1944-2013. Born and raised in southwest Louisiana, “Cajun Country,” George Rodrigue preserved on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage — including its land, people, traditions and mythology. It was a Cajun legend, the loup-garou, that spawned his most famous series,
“I grew up feeling a strong relationship to the old things, to the old culture, and I got a stronger feeling when I went to Los Angeles to school. I really started to understand how different I was and how different my Louisiana was.”
Rodrigue Studios is excited to announce the arrival of four new paintings on consignment. In private collections for up to two decades, these offerings highlight Rodrigue’s Blue Dog series and classic Louisiana landscapes: The Land My Mama Came From 2003 by George Rodrigue 24 x 36 inches Acrylic on […]
I’ve always approached painting knowing that my job is not to make an accurate representation of a subject–
IT’S GOT TO TRANSCEND THAT.
