LSU Football Art - Opening Play

The setting for "Opening Play" is the 2004 Sugar Bowl game between the LSU Tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners. The image represents the actual opening play of the game when LSU ran 76 yards.

In 2007, the painting was sold and is to be installed in the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans. A print on canvas can be seen at the Andonie Museum on the LSU campus.

This image can be purchased as a giclee print on paper or on canvas. At present the original oil painting is still available

Through October 1, 2008 all remaining prints of Opening Play are available for half off of the prices below. Please contact the artist for details.

GICLEE PRINTS ON PAPER: Signed limited editions

Size	Paper size	Image size aprox	Price	Click to buy
Large	13 x 19	11 x 16	$150.00
Medium	9 x 13	7 x 10	$ 75.00
Small	6.5 x 9.5	5 x 8	$ 37.50

Larger sizes available - Please inquire.

The Story Behind Opening Play

Born in Baton Rouge, Lockwood still has childhood memories of Mike the Tiger, the Piccadilly and bus rides to Third Street. At age four, she moved to New York where she grew up. As a college student, Lory returned to the South to study art at Tulane University in New Orleans. She has been a Louisiana resident ever since.

With her college age daughter bound for LSU, Lory wanted to get acquainted with her new football team and so sat down to watch the 2004 Sugar Bowl. Excited and inspired by the team’s performance and the energy and enthusiasm of the fans, Lory began the painting called “Opening Play.” At the same time, she found it necessary to start her football education with the many positions, gloves, shoes, insignias – LSU tigers, Nokia and SEC emblems, the JB patch, and even interference plays. She learned the names of the players, the coaches, read their books and has followed the team ever since. For Lory, this team and these players became the idealized heroes who reflect the hopes and dreams of their school and supporters.