Legends Gallery

My wife and I were browsing galleries in La Jolla when we saw a wonderful poster in front of Legends. The piece looked awfully similar to one of our favorite artists, Mackenzie Thorpe. So we went in to check out the place.
Turns out they were some new pieces by Mackenzie and that he was having show there the next weekend. The store’s gallery director saw our interest and struck up a friendly conversation. We hit it off and were impressed with his knowledge of Mackenzie’s work as well as his professional and easy going manner.
So, we ended up buying a lovely piece right then. A couple of days later, we decided to also purchase the signature piece from the show, the one that had caught our eyes in the first place.
Roree sold us both pieces «all in,» meaning taxes and shipping included. They were extremely well packed, arrived on time, and Roree kept us in the loop the whole time. We also got a dedication for each piece, an autographed book by the artist and all the proper documentation. All in all, a great experience, and we recommend this gallery to other collectors or just curious art shoppers.

Did you know that the gwunka in a bunka-kwunk’s bunka-​kwunk is based on a really real bunka-​kwunk? I didn’t. Not until I went and saw the very hat with my very own eyes!
I am now a different person.

My boyfriend and I were in the La Jolla area when we saw the Green Eggs and Ham statue outside the gallery. As a Dr. Seuss fan, I immediately wanted to check the place out.
The staff seemed pretty knowledgeable about the artwork and told us some factoids about some of the pieces as well as about the main featured artist, Dr. Seuss. The Dr. Seuss artwork was by far my favorite part of the exhibit, but there were some intriguing/​beautiful pieces done by other artists as well.
My boyfriend loved the asian paintings done by Martin Beaupre. I thought they showed the majesty of nature and how much smaller we are in comparison. My boyfriend saw them as illustrations of a challenging journey, sometimes solo and sometimes with companions. (Sorry, we’re not art history majors or anything. Laymen’s interpretations haha)
There was also a shadow art piece done by Randy Cooper in which a 3D female body model made of wire would cast a realistic shadow image behind it. Pretty cool.
Finally, tucked behind a wall on the right side of the entrance was a pop art exhibit by De La Nuez. His paintings were centered around social media, brand names, and popular characters such as Mickey Mouse. He had a few Lichtenstein-​styled paintings using Ben-​Day dots, one of which read «I can’t believe he broke up with me on twitter.»
Overall, we had an awesome experience. If you’re in the area, it’s worth a look. Plus, it’s FREE! What’s there to lose? :]

Small, but cute little museum.
The outside is a bit misleading. At first I thought it was one large museum on Prospect, but it’s actually a bunch of museums next door to each other. Truthfully, if it weren’t for The Cat in the Hat sculpture at the entrance, I don’t think I’d even step foot inside.
I loved the Dr. Seuss assortment — especially the taxidermy, which you can purchase if you are into that stuff. Taxidermy can be pretty disturbing, but if you have the head of something cartoon-​y then it isn’t that bad. lol.
FUNNY STORY — One of my ex-​boyfriends parents were into the singing fish taxidermy Big Mouth Billy Bass. It was sensor driven, and he hated that thing because it would constantly sing at the slightest movement. What did I give his parents for Christmas? Billy Bass Jr. lol. :)
SUGGESTION — They should look into singing taxidermy! If I remember correctly, Mr. Grinch’s head was on their wall. Imagine walking into a household with Mr. Grinch’s head, and as soon as you pass him, he starts starts giving you the evil eye and starts singing, «You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.» OMG, not creepy at all. lol.
If you aren’t into collections of beheaded cartoon characters, they also sell Dr. Seuss art books — which conveniently have pictures taxidermy as well. The museum isn’t completely Dr. Seuss, there are other pop-​art, and modern pieces.
My only gripe is that the museum is very small. I felt like I was in-​and-​out of the place rather quickly. That entire block is comprised of museums, they might as well have them connected somehow — but I’m pretty sure that’s not going to happen. If you are ever strolling downtown La Jolla, it’s a pretty intimate, quick and FREE sightseeing stop.

DR Suess is in the building!!!
I was just walking through the downtown La Jolla area with my girlfriend checkin out the shops and we noticed this nice little place that had a Dr. Suess exhibit outside which for some strange reason excited us and we went in to check it out. The art in this place wasn’t the typicla super complicate, have-​to-​tilt-​your-​head-​side-​ways-​to-​get-​it, take to more steps back and «ooohhhhh I see it now», kind of art gallery. It was much more simple pieces that caught the eye and would look good in any room of the house (depending on which piece you get). The Dr. Suess statue outside was great but inside there were more paintings and statues of Dr Suess creations inside as well which brought back so many memories for me.
The staff here was very knowledgeable about the artist as well as his creations and were very friendly and helpful. There is a piece that is hard to describe ut its called shadow art that is beautiful and always hand made from what we were told. The art here is exspensive but if you are in the area and just walking by I highly suggest checking it out.