Cadillac Motel

Sorin Reck, about 1 year ago

Superb image , very good captured

Jonathan Russell, about 1 year ago

This really made me smile – that old motel is so retro (why anyone would need a motel in oakleigh, I’m not sure), and you’ve done a fine job of bringing that out. Congrats.

Joe Mortelliti, about 1 year ago

You have got those pink and pastel tones working so well together in a fine composition.

tonilouise, about 1 year ago

Brilliant as always Paul. just love your work

Chris White, about 1 year ago

Know this place, on Dandenong Rd. You’ve made it way more exotic, looks like a scene out of American Grafitti…

kathleen, about 1 year ago

i thought of lasvegas and pink flamingos

kookylane, about 1 year ago

wow, a blast from the past, the car fits so well with the motel, so retro lookin.
Very cool shot Paul!

Starr1949, about 1 year ago

Very nicely done!

Jo O'Brien, about 1 year ago

a pink cadillac?
I’m drooling.

Jared Revell, about 1 year ago

Great image Paul.

Loredana Crupi, about 1 year ago

Unreal….what a find. Great treatment Paul.

Mark German, about 1 year ago

Great shot, Paul.
Coincidently, I passed by there last week and almost stopped for a shot…but was in a hurry.
Your signature treatment makes this special, once again.

Catalin Soare, about 1 year ago

Beautiful 60ties, exquisite work Paul

Mel Brackstone, about 1 year ago

Wow Paul, love the tilt/shift look you’ve given this!!! Plus all the retro design elements!

Paul Louis Vil..., about 1 year ago

A vanzella from a mile away!! :D
Just by the thumbnail i could see that artistic styling and class that leads to one man!!
Ha! Another beauty my friend, love it!
There are gallery walls somewhere in this world that will be hosting a series of yours, for sure mate! :D

Mugsy, about 1 year ago

Think pink!!!!....love it!

Deborah Parkin, about 1 year ago

i love what you can do with colour – this beautiful, soft, dreamy pink – you have a real retro style – fantastic work as always.

Juilee Pryor, about 1 year ago

nice very nice mr p

Dani Di Cesare, about 1 year ago

I love the nostalgic feel, nicely done.

joolz, about 1 year ago

Oakleigh???!!!

Sabine Spiesser, about 1 year ago

You have a knack of finding nostalgic scenes – what a classy shot!

Jessica Tremp, about 1 year ago

no matter where it is, you manage to make it ‘exotic’ anyway

minoanphotography, about 1 year ago

all of the above! i love that vintage look, Awsum!!!

shayne2011, about 1 year ago

Beautiful. It could be from the set of some David Lynch or Kubrick film. That fabulous pink and the depth of field are what make it for me. I half expect Lady Penelope to roll up in FAB1.

Nicole Goggins, about 1 year ago

love the softness of the colours – can’t go wrong with pink!!! great shot!

Michael Anhaeuser, about 1 year ago

Very nice done… this vintage look

alexa70, about 1 year ago

Great image Paul, i used to live in Oakleigh and would pass this motel many times ! Loving the colour !

Lost Lost, about 1 year ago

You always seem to outdo yourself each time! Hats off. And like Mark said, it’s got your signature style..

Suzanne German, about 1 year ago

nice one paul – i almost expected to see the lady in red in this one – she seems to fit the scheme colours and mood….interesting shot!

Helen McLean, about 1 year ago

oooooooooo, excellent!

meanderthal, about 1 year ago

great colours, great composition, nice use of selective blurring…..
really cool shot…... you got the touch….!!!! :)

peter kelly, about 1 year ago

exotic oakleigh!!!!!!???

nice shot, Paul

Andrew Bosman, about 1 year ago

Ditto all of the above Paul, as usual!

mick8585, about 1 year ago

The oldest road motel in Victoria copied straight from the American model. Tacky but uber cool. How did you get the caddy down there?

TheFatman, about 1 year ago

super cool image as usual Paul.

Deborah Hally, about 1 year ago

Love those yummy pinks..awesome image paul

alistair mcbride, about 1 year ago

Fantastic work Paul.

lanced200, about 1 year ago

Nice

Lindsay Blamey, about 1 year ago

WOW – Great image! – love the colour and treatment.. Great result – could’ve sworn it was from the States.

Karen Cougan, about 1 year ago

awesome Paul
xkc

Jeff Burns, about 1 year ago

I love when you do these kind of shots. They are amazing. What amazing color and treatment.
This is brilliantly done. WOW

Melinda Kerr, about 1 year ago

That is so so funny Paul. I drove past this the other day and thought I’d like to come back and shoot it. I actually thought you would like it!!

oisin, about 1 year ago

Great colour and softness – love it!

