Blue Dog Love - Hardcover

Rodrigue, George; Rodrigue, Wendy

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ISBN 10: 0810982390 ISBN 13: 9780810982390

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2004

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Blue Dog Love is George and Wendy Rodrigue's valentine to each other and to the world. Wendy shares her recollections of falling in love-with the artist and with his creations-and George explains how his love for Wendy became the inspiration behind the 50 brilliant paintings and prints here. For longtime fans of Blue Dog, the book is an indispensable chapter in the ever-evolving Blue Dog story. For anyone who has ever fallen in love, it is a romance in words and pictures that's both inspiration and revelation.

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About the Author:

George and Wendy Rodrigue have known each other for more than 10 years, but it was not until 1997 that George married the woman who so resembles the jolie blonde that has appeared in his paintings since the 1960's. Born and raised in the heart of French Louisiana, George achieved worldwide fame with his Blue Dog series, in which he transformed the image of the Cajun werewolf dog - or loup-garou - into an international pop icon. As the former director of Rodrigue's gallery in Carmel, CA, Wendy Wolf helped to shape this success story. Today, the couple owns and operates two galleries (the other is in New Orleans), and travels frequently to share George's art with his many fans.

From Publishers Weekly:

Cajun artist George Rodrigue has painted the Blue Dog (derived from the Loup-Garou of Cajun folklore) in innumerable situations, and the dog's friendly if somewhat haunted aspect has enchanted viewers endlessly. Following Blue Dog, Blue Dog Man, Blue Dog Christmas and other titles, Blue Dog Love presents more than 50 previously unpublished Blue Dog paintings, accompanied by Wendy Rodrigue's remarks on meeting and falling in love with the artist. Sales of this book, which has a red velour cover with a heart-shaped cutout whence Blue Dog peers, should peak around Valentine's Day, but a 22-city author tour should bolster sales this fall.

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