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Lion-a –go-go Penn State Admissions and Marian Setzman
Dr. Seuss was the inspiration for those who painted this lion. It tells “all the places you’ll go,” with a Penn State Brandywine education.
Sign Here Student Affairs and Entering Students Fall 2007
All new students to Penn State Brandywine in Fall of 2007 signed this lion.
LANDSCAPE LION Michael Goldsborough
The artist has created a beautiful scene with a haunting night sky.
INDIGO LION Michael Goldsborough
Repeated swirls of shades of blue cover the lion completely.
FLORA Leigh Glenn
Plants and animals native to the state of Pennsylvania are painted on the body of this lion.
SUNFLOWER LION Janice Siddons
Sunflowers, each one somewhat different, abound on this green and brown lion. The artist hopes they exude joy and happiness and encourage viewers to smile.
NATURAL BEAUTY Kevin Hills
The artist used natural materials to complement the deep colors of this lion.
ROCKER Kim Timinski
This lion is a psychedelic one that harks back to the 1960s when Penn State Brandywine was founded.
GOLDY Mallory Anthony
This lion was painted with a faux finish and has a beautiful golden patina.
ART HISTORICAL LION Springfield High School Students
Seniors from Springfield High School, class of 2007, painted references to many artists on this lion.
OUT-OF-THE-SEA Concetta Mattioni
The artist wanted this lion to look like it just stepped out of the sea, so the paint is dripping off the body as would water. The lion’ body is the color of the ocean, and the base resembles sand.
LION AND CUBS Students of Media Elementary
Working with art teacher Jana Maxwell, students created this lion which was has little individual lion cubs drawn on and crawling all over it.
CAMOFLAUGE LION Students of Springfield High School
Working with art teacher Beth Fellona, students created this lion camouflaged in a sea of blue and white.
OCTOPUSSY Hannah Ballantine
The artist wanted to use something unexpected on a lion so she chose to use sea imagery and an octopus. The lion is also painted in a stylized graffiti style.
MORE PAINT PLEASE! Kyle Potter
Children at the Goddard preschool painted a hands-on lion.
MING LION Connie Kirker
The blue and white ceramics of the Chinese Ming dynasty inspired the decoration of this lion.
EAT YOUR VEGETABLES Ardyth Sobyak
Inspired by the beautiful crops of vegetables in her garden, the artist painted this lion with blossoms on his nose and a leek on his tail.
NAKED WHITE LION No Name
An unpainted lion for the traditionalist or the aspiring artist!
LION.COM Susan Fredricks and Communications Majors
This lion is an assemblage created by Penn State Brandywine Communications Majors using symbols and remnants from many methods of communication old and new.
THON Lion #2 Ashley DiNardo and friends
Already auctioned for THON.
MR. PRESIDENT Marian Setzman
Signed by President Bill Clinton while visiting the campus in March 2008, this lion is decorated with patriotic stars and stripes by local artist Marian Setzman.
CHOCOLION Advising Center
Those who created this lion were inspired by their love of chocolate.
SUPERLION Writing Center
The folks in Penn State Brandywine’s Writing Center created a superhero lion that is “Saving the World One Thesis at a Time.”
ORLOVLION English Department, Pat Hillen, Arnold Markley
This lion celebrates Dr. Paul Orlov of the Penn State Brandywine English Department, who recently received a chair honoring his 25 years of service to the campus and department.
ARNOLD Michelle Craig
The strength and courage of PSU Brandywine English Professor Arnold Markley is celebrated in this lion.
THE 4 SEASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA Donna Hazen-Nance
The artist depicted the beautiful landscapes and seasons of Pennsylvania on this lion.
DISGUISED LION Dana M. Osburn
The artist used a myriad of mediums including oil paints, black and white photography and fibers to enhance this lion.
HELLION Colleen D. Gjefle
The artist conceived this lion on Halloween Day. His name and the holiday led to the initial image of the hand reaching through the rib cage to grasp at the remnants of fur still on this creature's back.
TILE STYLE LION Claudia McGill
The artist adapted the tile-like format of mosaic to the curves of the lion's body. The bright colors of the lion make for a lively look.
TRIBAL LION Christine Belton
The textured surface and incised decorations on this lion were inspired by African patterns.
TORTOISESHELL Bonnie MacAllister
The artist took as her model for this lion her four cats that are all tortoiseshell-colored. When she painted the lion, her husband was recovering from cancer and was comforted by the cats, and so the lion represents healing and struggle.
PERSONALIZED PENNSYLVANIA LION Andrew Arata
The artist painted the state of Pennsylvania on this lion with the front side depicting the western half of the state and the backside showing the Eastern half. For the person who gets this lion, the artist is willing to add to it more “iconic” Pennsylvania landmarks.