Paul Vanzella, about 1 year ago

Wow – thanks for the amazing comments on this one… yes, haven’t had the Caddy out for a while, however, what a gorgeous day today was – so i couldn’t pass up the chance… It seems a few of you know of this Motel on Dandenong Road… I used to eat mexican food right next door to it about 15 years ago… glad this motel is still there! Thanks for the awesome comments!

Christina Martin, about 1 year ago

I love this great work Paul.

Ben Rowe, about 1 year ago

This is old Paul, GOLD – The soft focus treatment makes this the perfect backdrop for a 70’s porn flick ;)

Michael Lane, about 1 year ago

Awesome shot! Really nicely composed and some great colour and texture in there. Really nice work

Belinda Leopold, about 1 year ago

Can’t go wrong with pink :)

Shanina Conway, about 1 year ago

I can’t believe the motel is still there…looks very cool with the pink caddy out the front and your magic touch;)

funkyfacestudio, about 1 year ago

Nice retro look, love the pink !

Deri Dority, about 1 year ago

What a classic shot.

Tommy Seibold, about 1 year ago

Yeah it is haha and I love the picture its really cool.

Antoine Dagobert, about 1 year ago

Great shot man …very cool!best regards

ZacharyReed, about 1 year ago

verry cool

freebornman, about 1 year ago

great classic shot

ShanyBW, about 1 year ago

You never let us down…Wonderful Shot Paul!

Benjamin Scheurer, about 1 year ago

I like the vintage feel…..wonderful!

Mark Higgins, about 1 year ago

Great shot Paul.
I have always admired this place as i drive
by and out of interest, i think this is was the
first motel in Australia.

Mark Higgins, about 1 year ago

just looked on the internet because i remembered
reading something about this being the first motel
introduced in Australia.
More info here: http://www.oakleighmotel.com.au/OKhistory.html

Paul Vanzella, about 1 year ago

Hey Mark – thanks for the link to the website, great find! Love reading about it, and those original 50s pics of the motel are just awesome… thanks a million!

Michael Douglass, about 1 year ago

WOW, the shot has all your usual trademarks, for some reason it at times looks like a model then looks like a movie, please tell me it’s called the Pink Flamingo!

Adrian Rachele, about 1 year ago

I’m amazed it’s still there. Nicely captured Paul. Look like it’s in the US not Melbourne.

Lachlan Kent, about 1 year ago

Whoa! for some reason I missed this on my watchlist… Love the slightly fake and plastic feel to this image.Cool image! (Sweet car!)

schizoren, about 1 year ago

agreed..
love the feel of nostalgia

Rhana Griffin, about 1 year ago

Love the mood you have created with this shot Paul.

mimaloo, about 1 year ago

very COOL!!! looks like it should be hanging in a groovy retro milkbar or bar…........ :)

Paul Vanzella, about 1 year ago

Big thank you – to whomever bought a laminated print of Cadillac Motel… Thank you so much – made my day!

Judith Oppenhe..., about 1 year ago

Delicious!

Helen McLean, about 1 year ago

OK Paul – is your car red, pink or orange? I can’t work it out from one of your previous photos either and I wanna know!!!

fracturedfotos, about 1 year ago

Wonderful photo. I love it, looks straight out of a toy box!

Paula Birch, about 1 year ago

aw this is great! transports me to another era!

Paula Birch, about 1 year ago

ps. i am a huge fan of old cars! Rodney at ICPP told me you are somewhat of a fan too. my mgb does not quite compare to this beauty!

lawrencew, about 1 year ago

Heh.. can almost smell the grilled lamb chops and 3 veg..

hugo, about 1 year ago

magic Paul, and it only took me a couple of minutes to scroll down!!

FabiaN, about 1 year ago

that’s just cool man . . .

barb, about 1 year ago

ah, the 50s through rose tinted glasses. The soft blur is lovely.

Barbara Gordon, about 1 year ago

Love this!!

TonyLegg, about 1 year ago

wonderful !!!

Louise Cooke, about 1 year ago

awesome retro feel..colours are perfect for it. Look how many comments you have on this!!! People obviously love your work…congrats to you!!

nsoup, about 1 year ago

I love the colours and the retro feel! great image

Aubrey Bergman, about 1 year ago

Love the image. It is very nice. reminds a person of earlier times when things seemed to be more simple.

