1. George Rodrigue

5. The artist painted himself as Blue Dog on his wedding day

6. This one is titled “Loupgarou”. This is aspooky creature of Urban Legend in the swamps of Louisiana Does the mood of the art reflect the legend?. How do the color choices and style effect the mood?

8. Sunset and Landscape

9. He also incorporated other animals into his art work.

10. He often dressed Blue dog in different costumes in his art.

11. Blue Dog often represented Pop Culture or Sports themes

12. The Gallery in New Orleans

13. Now it is your turn to create a BLUE DOG inspired painting O What do I mean by “inspired”? O I mean that you can choose to include the original Blue Dog in your Art and change the background to one that is your own or you can choose a different animal and draw/color it in a way that reflects Rodrigues style.

14. Would you say this is a replica or a work that was inspired by the artist?

15. What about this one?

16. This one? Inspired by or replication?

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18. 4 th grade art/ Blue Dog studies

19. AGENDA O FIRST: develop your idea. Replica or inspiration? What will my background be? O Second: Sketch out your entire drawing in pencil. Do a small practice sketch on scratch paper first if needed. O Third: outline your pencil lines in black. O Fourth: Color with vivid colors like George would have used!

20. Important Side notes: O Yes…you can!!!!! O Don’t be afraid to be unique. The most well known people of history were a little eccentric. O Do not be afraid to use wild color. O Color in one direction like an artist.