Spiral

Vanella Mead

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 as

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Spiral by Vanella Mead
Spiral by Vanella Mead
  • jenfinger77

    jenfinger77

    gorgeous crop. love it

  • Vanella Mead replied

    Thank you although I’m not sure what you mean by a crop

  • jenfinger77

    jenfinger77

    i think the image is really well-framed/positioned

  • jenfinger77

    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

    Andy Mercer

    Very interesting work !

  • Vanella Mead replied

    Thank you Andy, this one took about a year to do and I love it

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    Unbelieveable detail. I love the overall spiral as well as the individual elements.

  • grthink

    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

    Deborah Milligan

    beautiful work vanella

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Amazing detail – it does look like a carving. Great work.

  • Kelly Griffin

    Kelly Griffin

    Gorgeous. Well done.

  • robpixaday

    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

    Tamara Bobst

    Such talent, amazing.

  • Vanella Mead replied

    Thank you

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    so very very cool…....

  • Ashley Justiniano

    Ashley Justiniano

    amazing!!!
    love your work!

  • lilylive

    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

    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

    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

    Leith O'Malley

    um… WOW!
    That’s some serious detail girl!

    :)

  • Vanella Mead replied

    hehe yes I don’t do things by half!

  • mscholl21

    mscholl21

    love love love!!!

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you

  • Viv King

    Viv King

    This is wonderful= it reminds me of the centre of a rose.

  • Tama Blough

    Tama Blough

    Really nice work! So much to look at.

  • Marion Chapman

    Marion Chapman

    incredible level of detail. fabulous.

  • Marion Chapman
  • Vanella Mead replied

    wow thank you very much

  • ISMAIL ALAOUI ABDALLAOUI

    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

    maria paterson

    wow , its like unearthy sediments and finding whats underneath , love to see a close up

  • Shoaib .

    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

    SarahNiebank

    so so detailed..love it
    sarah

  • fesseldreg

    fesseldreg

    Incredible! :)

  • Donna Huntriss

    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

    Donna Huntriss

    Cool! LOL!

  • Arletta

    Arletta

    Wow! You should be proud of it! This is gorgeous!

  • brettisagirl

    brettisagirl

    this is perfect… sooo nice

  • Stephanie Smith

    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 :

    RiSH :

    Great art, my eyes flows from the centre towards outside. Love the visual texture created.

  • blucy

    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

    Rosina Lamberti

    Congratulations on winning the patterns challenge
    forum for winners
    cheers

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you very much :)

  • vincent bruno

    vincent bruno

    Fantastic work! Congratulations!!

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you very much

  • Arletta

    Arletta

    Absolutely gorgeous! I’m impressed, both by your talent and by your patience!

  • DLKeur

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    F.A. Moore

    Fantastic doodle art. I’m in awe. Favorited.

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you

  • waterrybob

    waterrybob

    whoa!! its great….yuo had an awesome hand, pen, and imagination!!

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you :)

  • Zac St. Clair

    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

    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

    Tama Blough


    Congrats!

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Amazing work you do! The detail is incredible! Congrats on the homepage feature!

  • Bunny Clarke

    Bunny Clarke

    Superbly gorgeous! Congratulations on your homepage feature. :o)

  • Marieke  Hol

    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

    Marita McVeigh

    wonderful!

  • Vanella Mead

    Vanella Mead

    wow thank you all and thank you Red Bubble :)

  • yellowbee

    yellowbee

    D:::: This is purely INSAANEE!!
    in a verrry lovely waay~

    (::
    its truly magical, i could stare it foreverr and everrr

  • bhutch7

    bhutch7

    Fabulous

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you

  • Janelle McKain

    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

    Nori Bucci

    Awesome work!!! Really interesting….could look at this all day!

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you it does have that effect

  • GittiArt

    GittiArt

    Beautiful work …..the more I look the more I see …..bravo Vanella!!!

  • Vanella Mead replied

    thank you

  • artistmind

    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

    Michael Kienhuis

    Oh WOW! Fantastic

  • Corrina Palmer

    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 :)

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