1. George Rodrigue ~ Painter of Blue Dog ~

2. What if an artist only focused on one subject, like a dog, and create a series of paintings based on that animal?

3. George Rodrique Did!!!

4. Who is George Rodrique? George Rodrigue was born on March 13, 1944. He grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. He is known for his creation of the Blue Dog series of paintings.

5. Lousiana artist George Rodrigue used the legend of the loupe-garou he heard as a boy to create Blue Dog. The Legend was of a scary werewolf dog that hid in cemetaries and haunted naughty children at night. His mom used to tell him that if he wasn’t good, that the loupe-garou would get him! Rodrigue used his dog, Tiffany as the inspiration for his creation of Blue Dog. Rodrigue transformed Tiffany from a frisky -- and white-furred -- terrier/spaniel to Blue Dog. Where did the blue dog idea come from?

6. More Blue Dog Paintings: Rodrigue showed the Blue Dog in many creative settings

7. “Blue Dogs In Texas” What other names could you give this painting?

8. Blue Dog as King! What would you do with this painting if you owned it?

9. “God Bless America” Painted the night after 9/11 Rodrigue wanted Blue Dog to be meaningful to people

10. “Blue Dog Christmas” The book shares how his beloved dogs shared in the family Christmas traditions when he was a child and shows how he learned the true meaning of Christmas.

11. Compare and Contrast: How is the blue dog similar or different from the dogs in the photos below?

12. 12 What type of Blue Dog will YOU create? 1. What will he/she WEAR? 2. What will he/she DO? 3. How will he/she be FEELING?