Rare Mackenzie Thorpe Art and Dr. Seuss Art at Legends Gallery in La Jolla, California

If you are an art collector and are looking to find two new artists to add to your personal collection, look no further than to Mackenzie Thorpe and Dr. Seuss.

Mackenzie Thorpe is a world renowned English born artist that has triumphed over his own adversities, while inspiring many all over the world. We carry rare edition pieces of Mackenzie Thorpe, plus two originals adorn the walls at Legends Gallery. One particular Etching that is Rare and Sold out already, “This Little Heart Of Mine,” is still available…NOW. The key word is now because there only a handful left before “This Little Heart of Mine” will be completely sold out.  This piece measures 18″ h x 24″ w unframed and is $2500.00. The example below shows an excellent way of framing Mackenzie Thorpe’s famous child-in-duffel-coat image that is synonymous of his artwork all over the world. In Mackenzie Thorpe’s own words: “Sometimes I paint a child, he may not have a face.

Without a face, he’s every child. the clot of his coat is hardy and plain, his shoes sturdy. Sometimes he has so little that I paint him without a shadow.  The landscape is barren, without flowers or trees. The child is totally alone. But then I might add a bit of color, trying to put some hope in the picture.”

Mackenzie Thorpe’s work embraces the struggle of love and why love is always a blessing…even when love can be difficult. Thorpe reminds us to never forget to bring love with us on our journey in life….

Do please call the gallery immediately if you are interested because there are truly only a handful left in the world. Ask for “Michelle” at Legends Gallery. The number is: (858) 456-9900.

Legends Gallery also carries world renowned author Theodor Geisel Seuss, known to his many fans and avid readers as “Dr. Seuss.”  What many of you may not know is Dr. Seuss was also an extraordinary painter. Keeping his collection to himself and to his only privileged circle of loved ones and friends, fans of Dr. Seuss have been able to collect his work beginning in 1997 when they began releasing the edition pieces to the public. One of my favorite pieces of Dr. Seuss’s is called “Every Girl Should Have a Unicorn.”

This particular piece I feel embraces the vibrancy of color he used in his books, his whimsical approach toward life with the tiny reminder in the right hand corner of the painting not to forget our precious imagination. “Every Girl Should Have a Unicorn,” by Dr. Seuss measures 36″ x 24″ unframed and was released in 2001. Priced at $3195.00.

Legends Gallery is Located:

1405 Prospect Street

La Jolla, California 92037 U.S.A.

(858) 456-9900. Ask for “Michelle” when you call and mention this site, please.

Legends is open seven days a week. I work there part-time, so please do take time to mention this  site if you call in with a phone order.

Legends Gallery does include shipping on both of these pieces (United States) and no taxes are added to out-of-state shipping.

(858) 456-9900 ask for “Michelle” or you can email me at

Machel (at) Legendsgallerylajolla(dot)com.

Dr. Seuss’s Rare “Cat From The Wrong Side of the Tracks” available at Legends Gallery

Theodor Seuss Geisel "Dr. Seuss"

Great News for you Dr. Seuss lovers: A rare edition piece from Dr. Seuss’s “Secret Art” Collection is on display and available at Legends Gallery in La Jolla, California, U.S.A. For those of you whom are familiar with Dr. Seuss, but not the term “Secret Art,” Dr. Seuss was not only an illustrator but also a gifted painter. After Dr. Seuss died, the first time the world became privy to viewing his whimsical, yet interesting art was in 1995 in a book called “The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss,”  published by Random House. In 1997, the first edition pieces were released. In 2001, “Cat From The Wrong Side of the Tracks,” measuring 44″ x 24″ was released at $1695.00 Now, as one of the most sought out paintings of the edition pieces, Cat From The Wrong Side of the Tracks” is available for $22,500.00 unframed. If you are a Dr. Seuss collector and are looking to obtain any of the Rare and Sold Out pieces by Dr. Seuss, please call (858)456-9900 and ask for “Michelle.” Legends Gallery is located in the heart of La Jolla.

