Lubi Lykan Couture & Embroidery and I hung the first of the #Reading Fc 150th anniversary murals yesterday, looking really spectacular. Can’t wait for the fans to see it! #readingfc #brianmcdermott #crowdmural #football #footballfans #crowdmurals #artwork #crowds #artwork #projects
Absolutely buzzing that Teuchters on William St in Edinburgh West End reopened their doors today. One of best and the most genuine bars in Edinburgh, renowned as a purveyor of the finest whisky, beer, Scottish hospitality and banter. It’s a sure fire hit for an authentic Scottish night on the town.
Peter and John commissioned me a few years ago to add vista and atmosphere to their basement and I built this mural on-site over the Christmas period a few years back. We struck on the idea of a Scottish nostalgia cafe/bar lining the walls. Portraits of Scottish celebs and notables line the wall against the backdrop of a 40ft Old Town Edinburgh Skyline. Stretching all the way from Cockburn St to the Castle. Peter and John had lots of ideas but they also let me take a trip through the favourite celebs of my youth. Young Billy Connelly, Ricki Fulton and Supergran feature visibly.
It was painted whilst Trainspotting 2 was being filmed in Edinburgh, so there is an entire table dedicated to the gang, that’s not all though, Tilda Swindon, Sean Connery, Lulu and even Susan Boyle feature in a table full of Scottish rock chicks and of course the Proclaimers and Rod Stewart.
Locals from the bar had their portraits painted in too. I like to keep you guessing as to who’s a celeb and who is sat right next to you on a bar stool, all part of the fun.
It’s a big rugby pub too so Peter also insisted on a Bill Mclaran and the Hastings brothers as well as his dream Scottish rugby team in the alcove.
The staff in the bar made me feel like part of the family while I put the long hours in painting this labour of love. I was kindly invited to their Xmas night out that year and they nearly broke me by forcing me to drink delicious whisky and show off my pole dancing skills.
This mural was originally part of the restaurant downstairs but they have reinvented due to COVID, you can visit it freely now for the cost of a few ales in the basements new incarnation as ‘the Bunker’.
Can’t wait to see you there! #crowds #scottishcelebrity #commercial #billyconnolly #trainspotting
Latest updates from the Reading fc crowd mural - this section is getting close to complete ! #crowds #artwork #portraits #readingfc #projects #community
@lubilykan and I joined the @readingfc150yrsfanmural mural up yesterday to see progress so far. Looking really spectacular already.
I love the jazzy blue and white stripes
The final crowd will be considerably bigger than this ... always a treat to see the whole canvas though.#readingfc #crowds #football #community
Painted a boys bedroom this week- Hayden is mad keen on Champions league football. He picked his 8 favourite players and I painted on board in the studio. Then I sneaked in and decorated the wall of his bedroom while he was at school. #football #championsleague #messi #ronaldo #salah #portraits #residential #artwork #crowds #lewondowski
The station platform in the Colinton Tunnel mural is getting busier all the time! The left hand side of the crowd completed in lockdown out of the studio and onto the wall-starting to look really good . There’s a lot to see in this mural. @colintontunnelmural @chris_rutterford #railwayart #scottishmurals #scottishstreetart #crowds #history #tunnel
Lorraine makes her inevitable appearance in the colinton tunnel mural- this time she’s brought her dog Angus #lorrainekelly #lorrainekellysmith #chrisrutterford #colintonstation #colintontunnelmural #trainart #tunnel #projects #crowds
Last year my pirate mural was used for the cover for his bAnd Galleon Blast - they called it ‘A Band on Ship’- I popped all the musicians in the picture #galleonblast #markradcliffe #chrisrutterford #pirates #pirateart #crowds
