Marriage is Forever

paulevelin, 3 months ago

feels so good to see strong work
and yours is among the best I know

shanghaiwu, 3 months ago

Paul Vanzella
this is wonderful /your work always …...brilliant

HOOK ON BUBBLE, 3 months ago

Hey Paul When its just right you know, wish everything else was as easy to figure out.
Cheers Steve H.

Henk Stolk, 3 months ago

great composition and soft texture

tomg, 3 months ago

Another imaginative shot with fabulous lighting and composition. The title and legend are inspired …

shadowzone, 3 months ago

great work!

Juilee Pryor, 3 months ago

great picture… and sometimes Paul people don’t choose the exit door but find themselves through it anyway…... stunning scale and implicit drama…. lovely

Leith Matson, 3 months ago

Great work, I love the toning and that huge green wall.

Zsuzsa Korody, 3 months ago

Wow, brilliant compositon, great shot! I love the title too! Yes, I agree with you… people should not choose the exit door… :-)

Mohsen Bayramn..., 3 months ago

You have a superB style, Paul.
I love this work… composition and color tonnes…. just amazing!

Mel Brackstone, 3 months ago

What an amazing Image, Paul! Love those strong lines, light and shadow! Fabulous sentiment, and so well illustrated!

Caroline Gorka, 3 months ago

Poignant work Paul..

stephfine, 3 months ago

Awww!! I wish that were true….. But of course if you have kids together….yes you are forever bonded to them….and your kids will carry on what once was. Awesome colors!

Sorina Williams, 3 months ago

Amazing image!!

David Harris, 3 months ago

Great image Paul!!

Andrew Brown, 3 months ago

A rather smart piece of work Paul, a stunning image.

John Jovic, 3 months ago

Really strong composition. Love this one.

Sharon Hammond, 3 months ago

Great work & sentiment. Sometimes the exit door opens unexpetedly

ltruskett, 3 months ago

I could’nt agree more Paul. Strong work, as ever, and I love it. Sentimental and warm.

Andrew Walker, 3 months ago

“That’s it” announced Colin “25 years is enough! you’d get less time for murder.”
and with that marched Maude his long suffering ‘other half’ down to Sheila’s ‘R’ us.

“G’Day” he announced with a beaming smile “I’m looking for a trade in on this old banger I want a fast sporty one with curves in all the right places”
Maude kept her eyes down, she knew Sheila’s ‘R’ us was a discount shopping outlet and any minute now this information would register with Colin! and then well, she would make his life a living hell for the next 25 years…

Alf Caruana, 3 months ago

great set of opposites

Forest Friends..., 3 months ago

Lovely work Paul, I love the textures and colours!

Jennifer Woodward, 3 months ago

This is wonderful, Paul! A very strong image – excellent composition!! :-)

joolz, 3 months ago

Awesome as always Paul. Great colours and lines.

Matthew Stewart, 3 months ago

Totally dig the minimalist approach, great work.

Antoine Dagobert, 3 months ago

beautiful tones and textures.marvelous composition!

Bubblegirl, 3 months ago

Marriage – like puppies – is not just for Christmas! Great image, beautifully shot.

bodymechanic, 3 months ago

great composition paul,sometimes people take the exit door ‘cause it’s the quickest way out,instead of looking at the sites to the end…....

Darren Burdell, 3 months ago

Classic! Love the proportions and the texture in that green wall. Amazing tonal work as ever.

bchrisdesigns, 3 months ago

Paul, really good composition here! I did the vastness of the building as a symbolism of their love!

Christine Wilson, 3 months ago

i really like the size contrast in the composition and the color treatment the stark contrast in size i sfantastic and give the image real punch

robotsdream, 3 months ago

WOW, i’m just picking up my jaw from the floor … STUNNING! reminds me of a Jeffrey Smart painting.

jemimalovesbigted, 3 months ago

it is this style of yours that I adore the most. wonderful in every way Paul. ♥ it!

Paul Louis Vil..., 3 months ago

Warm and honest, such a beautiful message combined with magical imagery! Well done Paul! :D

MissT, 3 months ago

Fantastic work hun, the colours are amazing – its so very 50’s to me.

Looks like a painting rather than a photo

Robin Webster, 3 months ago

Stunning in its simplicity yet so complex! Love this work!