"Cat From The Wrong Side of the Tracks" by Dr. Seuss; also, "Green Cat with Lights," And "Wisdom of the Orient Cat"

“Marilyn” by Marco Toro now at Legends Gallery in La Jolla, California

Marilyn by Marco Toro now at Legends Gallery in La Jolla

Legends Gallery in La Jolla is now carrying English Artist, MARCO TORO.

Featured here is “Marilyn,” which is available now at Legends Gallery in La Jolla, California.

Marco Toro is an English artist that is well known around the world for his iconic pieces of movie stars.  When well known actor Michael Caine discovered his portrait he asked if he could sign it, which is definitely an endorsement.

“Marilyn” is an original acrylic on canvas measuring 48″ x 36″ inches. This piece is priced at a cool $2595.00. Depicting Marilyn’s soft and feminine features, if you are a Marylin Monroe fan, this painting captures her aloof nature and breath-taking qualities.

If you love Marilyn but the size is too large for your wall space, there is a smaller verson available

at Legends Gallery as well. “Marilyn: Starlet” is also an original acrylic on canvas and measures

27.5 x 19.5 inches at $1595.00.

Legends is also displaying “Blue Eyes,-Frank Sinatra,” “Al Pacino,” and “Paul Newman.”

We are able to obtain any of Marco Toro’s work: Johnny Cash, Audrey Hepburn, Elvis, John Lennon, Jim Morrison and many more.

We are able to ship to anywhere in the world. If you are located in the United States, we can include shipping for you as well on the Marco Toro pieces. If you have any questions or if you would like to buy either “Marilyn” please call the gallery at (858) 456-9900 and ask for “Michelle.”

"Marilyn: Starlet" by Marco Toro now at Legends Gallery in La Jolla, California

Legends Gallery is located in the heart of La Jolla Village.

1205 Prospect Street, Suite B

La Jolla, California 92037

(858) 456-9900

Open seven days a week.

www.Legendsgallerylajolla.com

Legends Gallery also carries these artists: Dr. Seuss, Mackenzie Thorpe, Nelson De La Nuez, Martin Beaupre, Randy Cooper, Joelle Blouin, Peter Benke, Joan Miro, and Norman Rockwell.

Mackenzie Thorpe, “Blessed” Legends Art Gallery

Dr. Seuss, 21 inspirational lessons by JD Meier

I have the pleasure of sharing with my readers a truly inspiring article written by “Sources of Light,” JD Meier. I stumbled across this amazing article and begged JD to let me share this on my website. As a promoter of Goodwill, positive thinking, he was kind enough to say yes.

Lessons Learned from Dr. Seuss by JD MEIER

“Kid, you’ll move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!”– Dr. Seuss When I was a kid, Dr. Seuss was a constant source of inspiration for me. His stories filled my head with endless possibilities. Between Great Day for Up and The Cat in the Hat, I was

Author, Dr. Seuss

pretty much prepared for making the most of any day. I think his real masterpiece though was Oh! the Places You’ll Go! This is the book that convinced me I could move mountains and that life is what you make of it. 21 Lessons Learned from Dr. Seuss There are so many great lessons from Dr. Seuss. Each of his book is such a treasure trove of ideas and actions for a better life. What I did here is boil down a set of 21 lessons that highlight his key themes across his works and quotes:

1. Be a thinker of great things. Dr. Seuss teaches us, “Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!”

2. Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it. Sometimes you just don’t know what you’ve got until after it’s gone. In Bartholomew and the Ooblek, King Didd got what he wished for, but the sticky Ooblek goo was worse than the fog, snow, sunshine, and rain that it replaced. The King quickly wanted his old weather back and he learned to appreciate it.

3. Be your best you. In the words of Dr. Seuss, “There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Make the most of what you’ve got. In Yertle the Turtle, we see “feather envy” and it’s a gentle reminder to be careful what you wish for and appreciate what you’ve got.

4. Bend your world in wonderful ways. Nobody bends it like the Cat in the Hat. From the metaphors you use, to the thinks that you think, you can shape your world that’s right in front of you.

5. Don’t put yourself in a box. You’re only limited by your own imagination. The Cat in the Hat teaches us how to let our imaginations run wild.

