My Work

My cartoon of Michael Deane, given the Simpsons treatment. Regards to Oliver Jeffers.

Michael Deane on canvas

Michael Deane making pasta by hand!

Michael Deane is a wine vat!

Michael Deane chasing a lamb!

Michael Deane fighting a lobster

Michael Deane sourcing fresh pork for his restaurant – from gate to plate.

The belligerent and despotic Kim Jong-un

My tribute to Baroness Margaret Thatcher

My drawing of IDS for Slugger O’Toole

My cartoon of Obama after his comments on the Northern Ireland Peace Process

A good friend asked me to do a cartoon of him and his significant other – here it is!

Paul Stafford of Stafford hairdressing given the pixel treatment.

My picture of Vice CEO, Shane Smith. The very man who I featured alongside on Huff Post Live!

Commission from lady who wanted me to draw her estate agent friend for a birthday present

A Belfast Family transformed into the Simpsons

The delivery of George Osborne’s uninspiring budget coincided with the largest snow fall many have ever experienced. This is my cartoon that captures the events.

This is my rendering of the famous Belfast face into a Simpsons character.

David Ford is a Member of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Alliance Party.

“I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.”

This is my pretty graphic cartoon of one of Common Grounds’ exceptional members of staff.

This guy is called Michael and he works at Common Grounds coffee shop not far from Queen’s University Belfast.

I recently Simpsonised Alan Simpson, a well known Northern Ireland radio DJ.

My cartoon of famous Northern Ireland hair stylist Paul Stafford.

The coach of the Ireland rugby team.

The internationally renowned chef given the Simpsons treatment.

Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw.

The No Alibis book store on Botanic Avenue, Belfast is pretty much an iconic landmark. This is my visual quick hand of the shopfront!

Whether it be writing, blogging or picture making the creative processes create a never ending mental battle!

My drawing of the literary colossus.

Belfast’s most well known and recognisable restaurateur: Michael Deane.

The product of some thinking and doodling. It has been a fascinating journey of human endeavor.

My liberal interpretation of former-UUP MLA, John McCallister.

My cartoon of James Joyce with his words on the challenge of writing in English

Produced another Brian Cowen for a friend in County Mayo.

Poet, novelist, Iniskeen-born, Dublin-aired, Irishman, Patrick Kavanagh.

My pictorial rendering of the inimitable Ulster poet and fellow RBAI alumnus, Michael Longley.

Cameron’s feeling the back-bench pressure over same-sex marriage. A cartoon.

This is a cartoon of famous Ulster poet, John Hewitt. This piece forms part of a larger body of work which will be shown at the Common Grounds coffee shop near Botanic Avenue in Belfast. The exhibition will be held in June 2013 and will be a study of the Ulster poets, both living and dead from the last 200 years.

The international man of verse, Seamus Heaney. I needn’t say any more.

It was unveiled on BBC Spotlight that 23% of Sinn Fein voters would choose to remain in the UK. At the same time there was a furore around the mislabelling of Halal meat in Ireland. I put the two news stories into my head and the cartoon above is what came out the end!

This is a doodle I did of my friend’s wee sister while in Starbuck’s. He liked it and luckily, so did she!

The Obama administration made its views clear on the UK/Europe situation. A little rich for a government holding the global economy to ransom to lecture another country on what to do.

The union flag riots have done nothing but sully the good name of Northern Ireland. Reluctantly, here’s a cartoon I did. The union flag is upside down – a sign of distress.

This is a thank you card I produced for the doctors and nurses who helped to safely deliver my baby boy, Henry Brian Alexander Spencer in the Ulster Hospital.

This is my cartoon on the fiscal cliff chaos that went on in Washington DC in December/January 2013.

Another doodle I did, this time for my cousin. This now sits proudly on his wall.

The deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness stepped down from his Westminster seat. Some arcane procedure required him to take on the title of Crown Steward and Bailiff of Northstead. A Royal title… oh the irony!

This was another enjoyable draw, and fortunately enough he liked it!

This is a cartoon I was asked to do for a client. Turned out pretty well, but importantly the buyer liked it!

This was a joy to draw, and luckily for me it was joyously received.

Gave the barber on the right a bit of a visual mugging. Fortunately they liked it.

