Cajun artist George Rodrigue sought to “graphically interpret the Cajun culture,” by preserving its land, people, traditions, and mythology on canvas in the face of a progressive world. In the early 1990s his Blue Dog Series, based on the French-Cajun loup-garou legend, catapulted him to worldwide fame.
My clients are collectors of his and recent transplants from Houston. To frame this signed screen print of “Dog on a Stump”, they chose my solid walnut cap frame with a simple oil and wax finish. Many woods will darken as they age, but walnut is unusual in that it tends to lighten and amber over its lifetime. Using a seasoned corner sample, we saw that the inevitable color shift will bring out the warmer, lighter tree rings as it matures.
They also chose a solid cotton 8-ply mat and protected it with %99 UV filtering anti-reflection glass that’s nearly invisible. There’s an integrated cleat strainer on the back attached with pocket-hole screws, both to reinforce such a large frame and to evenly support the frame on the wall. It will never wobble and dangle away from the wall as can happen with a wire hanger.
