The last to leave - cover by Paul Vanzella

Thanks Mel – yes, I really like it…. and it was fun collaborating! I really love your image, the total feel of the streetscape and the almost surrealness of the dog! Thank you!

Fantastic collaboration between two great artists.
My compliments to both of you.
This is so great.
Marie

A wonderful collaboration producing a superb result! Well done you two! :D

Thanks so much Nic, Paul, Marie and Paul!!! What an honour!!

absolutely brilliant, i love it

Congratulations Mel and Paul, a great looking result.

Thats wonderful. Congrats to both Mel and Paul! So is this going to be a real cover of a real book Mel???

woooohoooooooo you look famous Mel with your new book cover, looks like Momento or Lulu will see you real soon,
Well done Paul too, wonderful work guys
xkc

GOOD ON YA MEL, PAUL !!

looks great guys…well done!

Great work both of you.

sweeeet!
It looks beautiful—-

Thank you all so much!!

Sensational!

Great work Paul and Mel.. What a fantastic result!

Thanks Jack and Lindsay, very much!!

Great work Mel and Paul, looks astounding.

Awesome work Mel and Paul, what a combination!

Is there a movie out next lol
Looks awesome, great work Mel and Paul.

Thanks Michman, RObyn and Peter! No movie matey, soz :)

Excellent collaboration! Should be a collection of short stories a la Flannery O’Connor! Brilliant! :-D

this is fantastic, love how your eye is lead all over

Good work you two

Thanks so much Durotriges, thickblackoutline and Sharon!

Congrats you guys. Great work.

Great collaboration Mel – it works reaaly well.

love the dog…. it reminds me of the stuffed dog ‘Rowdy’ in Scrubs… anybody with me?
nice treatment to a great image.

Looks fantastic, very stylish!

Congrats to both of you on the superb collaboration! Very well done!

The result of your collaboration is very elegant. So clean, simple and dramatic! Very appealing.

Thanks so much all you lovely people. Chimp, it DOES look like Rowdy…..lol!!!

I just printed this out on Archival Matte, A3 plus, it looks FFFFFFANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again Paul!

This is simply one of the most awesome image/collaborations I’ve seen period.

Bloody fantastic.

Thanks so much GCP, I’m blown away by the result, and this response has been awesome!

This is superb, fine work from both parties.

Thanks, Lucan!

Great image, great design,great collaboration. Well done guys.

looks great! you should use it for a real book cover.

Thanks Brett and Janice!

why didn’t this show up in my activity monitor…..
this is a great collaboration….
striking pic….and love the treatment…..!!!!
so clean…

Awesome, really like this collab. Topeth notcheth.

Thanks meanderthal and James :) Perhaps collabs don’t show up?

Wow…I’m jealous, inspired and energised all at once. Excellent stuff. Really just so good. And let’s not forget the typography, the shape of the letters mimmicks the rooftops beautifully. What’s it for guys? Is it a ‘real’ book??? I’m wanting to put an africa book together-perhaps I should be collaborative?? Hmm…

Thanks for your comment, Melinda. I haven’t got a book planned yet, but you never know :)

That is very cool, well done guys.

That looks amazing guys. Eye popping cover.

Fantastic collaboration!.....awesome image

Great work Guy and Girl, love this

Well done both of you

Thanks, Kalb, zee, Mugsy, Simon and Bishop!

Congratulations on an extremely emotive and artistically sound piece, Mel. I’m so happy for your success in this endeavor!

Wonderful collaboration,such a sad little lonely doggie.

Thanks so much, Ron, I appreciate your support too! Thanks Funkyfacestudio.

wow looks really cool !!

Now that is one dejected dog! Reminds me of some American artist, but I forget who.

Wonderful I like this one the best

Great collaboration – what will you use it for?

my favorite of yours so far that I have seen.

Fantastic collaboration, with a very surreal feel!

You two make the perfect team, both incredibly talented individuals, well done !