Denny Hill, 3 months ago

Fantastic…as always! Means a great deal to me….especially at this moment in my life…:)

twinkletwinkle, 3 months ago

SOOO CLEVER!! The concept is fantastic. The scene on the left has a movie-backdrop feel to it – the drama of life played out against it. I love the scale of the figures against a tiny door, and massive impersonal wall of corrugated iron. And the title – perfect! You win, again!!

aglaia b, 3 months ago

just beautiful and love the title and your mind set. your work is exceptional. Thank you :-)

Adrian Rachele, 3 months ago

Just popped in to say i love this one. Your classic style once again with a twist. Nice.

peter hoenderdos, 3 months ago

wow very stylish. And what a great story in this one. bravo

MhDkHr, 3 months ago

A splendid capture dear..I like your point of view!
Loads of affection,mohamad.

victor, 3 months ago

Ya’ know, in the few billion years that a planet is habitable, the chances of single cell organisms evolving to multicellular are 10,000 – 1, if that happens the chances of them then evolving to technology producing life are another 10,000 – 1, it’s images like these that to me shows it in an eyeball.

kcranmer, 3 months ago

Fantastic shot paul and love the concept!!!

Rhys Jones, 3 months ago

Amazing work, I seriously think this is one of your best, I love the lines and how solitary everything feels, the number one on the building is brilliant, very classy works well with your title and description. Great work

Heather Rivet..., 3 months ago

outstanding

Silvia Ganora, 3 months ago

Wonderful capture and composition. Simply love it :)

Adrian Donoghue, 3 months ago

Love the elements tones and colours here Paul, very well conceived, looks great.

JanG, 3 months ago

Wonderful composition. Love the lines and the gigantic green wall dwarfing everything around it. And yes, I like your comment and am one of the lucky ones that it is so.

Matt Mawson, 3 months ago

The couple are joined together as “1”;the taps are joined together as “1” ...or am I reading too much into this? Clever work and once again a beautiful surreal feel.

mick8585, 3 months ago

Ilove the way your compositions give depth of field to the image. Nice strong composition again.
A bonus having the number one in sight though.

Walter Colvin, 3 months ago

Very nice Paul. My wife and I have been together for 40 years. And over the years I love even more.

amorspainter, 3 months ago

looks like a modern edward hopper and a toch of mondriaan
its always good how you juice paintings ellement in your work
and verry wel composed

Dee Boylan, 3 months ago

Paul….you have no idea how much I needed to see this piece right now….thankyou…..there is just so much to look at here and read into …but mostly the sense i get is of two seperate beings chossing to face the big vast world….together…....now all I have to do is continue on my quest to find my keeper…..

Lior Goldenberg, 3 months ago

The minimalist concept makes a very dramatic scene here. Wonderful composition!

jlynn, 3 months ago

Love the scale and tones! Fantastic work as always:)

Jessica Tremp, 3 months ago

neither do i…fantastic as usual in the true vanzella style

Zaldy Infante, 3 months ago

white clothing: purity
entering in: covenant/agreement of one heart (internal)
the one sign: one and togetherness
the tree: new life
the colour of the building: fresh take on intimacy
the tall building: challenges of marriage
the opening of one side of the door: teamwork (“us”, not “you and me”)
the shadows: trials and tribulations
the mountains: more trials and tribulations
the dust: “until death do you part”

a masterpiece is an understatement.

Rivergirl, 3 months ago

What a beautiful sentiment and an amazing capture

Rhana Griffin, 3 months ago

The sheer scale of this image is mindblowing Paul. And Zaldy has hit it on the head with his very insightful comment, so not much more I can say except bravissimo.

More please.

Shanina Conway, 3 months ago

Fantastic image Paul…love the scale and sentiment !

Bill Proctor, 3 months ago

I can see a strong Jeffrey Smart influence here…. do you know his work ? Aussie painter…. now living in Italy. Great work as usual…!

Archan Nair, 3 months ago

I absolutely love the feelings in your art. makes me feel like im in mars, dont know why :)

Martin Derksema, 3 months ago

Yeah, sticking together, for better and for worse, is the most beautiful spiritual challange I can imagine. Love the symbolic value of the number 1 in this image. Great to see how they seem to step into yet another stage in their joined journey through life.