6. Don’t waste your time worrying who’s better than who. In Yertle the Turtle, Dr. Seuss teaches us that “You have better things to do than argue who’s better than who.”

7. Dream it and do it. You can move mountains when you put your mind to it. Direct your life like a blockbuster and make things happen. 8. Edutainment wins over boring and ho-hum. With whacky words, wondrous worlds, and fantastical characters, Dr. Seuss taught us the edutainment is how you change a child’s life. Reading is only boring if you make it so.

9. Kindle your curiosity. Keep your mind open and your eyes peeled. Stay curious and follow your growth.

10. Life happens in moments at a time. Don’t miss out on life by tuning out the little things along the way.

11. Own your fun. There’s more to do than play in the rain. When you’re bored, you’re boring. The Cat in the Hat teaches us to be the maker of our own fun. Make each day your own special blend of whatever it is that best floats your boat.

12. Play at your day. You can play at your day, in every way.

13. Persistence pays off. Be relentless in your pursuit of things. In Green Eggs and Ham, it was through persistence that Sam-I-Am finally got the unnamed character to try the green eggs and ham. In real life, Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times before being published by Vanguard Press.

14. Treat people fairly and squarely. In The Sneetches and Other Stories, Dr. Seuss shows us that we can’t judge people by their lot in life or whether they have a star on their belly. In Yertle the Turtle, it’s a reminder not to climb over people on your way to the top, because they’re same people you’ll see on your way back down.

15. Try it … you just might like it. In Green Eggs and Ham, when the unnamed character was surprised to find out that he actually likes green eggs and ham once he tried them. You just never know until you try.

16. Saying you’re sorry can help make things right. In Bartholomew and the Oobleck, when the king finally said the magic words, “I’m sorry,” and “it’s all my fault,” he helped make things right again.

17. See the bright side of things. It’s a great day for up, when you can see the sunny side of things. Sure sometimes you’ll have to work at it, but positivity is a skill. Do it daily.

18. Setbacks happen. Deal with them and move on. Make trouble think twice about messing with you.

19. Some people are much more unlucky than you. When you’re down in the dumps and things get real bad, remind yourself that somewhere, somehow, someway … somebody is much “more unlucky than you.”

20. Success is a journey and we all have our own paths. Make your journey count. Don’t let fear stop you. Don’t let conventional wisdom stop you. Lead the life you want to live, and when there’s no path, make one.

21. Your voice counts. In Horton Hears a Who, Dr. Seuss shows us how one little voice can tip the scale … after all, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Top 10 Dr. Seuss Quotes Dr. Seuss has so many quotable quotes, from enjoying your day to being more you. He has such a way with words. Even when he reminds us of something we already know, he has a way of saying it that makes an old song sound new. Here is a sprinkling of some of my favorite quotes:

1. Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. 2. Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

3. Only you can control your future.

4. So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.

5. The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

6. Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

7. Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.

8. Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

9. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.

10. You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. It’s inspirational gold. There is nobody youer than you, and the more that you learn the more places you’ll go.

Bravo. Dr. Seuss Quotes If you’re not familiar with Dr. Seuss’s quotes, then you’re in for a treat. It’s easy to read his words, and he’s a master of saying a lot with so little. A nice simple way to leverage his quotes is to pick one or two of your favorites. Sometimes the right quote is just what we need to hear and it can be the perfect catalyst that we need in our life. Enjoy!

Aloneness • All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you’ll be quite a lot. • I’m afraid sometimes you’ll play lonely games too, games you can’t win because you’ll play against you. • You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

Be Yourself • If you’d never been born, then you might be an Isn’t! An Isn’t has no fun at all. No, he disn’t. • You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant? • You’re in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.

Everybody deserves a shot• A person’s a person, no matter how small. • I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.

Fun • Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life’s realities. • From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. • I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. • If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good. • It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how. • We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.

General• Be awesome! Be a book nut! • Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more … • I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like them Sam I am. • I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. Because an elephant’s faithful, 100 percent. • I’m glad we had the times together just to laugh and sing a song, seems like we just got started and then before you know it, the times we had together were gone. • Oh, the things you can find if you don’t stay behind! • Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. • So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act. • They say I’m old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast! • Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent.

