Spiral
Hand drawn A2 image on cartridge paper with a G-Tec C4 0.4 pen probably took about a year to do, but I don’t pay attention to the time or the drawing until it is nearly complete. Just been looking to buy some more pens and found out the drawn line is only 0.2mm!
Featured in Works on Paper
winner of the Patterns challenge in Finks in Ink
Spiral belongs to the following groups:
Abstract Art, Doodle Do, Ebony and Ivory, Fine Arts, Finks of Inks, Friends of RedBubble, South East UK, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best and Works On Paper Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

jenfinger77
gorgeous crop. love it
Vanella Mead replied
Thank you although I’m not sure what you mean by a crop
jenfinger77
i think the image is really well-framed/positioned
jenfinger77
and i just realized it was drawn, not a photo of a carving. sorry if i missed your sarcasm. just trying to offer my compliments
Vanella Mead replied
no sarcasm thank you very much :)
Vanella Mead replied
and a huge compliment that you thought it was a photo
Andy Mercer
Very interesting work !
Vanella Mead replied
Thank you Andy, this one took about a year to do and I love it
Firedrake
Unbelieveable detail. I love the overall spiral as well as the individual elements.
grthink
I love your work… this one stands out for me because of the movement in there. Great stuff.
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much
Deborah Milligan
beautiful work vanella
Helene Kippert
Amazing detail – it does look like a carving. Great work.
Kelly Griffin
Gorgeous. Well done.
robpixaday
Wow.
Just wow.
I saw hands in there…......
Wow.
Vanella Mead replied
all sorts of stuff in there I haven’t seen it all and i did it!
Tamara Bobst
Such talent, amazing.
Vanella Mead replied
Thank you
robpixaday
so very very cool…....
Ashley Justiniano
amazing!!!
love your work!
lilylive
like a spiral of trinkets treasures special things… i love it!!
appreciate the hours behind it 2, done a few long doodles mahself
~lily
Steve Humby
I like this one a lot. The details is great, Im really drawn in by it.
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much
AnitaInverarity
I LOVE it- I totally appreciate the work in this as a lover of detailed pen works- This ROCKS so much xxxxxx
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much!
Leith O'Malley
um… WOW!
That’s some serious detail girl!
:)
Vanella Mead replied
hehe yes I don’t do things by half!
mscholl21
love love love!!!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you
Viv King
This is wonderful= it reminds me of the centre of a rose.
Tama Blough
Really nice work! So much to look at.
Marion Chapman
incredible level of detail. fabulous.
Marion Chapman
Featured in Works on paper
Vanella Mead replied
wow thank you very much
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
very complicated,
i mean it must have taken a hel of time;,
unless you did it with a wacom pad
but its gorgeous, it makes me think of the ending of our modern civilization,industy and stuff
Vanella Mead replied
tnak you for the comment. It is done on an A2 sheet of cartridge paper by hand, I’ve no idea how long it took as I normally have two or three going at a time.
maria paterson
wow , its like unearthy sediments and finding whats underneath , love to see a close up
Shoaib .
ok, now THAT is F-in brilliant
That is real art I’m telling ya, so much time and effort was put into that i think that is truly amazing
this is the type of art that does it for me more than quickly edited pictures
Vanella Mead replied
/blush thank you
SarahNiebank
so so detailed..love it
sarah
fesseldreg
Incredible! :)
Donna Huntriss
Wow! Great rendering and drafts’ship!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much, it is at the top of the stairs at home and I see new stuff in it all the time. Sometimes I’m not sure I even did it
Donna Huntriss
Cool! LOL!
Arletta
Wow! You should be proud of it! This is gorgeous!
brettisagirl
this is perfect… sooo nice
Stephanie Smith
This woud rate major kudos if only because of the massive amt of work involved… but the layered textures and composition make it really great!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much
RiSH :
Great art, my eyes flows from the centre towards outside. Love the visual texture created.
blucy
Congrats on first place, i can’t believe the detail, how big is the drawing? Very very cool, congrats on being so clever :)
Vanella Mead replied
it is A2 and hangs on the wall at the top of the stairs, every time i walk up the stairs i see new things in it
Rosina Lamberti
Congratulations on winning the patterns challenge
forum for winners
cheers
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much :)
vincent bruno
Fantastic work! Congratulations!!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much
Arletta
Absolutely gorgeous! I’m impressed, both by your talent and by your patience!
DLKeur
Wow. I can’t even imagine the work, the patience, the love, care, and talent this took.
Vanella Mead replied
thank you very much, I love this one to bits it was the first done on A2 and took an age
stephen mclaren
Great work Vanella! Do you like M.C. Escher? Your attention to detail reminds me of his amazing images. I work alot in monochrome too. Check me out!
Vanella Mead replied
hi
yes i love Escher and Dali :)
stephen mclaren
Vanella help me!! Ive just joined a couple of groups. Do I now have to put paintings onto these groups or is it done automatically? I cant see a way to put pics into a group…
Vanella Mead
you need to add the paintings you want to the group. If you go to each piece you can scroll to the bottom and it will give you the option to add it to groups. some have mods and some its automatic. once you’ve added the work remember to save changes. I hope that helps
stephen mclaren
Thanks Vanella. I will give it a try. We have similar thoughts… Have you noticed the hidden faces in my new one WORK IN PROGRESS? Its like your hidden designs a wee bit. Keep it up!!
F.A. Moore
Fantastic doodle art. I’m in awe. Favorited.
Vanella Mead replied
thank you
waterrybob
whoa!! its great….yuo had an awesome hand, pen, and imagination!!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you :)
Zac St. Clair
this is insane. i cant even imagine how long this would of taken to do. well done
Vanella Mead replied
hehe thank you some time but at the time i didn’t really notice
Lynn Moore
I think its all been said, but your dedication to detail, and determination in completing this says a lot about who you are. It is a truly incredible piece of art!
Vanella Mead replied
never known to give up!!
Tama Blough
Congrats!
Joanne Bradley
Amazing work you do! The detail is incredible! Congrats on the homepage feature!
Bunny Clarke
Superbly gorgeous! Congratulations on your homepage feature. :o)
Marieke Hol
Fuck mate!!!!
I know how long a couple of my drawings have taken,
Can’t put a price on it.
Great for reproduction,only to a certain degree. It needs to stay special.
I can see why it took you so long.
Marita McVeigh
wonderful!
Vanella Mead
wow thank you all and thank you Red Bubble :)
yellowbee
D:::: This is purely INSAANEE!!
in a verrry lovely waay~
(::
its truly magical, i could stare it foreverr and everrr
bhutch7
Fabulous
Vanella Mead replied
thank you
Janelle McKain
Beautiful!!!! You should look into the Antipodes Project… there is a link on my page, you would fit there wonderfully!!!!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you, I will have a looks
Nori Bucci
Awesome work!!! Really interesting….could look at this all day!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you it does have that effect
GittiArt
Beautiful work …..the more I look the more I see …..bravo Vanella!!!
Vanella Mead replied
thank you
artistmind
wow, how long does it take you to create something soo detailed? Love your artwork.
myspace.com/artistmind
Vanella Mead replied
Thank you for your kind words and that one took about 6 months!
Michael Kienhuis
Oh WOW! Fantastic
Corrina Palmer
love the detail, do you also find spending so long on one drawing has a kind of theraputic value? I get proper zoned into mine :)