MARDI GRAS Amy Nance
This lion is a celebration of purple and green.
JOE PAW Jennifer Franks
Painted by an avid Penn State Nittany Lion fan, this lion is a tribute to football coach Joe Paterno and his passion for Penn State and its students.
LION OF CREDIT Jason Crook
The artist demonstrates on the body of this lion that it takes a “Lion of Credit” to survive in this world today.
PEACEABLE KINGDOM Jennifer Cauffman
The artist used the colorful fabrics she has designed as an inspiration for this lion, which is completely covered with gorgeously conceived plants and animals.
ASTROPUS Jessica Juliana
The artist is fascinated with images of astronauts and octopuses which float over the lion.
PYSANKY Nadia W. Bond
In painting this lion, the artist was inspired by the Ukrainian Easter Eggs, named Pysanky, that she makes.
KRIYA Joan Scheckel
The artist wanted to show the action and movement of a lion. She used magazine cutouts, resin, and acrylic paint and named the lion Kriya, which means in Sanskrit “action, motion and deed.”
BUTTERFLION Diane Quercetti and the 8th graders of St. Thomas the Apostle School
The students who painted this lion did so in honor of their classmate Billy Mock who died the last week of school last year. Because they released butterflies at his funeral, they decided to paint the lion as a sky with butterflies all over it.
JOHN F John Fitzpatrick
The artist covered this lion in the lively organic patterning which is his trademark.
JOHNV George Alburger
A portrait of John Vairo , painted by the artist on the side of the lion, honors the founder of the Penn State Brandywine Campus.
LION AFFECTED BY PAINT Glenn Stevens
The artist sought to create a chiseled lion that has stories to tell. To that end he used a color palette of bright orange, magenta and violet and added texture with carbon paper.
BLUE DREAMER Joseph McFetridge
Inspired by the beautiful night sky, this artist has painted his lion to reflect happy times with friends contemplating the universe.
LITERARY LION Julie O'Leary
A collaged feline incorporation of some notable works of literature, assembled with loving detail and attention, the sinewy musculature of this particularly textish tabby is charged with a wealth of weighty words, sharing its lingual dexterity with all who lay eyes upon its sleek and verbose hide.
CLEOPATLION Pat Kerr
The colors and motifs of Egyptian art inspired the artist who painted this lion.
DOTTED LION Madeline Adams
The artist painted this lion with bright colors to demonstrate the playful nature of cats. This lion is observant, smiling, watching, and waiting to pounce.
MISS BRANDYLION Marian Setzman
The Penn State Brandywine campus itself inspired the artist who painted this lion. She painted a whimsical yet representative map of the campus on the lion, which represents scholarship and education.
LION ARTED Maxine Burkholder and Kirsten Lusska
Covered with details from famous paintings from Van Gogh to Dali, this lion has been “lion arted”.
IN THE WEEDS! Mimi Gallen
The artist decided to paint the lion peering out of the "groundcover" to show it coming out of the woods or weeds. She always enjoyed playing with layers of leaves and flowers in her paintings and drawings, developing the depth and filling in the detail.
JAZZY LION Katrina Kiefer
The artist used line, shape, and color to reflect the diversity of Penn State. Different elements, while each remaining true unto itself, come together to create a whole lion.
I TACHE Madeleine Kelly
The artist’s initial influence in creating this lion was Tachism, an abstract form of art which means to spot, scratch, and blob. Although this was her initial inspiration, she followed the energy of the form and added more definitive elements as she progressed.
CAMO Robert Patierno
The artist used stencil images to create a background of floral patterns on this lion.
CAT ON THE MOVE Residents of Haverford Estates
Residents of Haverford Estates were inspired by vintage images of cars, trains, bicycles, and other forms of transportation which they incorporated on to their lion. To give the animal that final antique touch, they stained the sculpture with tea.
BOB CAT Nancy Barch
This lion is painted in the true spirit of Penn State. The lion is a football hero.
BACK TO GREEN Tina Ruzio
The artist has created a “mechanical” lion that has been taken over by nature both inside and out. As with previous civilizations, our technologically advanced one may one day fall and nature will ultimately take over again, a process this lion is intended to symbolize.
JEWELS Veronica Gledhill
Beautifully embellished with jewels and painted with portraits of the "real" jewels--the remarkable variety of the wonderful people inhabiting this planet--this lion is alive with a spirit of hope and joy.
