Andy really lacks any sense of humor or ability to generate an interesting cartoon.
His drawing skill is good though. Perhaps he needs a partner to develop the concepts and he can use his drawing skill to create the work, but its getting particularly difficult to view his tasteless and humorless cartoons.
Great cartoon again, Andy. Keep your focus on Bruce Kranz. Interview any county worker, but especially those who work in the building department, and then do a series on how frightened these workers are of Kranz, how he intimidates them, pushes them out of his way and intimidates then and problably used his horrible hand in the layoffs of those workers who did not do his bidding. Kranz is your gold mine; the more you find out about him, the more material you have for your drawings.
Contact and research people around the Homewood Ski Resort in Homewood who will tell you how he strong-armed people to get them to donate to Doolittle. And please remind the people how instrumental Kranz was is Doolittle blocking the sale of HSR to the Forest Service to be enjoyed by the people in perpetuity and clearing the way for HSR to be developed by his developer friends and supporters.
Kranz can fill up your drawings until November 4.
Your drawings can help the people see Kranz straight on and when they do, they will be rid of him ... a great service to humanity. Doolittle is going; so can Kranz.
Andy, You are doing a good job. I think political cartoons are probably one of the most difficult art forms to master, but you are well on your way to doing just that. I don't believe most people appreciate how hard it is to come up with something that will be amusing and politically interesting at the same time. I'd like to see your detractors give it their best shot!
R_T This young man has tons of talent and your suggestion of finding a partner might be sincere, but it's also a little premature. Andy is only in his early 30's and he's still got a lot of living to do before his best work will come out. I have confidence he's going to get better and better as long as he doesn't take himself too seriously as a political pundit, just yet.
Ishmael; Are you suggesting that a political cartoonist's role is to only attack specific politicians and not address other politicians with whom you favor?
gregcalac; I think that Andy has illustrative skills and I said that. If you are correct about his age/experience, then its even more important that he not lock himself into the leftist "one eye open, one eye closed" angles that he appears to be showing. This particular cartoon does not even make any sense, let alone contain any humor. What are the beer cans and broken bottles in the background supposed to represent? Sorry, it is not good if its not reasonably clear to someone who is actually trying to discern the meaning.
On the subject of fairness;
Why not show Obama with Tony Rezko's hand reaching into his pocket from behind bars?
Why not show Nancy Pelosi on the phone stating "We will not vote on offshore oil drilling" while a lobbyist for the Sierra Club hands her a check?
Why not show Charlie Brown saluting a soldier hanging in effigy?
There are lots of sources of material to be done on both sides. Why is it that only the left gets promoted in the newspaper business?
R_T, Your suggestions make me smile, but I doubt Andy will be working on them in the near future. ;)
Yes, this one cartoon may not be Andy's funniest, but he's learning and he's working in a very small market. Let's give him a break and see how he does in the future.
Yes, I also agree with you that in all fairness, and to maintain credibility, a political cartoonist should be impartial! But politics is still their business and it must be difficult for the less seasoned practitioners of the craft to hit the mark without tipping their hand about their own beliefs. Actually, it's pretty near impossible for most of them, but some are better at hiding their bias than others.
Let's give Andy a lot of credit for being a local son of Auburn and putting himself out there, and up for criticism, on a daily basis in a tough industry. Some day, hopefully, we'll be able to brag that he got his start right here in small-town-America.
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Andy really lacks any sense of humor or ability to generate an interesting cartoon.
His drawing skill is good though. Perhaps he needs a partner to develop the concepts and he can use his drawing skill to create the work, but its getting particularly difficult to view his tasteless and humorless cartoons.
Great cartoon again, Andy. Keep your focus on Bruce Kranz. Interview any county worker, but especially those who work in the building department, and then do a series on how frightened these workers are of Kranz, how he intimidates them, pushes them out of his way and intimidates then and problably used his horrible hand in the layoffs of those workers who did not do his bidding. Kranz is your gold mine; the more you find out about him, the more material you have for your drawings.
Contact and research people around the Homewood Ski Resort in Homewood who will tell you how he strong-armed people to get them to donate to Doolittle. And please remind the people how instrumental Kranz was is Doolittle blocking the sale of HSR to the Forest Service to be enjoyed by the people in perpetuity and clearing the way for HSR to be developed by his developer friends and supporters.
Kranz can fill up your drawings until November 4.
Your drawings can help the people see Kranz straight on and when they do, they will be rid of him ... a great service to humanity. Doolittle is going; so can Kranz.
Andy, You are doing a good job. I think political cartoons are probably one of the most difficult art forms to master, but you are well on your way to doing just that. I don't believe most people appreciate how hard it is to come up with something that will be amusing and politically interesting at the same time. I'd like to see your detractors give it their best shot!
R_T This young man has tons of talent and your suggestion of finding a partner might be sincere, but it's also a little premature. Andy is only in his early 30's and he's still got a lot of living to do before his best work will come out. I have confidence he's going to get better and better as long as he doesn't take himself too seriously as a political pundit, just yet.
Ishmael; Are you suggesting that a political cartoonist's role is to only attack specific politicians and not address other politicians with whom you favor?
gregcalac; I think that Andy has illustrative skills and I said that. If you are correct about his age/experience, then its even more important that he not lock himself into the leftist "one eye open, one eye closed" angles that he appears to be showing. This particular cartoon does not even make any sense, let alone contain any humor. What are the beer cans and broken bottles in the background supposed to represent? Sorry, it is not good if its not reasonably clear to someone who is actually trying to discern the meaning.
On the subject of fairness;
Why not show Obama with Tony Rezko's hand reaching into his pocket from behind bars?
Why not show Nancy Pelosi on the phone stating "We will not vote on offshore oil drilling" while a lobbyist for the Sierra Club hands her a check?
Why not show Charlie Brown saluting a soldier hanging in effigy?
There are lots of sources of material to be done on both sides. Why is it that only the left gets promoted in the newspaper business?
Excellent job, Andy! Keep up the good work.
R_T, Your suggestions make me smile, but I doubt Andy will be working on them in the near future. ;)
Yes, this one cartoon may not be Andy's funniest, but he's learning and he's working in a very small market. Let's give him a break and see how he does in the future.
Yes, I also agree with you that in all fairness, and to maintain credibility, a political cartoonist should be impartial! But politics is still their business and it must be difficult for the less seasoned practitioners of the craft to hit the mark without tipping their hand about their own beliefs. Actually, it's pretty near impossible for most of them, but some are better at hiding their bias than others.
Let's give Andy a lot of credit for being a local son of Auburn and putting himself out there, and up for criticism, on a daily basis in a tough industry. Some day, hopefully, we'll be able to brag that he got his start right here in small-town-America.