Adela Hriscu, about 1 year ago

Unique, seems we are back in time:)

Nancy Coyle, about 1 year ago

Paul, this is a once again AMAZING!!!!!!!! I had to keep looking at it. It almost looks like a miniature model of the place! I had to show my Mother, who is a huge lover of the Pink Cadillac! She feel in love, just as I suspected!!!! I predict this will hang in many homes. If I were the owner of the Motel I would HAVE to have this hanging up in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!

Anselmo Pelembe, about 1 year ago

nice work

Otilee, about 1 year ago

Great composition! LOVE the colours :)

lucymay, about 1 year ago

great photo! i love the old look. almost looks cardboard

Maya, about 1 year ago

I had to look closely…it looked like a toy model (both car and motel). Great!

Ralphy, about 1 year ago

I know this place! It looks like something out of Psycho in real life but you’ve made it look absolutely beautiful, Good Work!

Lee Burgess, about 1 year ago

I feel like I just scrolled down to China!!! LOL!

But on a more serious note… What a gem!!!! Pink baby! I love the pink!! You’ve got a sensational signature style Paul!

Jake Easley, about 1 year ago

I’ve looked at this image a dozen times now and just don’t know what to say?
But…I do know I would be happy if I took it. Great vision here.

Andrew Hogan-..., about 1 year ago

i love this shout paul you have an amazing eye for such a mild pritine palatte of pastel colors and framing i love this shot. and a vintage car and what appears to be a vintage site, now thats artistic! You truely impress me.

Lui Grande, about 1 year ago

Great awesome pink image Paul!!!

Flamejob, about 1 year ago

Wow – I expect to see Sinatra and Davis Jnr come strolling around the corner. Wonderful image of happier days (no pun intended) artfully presented.

GregB, about 1 year ago

This is inspiring stuff, a real 50s 60s feel, just great

Adriana Glackin, about 1 year ago

I like your Cadillac Motel – very timely for us here in Sydney where the Rose Seidler house was open for the weekend, and the Fifties Fair was celebrated. The car, motel, colour, everything would have fit in so well at the fair. I can just see the people lining up to book a room…actually, I’m surprised I haven’t seen any images from the Ffities Fair posted on RB?

Anyway, more to the point, I love this image, I know where to stay when next in Melbourne! : )

David Stuart, about 1 year ago

Soooo cooool !!!

sasufi, about 1 year ago

could reconize your touch from the thumnail! really love that one.

John Hurle, about 1 year ago

I’m speechless…....!

Lizzie Keitel, about 1 year ago

ahhh, nostalgia to the max! :)

Danny, about 1 year ago

Ahh
know this so well
I used to live near here
Taco Bills and McDonalds all next to Clayton Footy Oval
Iconic
They say it was one of the first true Motels (motor- Hotel) in Australia.

lance leopold, about 1 year ago

I just love all the pink tones,terrific,Paul!!

Naomi Kevin, about 1 year ago

Pass the place quite often. It’s a great photo. Congrats on seeing the potential of the place and the wonderful photo that you’ve taken.

Shelagh Scott, about 1 year ago

THis looks so exotic to someone living in England … its wonderful .

WitheringMoon, about 1 year ago

Fabulous Paul – such an awsum piece!! love the pink!! you work is alway’s a joy!! =)

Heather Rivet..., about 1 year ago

speechless

hillsrain, about 1 year ago

Another superb image. The crop is spot on and it has that 3d look about it that runs through your work.

DiscoVisco, about 1 year ago

that is VERY cool…

Maria Slovakova, about 1 year ago

beautiful picture!

studiofascino, about 1 year ago

FANTASTIC!!!

Johanna Conley, about 1 year ago

really cool image!

Steven Agius, about 1 year ago

Superbly done, this photo comes all together nicely well done Paul.

MtnMan, about 1 year ago

A pink CLASSIC!

Raul Brzic, 12 months ago

I love the nostalgic atmosphere of this image.
Great colors, great treatment.

W. J. St. Chri..., 12 months ago

Ah, my dream car! Great atmosphere on this. I imagine a rumpled “gumshoe” across the street . . . watching.

