{"id":7972,"date":"2018-05-21T15:05:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T20:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/?p=7972"},"modified":"2018-05-21T16:00:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T21:00:51","slug":"celebrate-summer-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/celebrate-summer-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Summer Solstice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7973\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7973\" class=\"wp-image-7973 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Good-Morning-Sunshine-1992-14x11-RODRIGUE-framed-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Good-Morning-Sunshine-1992-14x11-RODRIGUE-framed-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Good-Morning-Sunshine-1992-14x11-RODRIGUE-framed-600x701.jpg 600w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Good-Morning-Sunshine-1992-14x11-RODRIGUE-framed-730x853.jpg 730w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Good-Morning-Sunshine-1992-14x11-RODRIGUE-framed-624x729.jpg 624w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Good-Morning-Sunshine-1992-14x11-RODRIGUE-framed.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Good Morning Sunshine<\/em> (1992), original painting by George Rodrigue, 14&#215;11, oil and acrylic on linen<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>A SPECIAL EVENT<\/strong> during\u00a0 <em><strong>Rodrigue&#8217;s Swirling Vision: The Sun, Cosmos, and Hurricanes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Join Wendy Rodrigue for an exhibition tour, including rarely seen artworks from her private collection.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/galleries\/rodrigue-studio-new-orleans\/\">Rodrigue Studio, New Orleans<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Thursday, June 21, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n6:00-8:00 pm\u00a0 \u00a0<em>Free<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u0003Reception includes entertainment, wine, beer and light hors d\u2019oeuvres.\u0003<br \/>\n<strong>Guests receive a complimentary exhibition poster, while supplies last.<\/strong><br \/>\nRSVP\u00a0 at 504.581.4244 or\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@georgerodrigue.com\">info@georgerodrigue.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPeople asked me all summer, \u2018What will you paint once you\u2019re back at your easel?\u2019 I said I didn\u2019t know, but that it probably would relate to my illness. Looking at these first canvases, that\u2019s exactly what happened. I\u2019m painting <strong>hope, love, happiness, sunshine<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0everything that I faced losing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Exhibition continues through October 27, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SPECIAL EVENT during\u00a0 Rodrigue&#8217;s Swirling Vision: The Sun, Cosmos, and Hurricanes Join Wendy Rodrigue for an exhibition tour, including rarely seen artworks from her private collection. 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