J.K. York, 3 months ago

love your mix of stark industrial, sublime tone and human interest.

t1nyskert, 3 months ago

fantastic work babe…i always get the feeling that when i look at your pictures i’m seeing someones memories

robtclements, 3 months ago

Intriguing. Somewhere between Geoffrey Smart & Damien Loeb; but well worth the exploration

Lindsay Blamey, 3 months ago

Vanzellaricous!

Gustav Nordlund, 3 months ago

Great framing and treatment Paul! I also love the “1” on the right :) “2 as 1 forever” I guess… :P

Paul Vanzella in reply to robtclements’s comment, 3 months ago

thanks mate – just checked out Damien Loeb… wow – appreciate the comment even more… he is unbelieveable!

Barssel, 3 months ago

Classic Paul….....................the heights we need to climb to make our relationships work, very cool image.

Clare McClelland, 3 months ago

I wonder what sort of pleasure craft they have inside that shed!

Nicole Goggins, 3 months ago

fabulous image! love the way you process your work and great title!

AlienVisitor, 3 months ago

Well its been 40 years so far for me and my exit door is on the misty horizon.

Nice work, well done.

AV

Andy Harris, 3 months ago

What a super shot – love the scale of that green corrugated wall – the colour is superb too… and then all the colours in the shot compliment each other – gorgeous!

davehiskey, 3 months ago

one good pic,mate…I like the mountains

berndt2, 3 months ago

Gorgeous framing and composition – really works well!

annacuypers, 3 months ago

This so well done again. The Paul Vanzellastamp ! The composition, light, graphics and message, are perfect.

cdwork, 3 months ago

I love the tones you use in these types of images! The message is superb. Mostly I love your eye for line.

robtclements, 3 months ago

Although his work varies – never really saw the point of his media recompositions – i’ve always been partial to Mr Loeb’s ability to make the extraordinary ordinary & the ordinary extraordinary. I see something similar in your work – & that is definately meant as a compliment

Gerda Grice, 3 months ago

Beautifully balanced image with a wonderful soft palette of colours. Excellent work!

Carlos Solorza, 3 months ago

wow. truly captivating work Paul. and yes, i do

alistair mcbride, 3 months ago

Stunning image Paul,but you can be thru the exit door before you know their even open.

Suzanne German, 3 months ago

marriage is a word….what it means is and can be as unique as each person on earth is!

Suzanne German, 3 months ago

sincerity and honesty …now they’re nice words too.

Mark Richards, 3 months ago

This is great, Paul!

Rosina Lamberti, 3 months ago

love the textures and colours!

Namueh, 3 months ago

wonderful

Daniel Rayfield, 3 months ago

loving these pictures so much!!! The colours are brilliant and yes as the number on the right symbolizes , you only get one real chance at a fantastic marriage , so talk and dont look at that door you dont need it….

Paul Vanzella in reply to Daniel Rayfield’s comment, 3 months ago

so well stated 6point – thanks!

Nicole Ryan, 3 months ago

ah, yes .. and into the factory they go LOL

I love this image .. being married myself ;)

The softness to your images .. often filled with industrial strength .. quite brilliant ..

I truly love this image !!

Kurt Tutschek, 3 months ago

another fantastic work, paul! love how you find a perfectly surreal composition so often.

Lee Burgess, 3 months ago

Your partner is number one for sure!!!
Great image Paul… really well done.. and a fantastic meaning!

itsjustlish, 3 months ago

this blew me away…by far one of my favourite photos!

MelanieSpeaks, 3 months ago

This is great

karen milder, 3 months ago

interesting title, quiet criptic

jianina, 3 months ago

Marriage IS forever!!>>unless you get married for the wrong reasons, there should be no reason to leave the person you made that commitment with!>>I call divorce the 80/20 rule. People are usually only unhappy with about 20 percent of their relationship and focus so much on it that it seems detrimental to their relationship>>then they usually seek someone who fills that void!! Not realizing that they leave the 80 percent that they lost focus of!

Andromedae, 3 months ago

I really like to see how in your images space works for your goal, massive green steel wall, shadows, sky matching the ground – all together is simple, but holds viewer eye. Great work. And walls ina lot of your pictures, very interesting how you make them part of the image and they speak words.

