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\"\"Landing of the Rodrigue Brothers
\n<\/i><\/span>2009 by George Rodrigue
\n<\/span>Oil on canvas
\n<\/span>24×48 inches
\n<\/span>Price upon request<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

After more than forty years and hundreds of paintings, it is the dog-in-a-landscape that continues to stand out as George Rodrigue\u2019s most popular subject. \u00a0While the early Blue Dog paintings actually depict the legendary loup-garou<\/i> in a landscape, by the early 1990s the paintings have clearly transformed into the Blue Dog.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following a series of health problems in the late 1980s brought on by the chemicals in the oil paints and spray varnish, Rodrigue was advised by his doctors that he must abandon the medium. \u00a0The only answer was to switch to acrylic paint, a fast-drying water-based paint. \u00a0The process was a complete change for him, and not an easy one. \u00a0Coincidentally, it was about this time that Rodrigue began in earnest the Blue Dog Series. \u00a0The hard-edge of the Blue Dog actually lent itself very well to the acrylic paints. \u00a0The colors are brighter and more intense than oils.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the late 1990s Rodrigue was comfortable with acrylics, but his complaint was the rendering of the human figure and landscapes. \u00a0Without the ability to blend the colors, he avoided these subjects as a painting\u2019s pure focus for a decade. \u00a0Then in 2002 he heard of a new paint, a water-based oil, with no turpentine and no fumes. \u00a0For the first time since his necessary switch to acrylics, he revisited these classical subjects with these water-based oils. \u00a0The result is rich and full of depth, a quality more difficult to achieve in the fast drying acrylics. \u00a0Landing of the Rodrigue Brothers <\/i>is a master work and a result of Rodrigue\u2019s joyful return to the subject and paints that he loved.<\/span><\/p>\n

The title refers to the story of Rodrigue\u2019s ancestors, who walked from Canada to southwest Louisiana in 1755, following their banishment from Nova Scotia by the British. \u00a0Known as Le Grand D\u00e9rangement<\/i>, families were torn apart and struggled to find their identity and their place, finally reaching a new home, the \u201cLand of the Oaks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI 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. \u00a0I really started to understand how different I was and how different my Louisiana was. \u00a0Those people would ask about the very dark trees, the very dark and mysterious swamps — and I hadn\u2019t seen these when I was living there. \u00a0Only when I came back could I see what they were talking about. \u00a0At that time I resolved to produce something that reflected the Cajun culture, to translate into paintings the history of my people.\u201d \u00a0-G.R.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Landing of the Rodrigue Brothers 2009 by George Rodrigue Oil on canvas 24×48 inches Price upon request After more than forty years and hundreds of paintings, it is the dog-in-a-landscape that continues to stand out as George Rodrigue\u2019s most popular subject. \u00a0While the early Blue Dog paintings actually depict the legendary loup-garou in a landscape, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7021","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLanding of the Rodrigue Brothers - George Rodrigue Studios<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/landing-rodrigue-brothers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Landing of the Rodrigue Brothers - 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