CA third graders have completed their "Blue Dogs” Pop Art Style paintings, inspired by their own pets, but more by the late American artist  George Rodrigue. Rodrigue was originally from New Iberia, Louisiana, who in the late 1960s began painting Louisiana landscapes, and later he painted outdoor family gatherings. In the mid-1990s Rodrigue’s Blue Dog Paintings, based on a Cajun legend called loup-garou, catapulted him to worldwide fame. Students in Angela Hottinger's class learned about the Blue Dog style and painted their own.