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Robert Butler
By Jere Hough Meteorologist / Feature Reporter
Published: Tue, October 09, 2007 - 2:57 pm
Last Updated: Tue, October 09, 2007 - 3:40 pm
Last Updated: Tue, October 09, 2007 - 3:40 pm
Jere Hough
Typical of his work is a cartoon which compares legislators to manatees, the large lethargic animals which inhabit coastal waters in summer. He draws legislator faces on the manatee bodies and says, "These beasts return each year, but there is little evidence of anything they actually do while they're here."
He says, "Being a political cartoonist, I'm going to thrive where the goofiest politicians and some of the most bizarre news happens...and I think down here in Lower Alabama, I've found my mecca." He laughs and says, "I have the best writers in the Country," referring to our elected officials.
One of his all time favorite pieces was created the day of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. He and his young daughter came up with seven stars in the shape of the number seven on a black background. There was no caption. Crowe says that best cartoons speak for themselves...no words needed.
He loves baseball and it is a subject of his cartoons occasionally. He says that had he been able to add ten miles an hour to his fastball, he'd be in baseball today. But he adds he loves his work. In fact, when he was applying for jobs as a staff artist, someone took a look at his humorous sketches and said, "That's what you ought to be doing." His response, "You mean I can get paid for that??"
His latest collection of cartoons is Smell the Love. It is available at Page and Pallette in Fairhope, Bienville Books in Mobile, and at the Mobile Press-Register offices in downtown Mobile. You can also visit his website http://www.crowetoons.com/
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