Newspaper media will never "suspend" it's honesty, objectivity and fairness.

Responsibility to it's readers is always first and foremost—their readers deserve no less.

Pen and Ink Cartoon  published in the Banff Crag and Canyon newspaper  in 1995 by Sandra Santa Lucia.

Back in 1995 I created the cartoon above for The Crag newspaper and thought it fitting for this week's July 6 - 12  Illustration Friday's  word of the week. The word being "Suspend".

Submitted by Allyn Howard at: http://www.allynhoward.com/Artwork_by_Allyn.html 

If only Uggy, a capable performer, had been a nominee for an Oscar…

he could have danced with Little Lizzie one cute little dog!
Unfortunately Uggy, the wonderful furry four-legged performer from The Artist was not a nominee to the 2012 Oscars. Had he, he would  have swung and twirled little Lizzie Barker delighting a world-wide audience.

Pencil drawing of Uggy, The Artist's four-legged lovable dog swings with little Lizzie Barker at the Oscars! by Sandra Santa Lucia/2/26/12

For more information about animals not receiving an Oscar check out  The Calgary Herald  
Illustration Friday's February 25 - March 1 word of the week is capable suggested by Fiona Meakin of Love Love Drawing. 

"swell*" (cool*)…fashionable aliens

pen and ink fashionable aliens illustration by sandra santa lucia

These "cool"* fashionably clan female aliens illustrated above are dressed in very stylish graphic evening wear. All eyes are sure to be on them while they make their presence known at the annual extra-terrestrial Mars Disco Dance.

"Swell may refer to:

• Swell*, a slang term for "good", "cool*", or "nifty"
• Swell, another word for a fop, dandy, popinjay, or maccaroni (fashion)   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swell

This week's Illustration Friday's topic is: swell suggested by ruth blohm-hunter