Jeff Burns, 2 months ago

Composition is spectacular and the lines on that building make me want to stare at the photo what a brilliant shot. Flawless work

ENaLu, 2 months ago

ahhhh yeah the bloody exit door, don’t understand that meself, I would love to grow old with someone, this image is shiny in a way that is surreal and SO dramatic, love your view
love the E!

BrainCandy, 2 months ago

JS move over! great image!

melodious, 2 months ago

It’s a forever composition… that wall, that sparse and dusty land, that space and mystery… makes me thirsty… like long hard work… but its worth it…

joolz, 2 months ago

Paul, your work is always a visual and mental delight to behold!

Paul Vanzella in reply to joolz’s comment, 2 months ago

wow thanks Joolz – what a beautiful thing to say.. much appreciated!

Robert Pavsic, 2 months ago

an idea transformed into visual concept.. well done! (I love the number one on the right side.. something like one and only for life^^ )

emmz, 2 months ago

this is great, so much of your work.. especially this one and so of road signs reminds me of Jeffrey Smart. The treatment you give your photos sort of blurs the line between photo and realist painting.. very interesting work :-)

MuscularTeeth, 2 months ago

you have some seriously mad skillz dude. you have an eye for things..

Mark Ross, 2 months ago

Great work. You really know how to put it all together. This is a real knockout!

Tracey Mac, 2 months ago

Excellent Paul, the lines, colour and concept are you to a tee, superb work….
You know some people are actually trapped behind that massive wall and can never find the Exit and others are shoved through without much choice…funny how we all see it in so many different ways huh? :)

Cleburnus, 2 months ago

I like!

Larry Stewart, 2 months ago

This such an interesting capture. I love where all the subjects are placed within the frame. Also, for whaterver reason I really like the number “1” off to the left. Great work!

Larry Stewart, 2 months ago

The “1” off to the right rather. LOL

Paul Vanzella in reply to Larry Stewart’s comment, 2 months ago

thanks for all the awesome comments Stewdog… – marriage is number on priority… hence the one!

Joanne Bradley, 2 months ago

Outstanding capture! Love the bold colors, the dramatic use of lines, light and shadow! Very unique style!

Tania Rose, about 1 month ago

exit stage left, or would that be right?
the colors on this are bloody fabulous. So much to see, yet with such simple structure.

Paul Vanzella in reply to Tania Rose’s comment, about 1 month ago

thanks Tania… so love the Arizona landscape where this was shot… the colours are just different out there… thank you!

ian walton, about 1 month ago

I have been away from the Bubble for a while but now back, your work and style is still magic. I wish i knew how you created it. This one is really quite sad – the way i read it anyway. Why do people give up so easily, are we after instant gratification in our society so much we just chase the greener grass or what? Thanks for provocing so much thought with such a good image.

Paul Vanzella in reply to ian walton’s comment, about 1 month ago

thanks Ian – so love your interpretation here… spot on!

LisaG, about 1 month ago

Image is sublime; your comment in the description…. almost (for me) tops it…...

XO

Paul Vanzella in reply to LisaG’s comment, about 1 month ago

wow – thanks Lisa… so appreciate you saying so!!! : )

Carmelh, about 1 month ago

Such a strong image and message…love the long verticle lines of the iron building….JS would be so so impressed!!!!

Paul Vanzella in reply to Carmelh’s comment, about 1 month ago

Oh thank Carmel… Arizona just provided the perfect backdrop, and wow- would hope JS would be proud… huge influence on my work! Thank you so much again!

Carmelh, about 1 month ago

Proud…..he’d be getting his paint brush out right now as we speak…..!!!!!!

Xandru, about 1 month ago

A powerful image with an intense message. I love it !!

Harmony Nicholas, 22 days ago

My dear Mr Vanzella, you really are messing with my head.
I know, I definately know that this is a photo – and yet, my painting background keeps telling me NO, you are wrong, this has to be a painting! And having just gone through your entire gallery, I’m blown away but your ability to combine the two mediums, either intentionally or not, because now my head hurts and you have me questioning everything I know about light and shadow and I LOVE it :D

Fabulous work xx