Pippa Russell, 12 months ago

I love the ‘vaseline lense’ soft look of this =)

art4friends, 12 months ago

thank you for your kindness!
i just love this image!

bicozikan, 12 months ago

I would never have guessed that was in Victoria! Very nice shot

PNFdeb, 12 months ago

totally pinkness fun…excellent

David Taylor, 12 months ago

Very evocative even though I’m too young to remember a time of pink Cadillacs and diners! : )

Casey Castille, 12 months ago

This is so absolutely perfect an image it almost makes me hurt – in a good way. Everything about it is so dreamlike, so candy, so evocative – I love it. Truly superb. Brings to mind a certain swath of highway that cuts from Phoenix to L.A. through Twenty-Nine Palms and the Mojave Desert. Time stops out there, and it is a piece of diffuse ephemera – diners, hot rods moldering on the desert floor, ancient waitresses who have never known any other profession. Very David Lynch, which is who this photo reminds me of. I can almost hear it having its own soundtrack!

Thank you so very much for all your wonderful comments on my work, by the way. I hold your work in very high esteem and your appreciation for what I do is most highly valued!

Cheers,
Case.

Deborah Bowness, 11 months ago

Love this! I love the 1950’s, Cadillacs etc, so this totally fits the bill! Remind’s me of Vegas too!

Jemma Bracken, 11 months ago

i adore the kitchness!

shawhouse, 11 months ago

This is wonderful. The tones are rich and subtle – wow. The vignette and scratches add to the period feel. You’ve really made this place look like a big toy . Barbie slept here.

Fred Frank, 11 months ago

I love this. Great post production work. Very authentic for that time period.

Sean Limbert, 11 months ago

sweet!

Kate Smith, 11 months ago

Great work Paul! Funky has a wow factor
Kate Smith.

sylvain6po, 11 months ago

The vintage touch is right there !

I like the atmosphere almost unreal coming out from this piece.

budrfli, 11 months ago

what a wondefully composed retro phot…vintage all the way!

Casey Herman, 11 months ago

Hey Paul, go back and shoot it at night … I did once years ago, but have way too many photos to go thru to find it, but that fluoro lights up beautifully!

janik, 11 months ago

Wicked !

abstruse, 11 months ago

Like a trip to old times! Love it!

gemynd, 11 months ago

deserves the praise from so many

lucymay, 11 months ago

i love this photo, vintage theme!

Amanda Zalewski, 11 months ago

great image! you did great with this!

Luci Mahon, 11 months ago

Fabulous colours! I really like the softness of this image! Great work as always Paul. : )

ltruskett, 11 months ago

Exotic. Makes me want to be there. Thats a good photo, when it makes you want to be there.

Kimberly Palmer, 11 months ago

This is a wonderful photo… love the pink hues/tones in this. That car is AWESOME! (thank you for the comment on my ALONE image, it’s greatly appreciated).
~ Kimberly

Rachel Taylor, 11 months ago

Pink is the colour of ‘fantastic’ dreams. This image feels like one of those dreams.

kmlsphotos, 11 months ago

a classic – love the pinks!

abstractmind31, 11 months ago

GRRRRRRRRRRREAT shot. Love the color….and the car.

Crokus Label, 11 months ago

I like the pinkness of this shot… :) it has a little oldies’ side to it.

greenfrog153, 11 months ago

It is a great building. The cadillac makes the shot.

RachJayn, 11 months ago

Very cool! Great shot and love the color

Colin Tobin, 10 months ago

Timeless.
I absolutely adore the retro colour scheme of this shot.

Fantastic work, as usual! :)

ltruskett, 10 months ago

I have re-visited this image quite a few times now and i have to say it is my all-time favourite on the whole of the Redbubble site. it reminds me of somewhere in america in times gone by and it just resonates with me. i love it 2 bits. cheers, Linda

sinnika, 10 months ago

love the compisition and the pink hues – good capture!

Gerijuliaj, 10 months ago

Paul i have just been having a ‘serious’ look through your portfolio. I really love this image. It is exactly the sort of picture I want to be taking…..maybe i find your nude stuff too threatening as a woman….i’m not sure. I want to view all art for it’s aesthetic qualities and interpretatiion , technical brilliance etc., ....I try to remain ‘open minded’ sometimes it’s difficult.

Rod Adams, 10 months ago

Great!!!!

paulevelin, 10 months ago

simply perfect

Jewd, 10 months ago

What a classic, its like a still from a 50’s movie set….”Some like it hot “or something like that….

joshwedlake, 9 months ago

love it, but does the pink of the building clash slightly with the pink of the car? x

ltruskett, 8 months ago

I have been on Redbubble since September this year. This was one of the first images I saw and I fell in love with it then, and I still am enraptured. It is my all-time favourite bubble photo. Well done, Paul. It just has something that resonates in me. luuuuuuv it. : )) Linda.

sunchaser, 8 months ago

Looks like my hometown, Paul!!!

jlynn, 8 months ago

Excellent,, not much else says it:)

Rob Young, 8 months ago

Excellent – the car really makes the shot.
Are you sure you’re generating enough comments? It took me half an hour to get to the bottom of the page!
Rob.

