Print FREE UK Shipping The Big Yin Roulin reimagines Van Gogh’s fifth portrait of his friend Joseph Roulin, the postman of Arles, with one of Glasgow’s most loved creative figures: Billy Connolly. Van Gogh’s 1889 Roulin portraits are famed for their lavish decorative backgrounds of dahlias and patterned forms, radiating warmth, friendship and tribute. Here Billy appears in Roulin’s blue uniform and cap, but the character is unmistakably his own, playful, wise, slightly rebellious and full of life. Part of the GlasGogh People collection, this piece celebrates a figure whose humour, humanity and restless creativity…
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£75.00
The Roulin Bhoy. A3 fine art print signed by the artist
£75.00
The Roulin Bhoy Limited Print FREE UK Shipping The Roulin Bhoy reimagines Van Gogh’s portrait of Armand Roulin, eldest son of the Arles postman, placing James McAvoy into the bold yellow jacket and direct gaze of the original. Van Gogh painted the Roulin family with great affection, capturing not only likeness but personality, youth and quiet strength. Here that same format is renewed through one of Glasgow’s most acclaimed contemporary actors, whose journey from working-class roots to international recognition brings fresh energy to the pose. This piece celebrates the idea that portraiture can hold both history and reinvention, Armand Roulin…
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£75.00
Lewis au Bleuet. A3 fine art print, signed by the artist.
£75.00
Lewis au Bleuet Limited Print FREE UK Shipping Lewis au Bleuet reimagines Van Gogh’s Young Man with a Cornflower, painted in Auvers-sur-Oise in the final weeks of the artist’s life, through the unmistakable face and spirit of Lewis Capaldi. Van Gogh’s original is full of movement and mischief, with wild sunlit hair and vivid colour. Here that same energy meets one of Glasgow’s most recognisable voices: joyful, slightly cheeky and entirely unguarded, the tousled flame-like hair and flower stem becoming part of the performance. This piece celebrates Lewis Capaldi as a modern troubadour with a Glasgow heart and an international…
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£75.00
Père Mullan. A3 fine art print, signed by the artist.
£75.00
Père Mullan Limited Print FREE UK Shipping Père Mullan reimagines Van Gogh’s celebrated Portrait of Père Tanguy through the face of Peter Mullan, one of Glasgow’s most respected actors and filmmakers. Van Gogh’s final portrait of Julien Tanguy is rich in colour, serenity and influence, surrounding its subject with images of the artistic world around him. Seated with quiet authority, Mullan becomes a modern counterpart: grounded, thoughtful and unmistakably human, his expression carrying both warmth and resilience. This piece honours an artist of substance whose work, like Van Gogh’s portrait, carries compassion, seriousness and a deep understanding of ordinary lives,…
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GlasGogh portfolio includes:
- GlasGogh Places – Iconic Glasgow scenes transformed through vibrant oils and expressive, swirling movement. What began as a playful question, “what if Van Gogh had painted Glasgow?”, has grown into a celebration of the city as it is today: grand buildings, riverside views, old tenements, wet pavements, parks and blossoms, painted with warmth, energy and plenty of cobalt blue.
- GlasGogh People – A playful and affectionate portrait collection that brings Van Gogh’s famous sitters into conversation with modern Glasgow, with beloved cultural figures such as Billy Connolly, James McAvoy, Lewis Capaldi and Sharleen Spiteri taking the place of Vincent’s original subjects.
- Commissions – Including the widely recognised SCIAF painting Journey, used in international humanitarian campaigns. Mark also produced Rising from the Ashes, dedicated to the children of Palestine.
Mark’s artistic practice is grounded in connection, the same ethos behind his work leading Collective Communities CIC and his many charity and volunteer roles. Whether capturing a landmark or an emotional story, his aim remains the same: to create art that resonates, inspires, and invites people to see their city differently.
Art rooted in Glasgow, expressed through colour and movement – delivered with intention, craftsmanship and pride.
Mark Armstrong
GlasGogh