Discovering the essence of Glasgow

Serie: Whisky World

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 30 x 40 cm

Year: 2026

Inspired by a photography of Clydeside distillery

Whisky is in Glasgow’s blood and runs through the city’s industrial heritage like the River Clyde itself.

At the Pumphouse, where the Clydeside is located today, it was discovered that an ancestor of actual distillery owners, John Morrison, had a hand in building the Queen's Dock in 1863. One whole generation before the family discovered whisky, he was busy building half the city.

John also helped in raising Loch Katrine, the source of the pure soft water for the Clydeside single malt whisky today. The Morrison family's connections to the River Clyde and its docks came full circle with construction of the Clydeside in 2017.

This is the way I see this story of Clydeside distillery, as a kind of circle of times, where the whisky glass, held in a man's hand—perhaps John Morrison himself—breaks the barrier of time, making itself present in the spirit that embodies the essence of Glasgow.