The Blue Yonder
2006 by George Rodrigue
Approximate size, 16 x 20 inches
Acrylic on linen
Signed by the artist
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Following the chaos of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog entered a Dark Period. These new paintings, also called The Dream Series, lack definition, as though the Blue Dog, just like the rest of George’s world, exploded into chaos and unpredictability. During this time we also saw George’s return to the landscape. He called his first post-Katrina show ‘Back to the Bayou’ and filled it with soft lines, yet intensely blue Louisiana scenes. Although quintessentially ‘Rodrigue’ with the oaks cut off at the top and the light glowing beneath the branches, these paintings differ greatly from his traditional landscapes from earlier in his career. It is through these ethereal and hopeful Blue Dog and Landscape paintings that George Rodrigue made his way home.