PEPE SONIA URSULINA 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
This lion is painted to look like a piggy bank, with primary warm colors, and was created at Valley Forge Middle School by Mrs. Sawyer's sixth grade Art Activity. The students were inspired by the style of Oaxacan Mexican folk art, which they study as a regular part of their art curriculum.
GOLDEN LILY LION Jacqueline Cornette
The artist has incorporated massive sculptural lilies on to the body of this lion. The ochre colored body and golden eyes, base and flowers combine to make a striking lion.
HAPPY VALLEY CAT Jane McGovern
Dazzling colors and shapes make this lion a celebration.
MR. T. Terry Boyle
Golf is a favorite sport for this artist. Mr. T is ready to play a round for Penn State!
CELESTIAL VOYAGER Pierre Cornu
This lion, sponsored by Celestial Voyagers tour agency, suggests journeys of the mind that parallel journeys in real life.
DRAGLION Melissa Shorter
The artist is a fan of the fantasy genre and is especially fond of dragons, which inspired her lion project.
NOW AND THEN Matt Schroeder
This lion is done in decoupage with prints of scenes of State College donated by artist Rick Bollinger and photos and news stories about Penn State Delco/Brandywine.
AL THE AUTOGRAPHED LION Kimberly Hickey
Signed by Governor Edward G. Rendell, Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll, and members of the Pennsylvania Legislature
CATFISH Michelle Hart
Playing with the term “catfish,” the artist left this lion’s paws, tail and face intact but created fins and a tail from armature wire and tissue paper. She sought to capture the iridescent qualities of fish scales by layering different colors of spray paint to enhance the surface texture.
PENN STATE AUTUMN LANDSCAPE Kathy Dobash
This lion reflects the artist’s Penn State college years and her memories of visits to her brother's landscaping business. Tim Dobash, a Penn State Alum, supported the area and loved Penn State.
JOHN MEOWR Kate deGategno
The lion’s name is a play on that of John Muir, one of the nation’s first conservationists. The lion resembles a real outdoorsman and hiker with boots, sunglasses, cargo shorts and, instead of a backpack (his back was too narrow to hold one), saddlebags.
PENNYLION Leigh Glenn
This lion has a distinctive copper verdigris finish, similar to that of the penny—thus its name.
THE HAVERFORDLY LION BJ Maul, Kathleen Giandonato and Staff
The movie "The Wizard of Oz" inspired the artists at Haverford Estates. They tried to incorporate memorable pieces from the movie on their lion canvas.
BRANDYWINE DREAMTIME Karen Gergely
The artist combined the traditional painting techniques of the Aboriginal people with a map of the Brandywine Campus to honor the 40th anniversary. The map is not to scale and imperfect, however she feels that it captures both the campus' basic layout and those places that are important to the people who spend their time there.
PAWS OF HIGHLAND PARK Students of Highland Park Elementary School
Working with art teacher Eric Jennings, the 650 students of Highland Park Elementary School all participated in making this lion by each painting a hand on it. To add some real pizzazz, the art teacher drilled holes and put lights inside.
WILLIAM Students of Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades
This lion captures the blue and white colors of Penn State and includes the symbols of both Penn State Brandywine and its neighbor, Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades.
BLUE BEAUTY AND THE WORLD Ethelmay Rose and Louise Stiller
An email from a relative in Australia inspired the artist to think of the countries of the world as they look at night. She reproduced the email and cut it into discrete images, which she then applied to the body of the lion to create a collage of cities and places around the world.
ED Eric Jennings
This lion is about the importance of education and includes some abstracted images of students in a classroom. The artist added the glass pieces, since that is the medium in which he works, and they include pictures of some of his students done with a special photo-etching/enameling process.
RICCO 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
This blue and silver lion shows Penn State University colors and was painted in Mrs. Misko's sixth grade art class. The students were inspired by the style of Oaxacan Mexican folk art, which they study as a regular part of their art curriculum.
RIZZO 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
This rainbow-eyed lion is peppered with tons of dots and shapes filled in by individual students of Mrs. Misko's sixth grade art class. The students were inspired by the style of Oaxacan Mexican folk art, which they study as a regular part of their art curriculum.
SPRINGFIELD SUPPORTS THE CURE Beth Fellona
When the artist Beth Fellona was diagnosed with breast cancer on November 12, 2007, she received love and support from her students and fellow faculty. She decided to paint this lion pink and have anyone affected by breast cancer sign the lion to create a tribute to all those who have been affected by this disease.
LION’S ALLIANCE Meg Barney, Stephen Barney and Keith C. Johns
The three artists worked to create the facial features of a real mountain lion and to use brush strokes and color modulation to distinguish fur and muscle structure. The base of the lion is intended to resemble the schist with mica found among the stones of Mount Nittany.
