"He Stopped Loving her Today"

Painting by George Rodrigue, inspired by the song by George Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dnktss4Vow

I went to an art exhibit yesterday, "The River is the Road: Paintings by George Rodrigue." This was one of his last paintings, begun after he learned his cancer had returned. It is pays tribute to a singer and song he loved, to his wife Wendy (represented by the hat) and--well, to what is symbolized by the river in the background, which is open to interpretation.

[*lynn]

I was very intrigued by this so I looked up the information about the painter and this painting. Thanks for sharing Diane.

[Dione Giorgio]

Probably brings sadness to the artist reminding him of better days. Lovely shot.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice

[carol white]

A lovely capture of a poignant painting

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Very meaningful- as an artist, I'm sure it was very important for him to leave something behind that represented his journey.

[margonaut]

Oh so poignant. My husband loved the blue dog paintings. I just heard an NPR podcast (?) one morning this week about George Jones's funeral and how Alan Jackson sang this song to his widow at the very end.