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George Rodrigue

George Rodrigue. ~ Painter of Blue Dog ~. Can an artist only focus on one subject, like a dog, and create a series of paintings based on that animal?. George Rodrique Did!!!. Who is George Rodrique?. George Rodrigue was born on March 13, 1944. He grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana.

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George Rodrigue

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  1. George Rodrigue ~ Painter of Blue Dog ~

  2. Can an artist only focus on one subject, like a dog, and create a series of paintings based on that animal?

  3. George Rodrique Did!!!

  4. Who is George Rodrique? • George Rodrigue was born on March 13, 1944. • He grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. • He is known for his creation of the Blue Dog series of paintings.

  5. How did Tiffany, George Rodrigue's beloved pet, become the Blue Dog? • Lousiana artist George Rodrigue used the legend of the loupe-garou that he heard as a boy to create Blue Dog. • Legend said a loupe-garou is a scary werewolf dog. • Rodrigue used his dog, Tiffany as the inspiration for his creation of Blue Dog. • Rodrigue transformed Tiffany from a frisky -- and white-furred -- terrier/spaniel to Blue Dog.

  6. More Blue Dog Paintings

  7. More Blue Dog Paintings

  8. More Blue Dog Paintings

  9. Video Resources Click to watch a video clip of George Rodigue painting blue dog. Click to watch a video clip about George Rodrigue and his dog. (On U-Tube, Preview Before Showing Students) View George Rodigue’s Website @ http://www.georgerodrigue.com/

  10. ResourcesThe images were borrowed from the following websites…. • Lizard by Jillian Larking http://www.visitaboriginalart.com/artsite/welcome.cfm • Race Horses by Edgar Degas http://www.arthistory.cc/auth/degas/index.htm • Tiffany, the Blue Dog George Rodrigue http://www.io.com/gibbonsb/index.html • Washington Blue Dog by George Rodrigue http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden-wp/?cat=18 • Winter by George Rodrigue http://personal.uncc.edu/jvanoate/k9/artdogs.htm

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