“A child carrying or pulling a big heart is a theme I have explored many times before. This search for love, our need for it and the power of it, is apparent in lots of my work, not just the more symbolically obvious images.” – Mackenzie Thorpe
In Feed the Birds, Mackenzie Thorpe presents a tender moment of generosity and hope. A child, painted faceless and humble in simple dark clothing, sits feeding a line of birds patiently waiting their turn. Behind the child towers a monumental red heart — Thorpe’s iconic symbol of love and compassion — filling nearly half the canvas with its quiet power.
Thorpe’s choice to leave the child’s features blank allows the viewer to step into the scene, to become the giver of kindness. The figure may have little, but he offers everything he can — love and care — showing that even in scarcity, we can give of ourselves. The emerging sunlight breaking through heavy storm clouds reinforces Thorpe’s ever-present theme of hope: that brighter days lie ahead when love is at the center.
Placement ideas: a poignant addition to a living room, bedroom, or quiet reading nook, where it can inspire daily reflection on compassion, giving, and hope.
Presentation & Framing: Piece shown framed for inspiration; artwork is sold unframed. Highlight its emotional resonance with archival-quality custom framing, available at an additional charge.
Collect Feed the Birds through the Marcus Ashley Gallery in Tahoe, and bring home Mackenzie Thorpe’s moving meditation on love, kindness, and resilience.
“A child carrying or pulling a big heart is a theme I have explored many times before. This search for love, our need for it and the power of it, is apparent in lots of my work, not just the more symbolically obvious images.” – Mackenzie Thorpe
In Feed the Birds, Mackenzie Thorpe presents a tender moment of generosity and hope. A child, painted faceless and humble in simple dark clothing, sits feeding a line of birds patiently waiting their turn. Behind the child towers a monumental red heart — Thorpe’s iconic symbol of love and compassion — filling nearly half the canvas with its quiet power.
Thorpe’s choice to leave the child’s features blank allows the viewer to step into the scene, to become the giver of kindness. The figure may have little, but he offers everything he can — love and care — showing that even in scarcity, we can give of ourselves. The emerging sunlight breaking through heavy storm clouds reinforces Thorpe’s ever-present theme of hope: that brighter days lie ahead when love is at the center.
Placement ideas: a poignant addition to a living room, bedroom, or quiet reading nook, where it can inspire daily reflection on compassion, giving, and hope.
Presentation & Framing: Piece shown framed for inspiration; artwork is sold unframed. Highlight its emotional resonance with archival-quality custom framing, available at an additional charge.
Collect Feed the Birds through the Marcus Ashley Gallery in Tahoe, and bring home Mackenzie Thorpe’s moving meditation on love, kindness, and resilience.
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