The Road: Wendy Rodrigue & George Rodrigue from Musings of an Artist's Wife

Route 66, An original silkscreen
© 2001 Rodrigue Studios

A Blue Dog Travels The Wild West

And they all get their kicks on Route 66!

Wendy Rodrigue has done another amazing job of applying a real context to the stories that surround her husband and world famous artist George Rodrigue in her latest Blogger entry 'The Road.'

In it, she chronicles their drive across country across Route 66 (depicted by George in the above original silkscreen from 2001) and even includes some original photography of her own.

From Wendy Rodrigue's Blogger Post:

“What I like about the West,” said artist George Rodrigue last week as we navigated Houston rush hour traffic, “is that when you’re there, you’re by yourself.”

I found it truly to be Art History that engages you and pulls you in as a reader.  Let me know if you agree or disagree in the comments after checking out the full read below.

Musings of an Artist's Wife: Blue Dog, The Book George Rodrigue & Wendy Rodrigue

If you're a fan of George Rodrigue, you owe it to yourself to read this post from his wife, Wendy.  She chronicles the media explosion that they experienced right as they tied the knot and George got his first major book deal.  Follow her blog, it's GREAT!

Musings of an Artist's Wife: Blue Dog, The Book: “To find her you must lose her.   The Blue Dog knows the way.” – Blue Dog , 1994 In March of 1992 journalist Bridget O’Brian ...