{"id":15205,"date":"2021-12-19T12:15:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/?p=15205"},"modified":"2021-12-19T12:18:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:18:06","slug":"new-painting-available-islands-in-the-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/new-painting-available-islands-in-the-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"New Painting Available: Islands in the Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/art\/available-paintings\/#gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15203 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Islands-in-the-Stream-framed-web-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Islands-in-the-Stream-framed-web-1024x798.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Islands-in-the-Stream-framed-web-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Islands-in-the-Stream-framed-web-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Islands-in-the-Stream-framed-web-1536x1197.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Islands-in-the-Stream-framed-web-2048x1597.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Islands-in-the-Stream-framed-web-600x468.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><b><i data-wp-editing=\"1\"><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i data-wp-editing=\"1\"><br \/>\nIslands in the Stream<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">2000 by George Rodrigue<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">36 x 48 inches<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Acrylic on canvas<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Location: \u00a0New Orleans<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b class=\"\">Reference:\u00a0<\/b>Rodrigue, George and Wendy Rodrigue.\u00a0<i class=\"\">Blue Dog Love.\u00a0<\/i>Editted by David McAninch.\u00a0Published by Stewart, Tabori &amp; Chang NY. (2001). \u00a0p. 43.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\nFrom 1990 on, the Red Dog made appearances in Rodrigue\u2019s paintings \u2014 sometimes symbolizing good versus evil, but never in a sinister way.\u00a0 The inclusion of the Red Dog was always done rather light-hearted and in jest, more often a reference to the playful and mischievous side of the artist himself. \u00a0The Red Dog also took on a patriotic meaning when paired with a Blue and White Dog, or sometimes it represented love. \u00a0Quite often, the title of the painting gave more insight into Rodrigue\u2019s inclusion of the Red Dog such as <i class=\"\">I\u2019ve Learned to be on Both Sides of\u00a0the Issue (1996), \u00a0I Had a Bad Brother (2009)\u00a0<\/i><span class=\"\">or\u00a0<\/span><i class=\"\">She Stole My Burning Heart (2006)<\/i><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\nInspired by the love song (of the same title), written by the Bee Gees, and sung by American country music icons, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, <i class=\"\">Islands in the Stream<\/i>\u00a0is certainly about love, and was featured in the 2001 book by George and Wendy Rodrigue,\u00a0<i class=\"\">Blue Dog Love. \u00a0<\/i><span class=\"\">The caption beneath the image reads\u00a0\u201ctwo wandering hearts find each other and become one.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This large-scale painting featuring the head and shoulders images of both the Blue Dog and the slightly smaller Red Dog represent a couple navigating life on a powerful and colorful stream.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/galleries\/\">Contact gallery for pricing.<\/a>\u00a0 Availability subject to change without notice.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islands in the Stream 2000 by George Rodrigue 36 x 48 inches Acrylic on canvas Location: \u00a0New Orleans Reference:\u00a0Rodrigue, George and Wendy Rodrigue.\u00a0Blue Dog Love.\u00a0Editted by David McAninch.\u00a0Published by Stewart, Tabori &amp; Chang NY. 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