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Gary Clayton is an artist who draws, by hand, personalized lions.
Beginning in 1970, he has drawn thousands of personalized lions.
He has drawn these personalized lions for people all over the world.
Each lion contains the names chosen by those requesting the lion.
The names are drawn, by hand, as the mane and tail of the lion.

CLICK HERE to VIEW our ON-LINE LIBRARY of NAMES

When a lion drawing is finished, it has three qualities:

    1. The name is always spelled correctly.
    2. The name is drawn symmetrically around the lion.
    3. The starting point and ending point are indiscernible.

Gary Clayton has four themes for drawing lions. The artist refers to these four themes as his Family Series

 

Traditional Lions
Single Name Lions
Family Name Lions
Non-Traditional Lions

 

Family  Series

 

Traditional Lions

Your first name is the mane of the lion.
Your first name is the tail of the lion.

 

Single Name Lions

Your first name is the mane of the lion.
Your family name is the tail of the lion.

 

Family Name Lions

Your first names are on the mane of the lion.

  • Husband's name (Tony)
  • Wife's name (Shelly)
  • 1st born child's name (Melissa)
  • 2nd born child's name (Gavin)
  • 3rd born child's name (Tony)
  • 4th born child's name (Ryan)
  • 5th born child's name (Zack)

Your family name is the tail of the lion. (Zajacz)

Click here to view the Zajacz Family

 

Non-Traditional Lions

Your choice of words will be the mane of the lion.
Your choice of words will be the tail of the lion.

 

Sample Lions

 

Sample Lions will give you a solid understanding of the artist's work. The following lions are available for FREE downloading

 

King Series (Samples of Traditional Lions)

 

Jesus
King
Elvis

 

Generic series

 

Leo
Lion
Lions
Lioness
Lions Club
Detroit Lions
Judah (The Lion of Judah)
Pride (A Lion Family Unit)

Postcard series

 

Happy Anniversary
Happy Birthday
Happy New Year
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Thanksgiving
Merry Christmas
Season’s Greetings
Get Well Soon
Congratulations

Popular series

 

Lion Lamb
Lamb
I am woman, Hear me roar

 

Color series

 

Red Lion
Blue Lion
Black Lion
White Lion
Gold Lion
Golden Lion

 

Business series

 

Lion’s Mane
Lion’s Den
Lions Gate

 

Draw your own lion:

 
 

You draw the name of your choice as the mane
and tail of the lion.

 

Free Blank Lion

 

Have the computer draw your lion:

 
 

CLICK HERE for a computer drawn lion.