Life Happens • I’m sorry to say so but, sadly it’s true that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you. • Things may happen and often do to people as brainy and footsy as you.

Make Things Happen • I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! • There’s no limit to how much you’ll know, depending how far beyond zebra you go. • Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way. • Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

Positivity • And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed! • If you keep your eyes open enough, oh the stuff you will learn. Oh the most wonderful stuff. • It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air. • Just tell yourself, Duckie, you’re really quite lucky. • You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

Thinking • Think and wonder, wonder and think. • Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!

Dr. Seuss Books: One of the best ways to get to know Dr. Seuss is through his books. Here is a round up of his books:

 Kid’s Books• And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street • Bartholomew and the Oobleck • Daisy-Head Mayzie • Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You

The Lorax. "I speak for the trees."

Are? • Dr. Seuss Sleep Book, • Horton Hatches the Egg • Hunches in Bunches • I Can Lick Thirty Tigers Today & Other Stories • I Can Draw It Myself: By Me, Myself with a Little Help from My Friend Dr. Seuss • I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew • If I Ran the Circus • If I Ran the Zoo • Happy Birthday to You • Horton Hears a Who • How the Grinch Stole Christmas • McElligot’s Pool • Oh, the Places You’ll Go! • On Beyond Zebra • Scrambled Eggs Super! • The Butter Battle Book • The Cat in the Hat Song Book • The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins • The King’s Stilts • The Lorax • The Sneetches And Other Stories • Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose • Yertle the Turtle & Other Stories • You’re Only Old Once Beginner’s Books • Dr. Seuss ABC • Green Eggs and Ham • Fox in Socks • Hop on Pop • I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! • Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! • Mister Brown Can Moo, Can You? • Oh! The Thinks You Can Think! • Oh, Say Can You Say? • One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish • The Cat in the Hat • The Cat in the Hat Comes Back • The Cat’s Quizzer • The Foot Book • The Shape Of Me And Other Stuff • There’s a Wocket in My Pocket!

What has Dr. Seuss taught you about life?

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Dr. Seuss Art at Legends Gallery in La Jolla, California

Green Cat With Lights- New Release!

Don’t miss out on wonderful New Releases of Dr. Seuss Art which
can be found at Legends Gallery in La Jolla, California. Legends Art Gallery is
a Fine Art Gallery. You can also find RARE, SOLD OUT pieces of Dr. Seuss Art
here in La Jolla.

Featured here is “Green Cat with Lights.” Most of the world knows
Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) as the legendary children’s book author and illustrator.
What you may not know is that he was also a painter. While he was alive, Dr.
Seuss painted an array of pieces that he kept privately for himself and his
family. In his later years in life, he gave his wife Audrey Geisel permission
to reproduce is “Secret Art” work.

In 1997, “Secret Art” of Dr. Seuss is launched an
exhibited his collection to art galleries across America that fit with his style
of paintings. Since then, each new piece of art work that has been released are
sought out and bought by Dr. Seuss lovers and art collectors around the world.
Many of his early pieces that first were published have increased significantly
in value due to the remaining numbers in their editions that are “RARE and SOLD OUT.”

The editions are produced on Serigraph and are numbered in the
series. “Green Cat with Lights” is one of the newest exciting pieces
just out this year. Please inquire with me at

Call the gallery at (858) 456-9900. If I am not there, anyone in the gallery will be able to help you
with your needs. But do please remember to mention “Michelle” when you call!

I will be listing weekly examples of some of Dr. Seuss’s
spectacular art that is available and some fascinating stories regarding his
life and his influences on not only America, but the world.

In 2010, Dr. Seuss was chosen by LIFE Magazine as “100 People that Changed the World.”

Legends Art Gallery is open
seven days a week. Hours are:

Sunday: 10 a.m-8 p.m

Monday: 10 a.m-8
p.m

Tuesday: 10 a.m-8 p.m.

Wednesday: 10 a.m-9 p.m

Thursday – Saturday: 10 a.m-
10 p.m

Legends Gallery

1205 Prospect Street, Suite 100B

La Jolla, CA 92037

Gallery Director: Roree
Mayhew