Bannockburn at my show #alltogethernow #chrisrutterford #bannockburn #scottishart #murals #history #crowds #artwork
Another close up of my Hogmanay mural - it's a sea of people (and it's 20m long 😳) #chrisrutterford #hogmanay #edinburgh #scottishart #mural #crowds
My Hogmanay mural makes you feel like you are in the heart of a crowd - potted atmosphere. #hogmanay #edinburghfestival #chrisrutterford #chrisrutterfordmural #scottishart #crowds
New fantasy scotland 15 for #aroominthewestend just in time for Scotlands first home game of the year #chrisrutterford #scottishart #rugby #stuarthogg #jonnygray #murrayfield #garyarmstrong #johnrutherford #edinbourgh #crowds
Carole (the Bride) -happy with her completed wedding portrait
#chrisrutterford #scottishart #wedding #uniquegift #weddingpainting #partymural #crowdpainting #residential #crowds #portraits
My latest #mural in #Edinburgh - a warm & jolly #beerhall scene @brewhemiaedin featuring the lovely @lorrainekellysmith amongst others! @pilsnerurquell #brewhemia #lorrainekelly #crowds
Mediterranean courtyard in the Party room- La Favorita pizzeria in Leith. #chrisrutterford #scottishart #mural #rutterford #partymural #Mediterranean#sunflowers #crowds #commercial
The Hanging of Maggie Dickson #edinburgh #scottishart #scottishhistory #chrisrutterford #chrisrutterfordmural #greatergrassmarket #grassmarket #history #crowds
My Battle of Bannockburn mural at the centre- can you spot Lorraine Kelly in the thick of it? #lorraine #scottishhistory #scottishart #chrisrutterfordmural #chrisrutterford #mural #crowdpainting #crowds #history
My Battle of Bannockburn mural at the centre #robertbruce #scottishhistory #scottishart #chrisrutterfordmural #chrisrutterford #mural #crowdpainting #crowds #history
700th anniversary Bannockburn commemorative mural- halfway through production there were still lots of warriors to be painted in #bannockburn #chrisrutterford #chrisrutterfordmural #scottishart #scottishhistory #robertbruce #history #crowds
My Hogmanay mural. Was always busy in the tron #edinburgh #scottishart #tronkirk #chrisrutterford #chrisrutterfordmural #edinburghhogmanay #crowds
The Bristol Bar- Glasgow's best football bar #rangers #ibrox #scottishfootball #chrisrutterford #chrisrutterfordmural #footballart #commercial #crowds
Jacobite stramash - my first crowd mural, from 2010. Shows Bonnie Prince Charlie coming into Edinburgh in 1745. #scottishart #jacobite #outlander #chrisrutterford #mural #history #crowds
My 'a Room in the west end mural' #edinburgh #scottishart #chrisrutterford #restaurant art #susanboyle #rod Stewart #Lorraine #kttunstall #lulu #proclaimers #garbage #shirleymanson #stillgame #annielennox #sharleenspitteri #crowds #commercial
My 'a Room in the west end mural' #edinburgh #scottishart #chrisrutterford #restaurant art #susanboyle #rod Stewart #Lorraine #kttunstall #lulu #proclaimers #garbage #shaunconnery #eurythmics #sharleenspiteri #stillgame #crowds #commercial
My 'a Room in the west end mural' #edinburgh #scottishart #chrisrutterford #trainspotting #restaurant art #commercial #crowds
Me by my 'A Room In the west End' mural #trainspotting #edinburgh #restaurant #scottish art#ewanmcgregor #kellymcdonald #andymurray #jamiemurray #jonnyleemiller#crowds
Adetail from 'A Room In the west end' mural- #billyconnolly #edinburgh #scottishart #chrisrutterfordmural #supergran #revimjolly #commercial #crowds #portraits
Working on my new #mural in A Room in the West End #restaurant in Edinburgh which features lots of familiar #Scottish faces. #muralist #westend #artist #painter #chrisrutterford #commercial #crowds
Some famous Scottish musicians in my latest #mural at A Room In The West End in #edinburgh. #theproclaimers #shirleymanson #garbage #rodstewart #chrisrutterford #scotland #art #musicians #portraits #crowds