Marnie Kirkness, 8 months ago

love what you’ve done to this dandenong rd motel..ive often thought the same thing about why its there….shopping sprees at chaddy that tire you out so much??

I’ll look at it differently now! Wonderful colouring.

Walter Colvin, 8 months ago

Great photo Paul, Nice to catch a pink catdillac in front of a pink motel. Reminiscent of old route 66.

JanG, 8 months ago

Reminds me of the Hollywood shots of Palm Springs in the heyday of Frank Sinatra-great color.

amburrockell .com, 7 months ago

i want to be here

Alyson Pearson, 7 months ago

great shot!
love the vintage pink tones!

Bronwen Hyde, 7 months ago

really enjoying your work on here. beautifully processed to bring out the details and colours in every image. from quite detailed images to ones that remind me of photorealism in painting. fantastic work!

Merritt Brown III, 7 months ago

Most impressive bit of work…The muted pallet, Caddy, and signage all work together to make this a winner.

MissT, 7 months ago

I bow down to you! You made the Oakleigh Motel look Retrotastic!

Michelle Hogan, 6 months ago

Cool shot, reminds me a little of the original Pink Poodle hotel in surfers paradise

Azzurra, 6 months ago

impressive ….love it

Willem Dickson..., 6 months ago

Cool, cool and cool.

Peta Hill, 5 months ago

great shot, I love it

dehk, 5 months ago

This is really great but the give away is the big motel word on the left top but oh well, this is still a nice finding!

moonlight1, 5 months ago

very cool shot! love the pink

jwawrzyniak, 5 months ago

I love this!!!! classically beautiful!!!!

kelsoa, 5 months ago

Great!!!
it’s looks very good!!
it’s so smart=]

Shannon Clough, 4 months ago

I love the look and feel of this picture!!

aglaia b, 4 months ago

so dreamy…

Samantha Nelson, 4 months ago

I caught the bus past this motel every day to Uni and always thought I should really get a snap, it has such a far out feel. I never did and now I’m back in W.A, awesome shot!

Paul Vanzella in reply to Samantha Nelson’s comment, 4 months ago

why thanks Samantha – it is a timeless place.. glad you like!

M Malicki Beser, 3 months ago

classic

theycallmetink, 2 months ago

I can’t get over the yummy pinks and mints…and the faded edges of the picture, like your viewing it through an old TV in technicolor…aaaaaaahhhhhh….I want to see my world like that all the time :).Thank you for this.

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

Oh thanks! you are so welcome – i see the world like this most times… thanks for commenting.

ltruskett, 2 months ago

NOTHING ON RB HAS ECLIPSED THIS PHOTO FOR ME. Still my all time favourite image on RB…............special. Such a talent you are, young man.

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

wow – thanks Linda…. i want to take you for a cruise one day in my Cadillac… THAT’S A PROMISE!

ltruskett, 2 months ago

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

ltruskett, 2 months ago

SLAMMED TO THE GROUND. ;)

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

...no other way… SCRAPING my dear!

ltruskett, 2 months ago

SCRAPING…..........I’m there.

Linda Matlow, about 1 month ago

Wow. Love this!

Ted Byrne, about 1 month ago

Whatever happened to salmon and ochre in the artist’s palette? Oh sure, there are those who find it a bit like mixing Britney Spears with the scent of tar, or maybe feathers and ball bearings… but I digress.

The composition, shapes, and forms all rock here, but the real wonder is where how nostalgia seems fenced back from history by a border of retro.

No… no… I don’t have any idea what that last line means either… or why this image works so powerfully. But both that nostalgia/history/retro thingee and this salmon/ochre image are somewhere married in my imagination. That’s what art does… pushes us through the plane to free fall into the resonance of imagination. Thanks for the shove Paul….

Ted

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

gosh Ted, you are an incredible writer.. i hang off every word… thank you again for such high praise, I’m so glad this piece pushes through to you… wow! Thank you again… and that’s my weekend ride in this image too… love it! : )

msgigi, about 1 month ago

the colors and objects in this photo really make you feel like it’s that era.. i really like this!

JimFilmer, 14 days ago

so cool Paul…and so PINK… and to think I turned down the opportunity to stay at the Oakleigh when a tight fisted boss tried to book me in their