DIEGO LEONA 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle Schoo
This lion painted by Mrs. Lombardo’s sixth grade Art class will be auctioned off at Family Fun Night at Valley Forge Middle School.
SEA LION Michael Winterbottom, Alicia Petree, Becky Knorrm, Eris Choi, Dennis Mason
Working with art teacher Michael Winterbottom, students of Marple Newtown High School created a lion using dramatic sea images.
ASTROLION Mitch Harper
The artist worked with ideas from a committee of boys from General Wayne Middle School and St. Patrick School in Malvern, who were inspired by sports themes. The lion is covered with astroturf and the number 40 demonstrates that reaching 40 years for Penn State Brandywine is like getting to the "40-yard line".
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON Karen Can, Megan Mussari, Arden Dahl, Grace Song, Pat Vail
The student artists attempted to capture the various seasons of the year on the body of this lion.
BUGS Jeannie Tourscher
This lion embodies all the things in the environment that “bugged” the students that made it.
PENNY, THE PENN STATE LION 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
This school spirit lion is split down the middle with contrasting Penn State colors on a grassy green base. Mrs. Lombardo's sixth grade art class was inspired by the style of Oaxacan Mexican folk art, which the students study as a regular part of their art curriculum.
ANTIQUUS PENNSYLVANIUS CIVITAS LEO Christine Belton
This sculpture artist has created a Nittany Lion for the history museums.
TOUCHING HEARTS AND MINDS Student teachers, Penn State Brandywine
Students and Student Teachers from Overbrook Elementary, Overbrook Educational Center and Disston Elementary “touched” this lion and left an impression forever – as students and teachers are able to forever change each other’s lives. "Once someone touches your heart, the fingerprints will last forever."
BENJAMIN FRANKLION Victoria O’Neill
Benjamin Franklin inspired the creation of this lion, and the quotes stenciled on the lion are from Ben himself. Since Franklin was the inventor of bifocals, it is appropriate that Ben’s lion is wearing glasses.
CLARKE Keith Cox, Jr.
This lion illustrates the growth of Middletown Township with a township map from 75+ years ago on one side of its body and on the other side, the current township map. The names of various businesses in Middletown that have been around for 75+ years and the Penn State logo also form the decoration on this lion.
DAN D. LION Dan White
This lion is named after its creator and after 30 beautiful wildflowers, including dandelions, that decorate its body.
SNOW LION Jamie Zarmanian
The Preschool Class (3-5 year olds) at Elwyn Development Center in Media, Pennsylvania painted this lion. They first painted the lion blue, put their handprints on the lion, and then painted the rock brown.
ABDUL JABBARAH KEIMADA PADDY 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
This jewel-eyed lion is dotted and covered with shapes and is resting on a patterned base in the Mexican tradition of Oaxacan animals like all of the nine lions painted at Valley Forge Middle School. This one was painted by Mrs. Misko's sixth grade class.
PABLO SUSANO URSULINA 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
This feathered, flowered, zigzagged and swirled lion on a grey base was designed using mixed cool and warm color palettes. It was painted at Valley Forge Middle School by Mrs. Sawyer’s sixth grade Art Activity.
RICO JULIA LAYLA 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
With stars in the eyes, this lion is polka-dotted and striped on a bright camouflage base. It was painted at Valley Forge Middle School by Mrs. Lombardo's sixth grade art class.
PAQUITA STEFANO URSULINA 6th Grade Valley Forge Middle School
This lion is painted primarily with cool colors in the background and is intensely patterned on top. Students in Mrs. Sawyer's sixth grade Art Activity were inspired by the style of Oaxacan Mexican folk art, which is a regular part of their art curriculum.
SILVER SPRINGS Zan Lombardo,
Avid doodler Zan Lombardo has covered every inch of this lion’s body with a pattern of interconnected silver springs against a playful field of purple, magenta and pink. This complex design is connected by blue dotted lines along the top ridge of the lion's back which spell "PSU 40".
LEARNED LION Helen Read
The “Learned Lion” knows upper and lower case letters, numbers, Roman numerals and the Greek alphabet.
THE BUTTERFLY BUSH Janice Siddons
On this lion the artist depicted peaceful lavender flowers attracting bright orange Monarch butterflies. The buddleia bush is serenely still, while the butterflies flit and flutter, never quite still.
CAPPY John Cappelletti
The campus is grateful for this lion signed by John Cappelletti (born August 9, 1952), a former professional American football running back for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers. Prior to his professional career, he attended the Pennsylvania State University, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1973. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Penn State football coach Joe Paterno said that Cappelletti was "the best football player I ever coached".