This is a cartoon I did of a very well known Belfast barber. He does a top shave and luckily for me he gave this top marks.

An older friend’s favorite politician is Tony Benn. He asked me to do a cartoon of him for a Christmas present. I produced this and he liked it.

December 2012 was Obama-season. Here’s a cartoon.

This is a drawing of a lady I know, her identity will remain anonymous.

The Chancellor George Osborne delivered his spendthrift budget against a backdrop of austerity and economic pain. It’s hurt a lot of people, here’s my cartoon which captures the essence of Osborne’s policies.

This was done for a friend who works for the Alliance Party’s Naomi Long MP. Apparently she liked it. Who knows what the Justice Minister and leader of the Alliance Party, David Ford thought of it.

Prime Minister David Cameron is hell bent on cutting the UK’s monumental budget deficit. This is what he gets up to behind closed doors.

After the Ulster Bank protest cartoon I wanted to speak up for the young and unemployed. This is a cartoon I did using the famous “Scream” painting by Edvard Munch.

This is my cartoon of the seasoned writer Malachi O’Doherty. Malachi is the Writer in Residence at Queen’s University Belfast.

This is my cartoon of the esteemed political journalist, Liam Clarke.

This is a drawing I did for Will Chambre of Chambre Public Affairs.

I took particular pleasure with this ink with paint composition of the former Taoiseach, Brian Cowen – the disgraced politician who oversaw the Irish bailout in November 2010. The canvas now resides on a client’s wall.

In June 2012 a landmark event occurred. The veteran Sinn Fein politican and former member of the IRA, Martin McGuinnes met and shook hands with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. There was a lot of talk before the seminal handshake. A lot of will, he won’t he? Won’t she, will she?

The first half of 2012 was dominated by Edward Carson in the run up to the 100th anniversary of the Ulster Covenant. I couldn’t resist doing a cartoon of the former barrister and iconic politician.

My cartoon of Mike Nesbitt, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.

This was my tribute that marked Enda Kenny’s one year in office. The piece appeared in the Huffington Post and you can see it here.

In January 2012 Ian Paisley stood down from the ministry. I had a feeling he wouldn’t be retiring his voice though…

He’s quite the character. Here’s my cartoon of him, Boris Johnson Mayor of London.

This is a piece I did which replicated the work of the Times cartoonist, Morten Morland. Just a bit of practice!

The Northern Ireland health minister, Edwin Poots of the DUP made some swinging cuts to the NHS. This was my cartoon which followed the announcement.

This is a cartoon of one of my former lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, Dr Ciaran O’Kelly.

In this cartoon I’ve attempted to capture Dimitrios Doukas, a Senior law lecturer at Queen’s University. He’s from Greece. Get it?

When I was completing my dissertation on financial markets my academic adviser was keen on the works of German Philosopher, Karl Marx. This is my tribute to the two of them.

It was great to get the opportunity to produce work for the Belfast News Letter, but it was especially great to get on the front cover!

This is a cartoon I did for the Belfast News Letter in the run up to the Assembly elections in May 2011. I’ve tried to capture the lack of political consensus and the range of contrasting political aspirations.

This is my drawing of Brian Cowen, former Irish Taoiseach during his last days in office. I’ve used a famous piece by renowned artist, Walton Ford as a template. So full acknowledgements must be given to Walton.

This is my cartoon as it appeared in the Queen’s University Belfast student newspaper, the Gown in January 2011.

This piece was produced in July 2010 for myself after his passing. He was undoubtedly an incredibly gifted sportsman who did Northern Ireland proud. It’s just a shame his life finished up the way it did. Anyway, here’s my contribution to the tributes.

My take on the Guinness cartoon, the original of which was produced for Guinness by English artist, John Gilroy. This now sits in O’Gorman’s Pub in Kilkenny.

The imagery is iconic. This is my reproduction. Full acknowledgements must go to the great English illustrator behind the Guinness posters, John Gilroy.

This is my pen rendering of the reverend Ian Paisley done during my school days. The piece was buried under piles of book and junk. Unfortunately there’s no exact date but I do know it was done in the summer term of 2004.

This is my cartoon of former UK prime minister Tony Blair. The exact date was included which I’m happy about, March 7 2002.