Drawing a Magic Spiral :: Ulrike Hirsch 

I’ve been creating drawings like this for 60 years. I started in HS, drawing a shape in the margins of school notebooks between taking notes, then adding more shapes and lines around each shape, building on it until it filled the entire margin. After a while, I started to take drawing paper with me instead of using the limited and lined notebook margins. I usually created them in black or blue pen, then added color later. I never made a spiral, but have explored all kinds of designs using this basic technique. During my working life, I took my drawings to meetings. I think I was able to concentrate better while doing the drawings, which I didn’t really think much about, just did them. Now retired, I am still creating these designs while listening to podcasts or audio books, having fun filling in with watercolor, colored pencils, markers, gel pens. Sometimes I glue assorted papers on my drawing paper before I begin drawing. Sometimes I color patches of the paper with watercolor or markers, before drawing. Even though most of my designs are just abstract shapes, lines, or patterns, I almost always include some organic shapes, usually leaves.

I've been trying to pause this video for 20 mins.. but have been unable to look away. This is one of the best videos in the world. Ty

Es macht Spaß zuzusehen wie das Bild,,wächst,,😊

Ich liebe deine Videos. Habe selber einige Zentangles gemacht, ein paar Jahre ausgesetzt und jetzt hat es mich wieder voll gepackt. Einem Bekannten von mir (er ist Bipolar) möchte ich diese Maltechnik gerne näherbringen, ich denke er kann davon nur profitieren… ich wünsche dir alles Liebe… 😊

I absolutely LOVE this piece! I've watched this video at least 5 times because it's just mesmerizing! And I want to create a magic spiral myself. You are such an inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

Great. Memories from Brazil.

Die Spirale ist Hammerhart 😊😊😊

Zu sehen wie sich das Kunstwerk entwickelt ist wunderschön.ich könnte stundenlang zusehen und das ist für mich wie Meditation. Ich wünschte ich könnte das auch

Oh my word I am in love with this new art form you are doing, so mesmerising, I just have to have a go a this and see where the journey takes me, thank you for sharing ❤

Exquisite! A pure kaleidoscope of colour and joy, a masterpiece! Wow time's a hundred sums it up!👍🇦🇺

Drawing and painting induces a good state of mind. Watching an artist work is fun too.

Extremely inspiring picture. I love how elemental your magic spiral looks.

Ich bin hier von Annie Claxtons Kanal gesprungen. Sie zeichnete ein spiralförmiges Doodle und sagte, sie sei von dir inspiriert worden. Deine Spirale fühlt sich für mich keltisch an.☘

Dieses Bild ist wirklich SUPER 👍 👍 👍 da steckt einiges an Arbeit drin,hast Du fein gemacht 😀 😸 😁 🌹 🌹 🌹

So beautiful 😍

One of the most beautiful and mesmerising video I've ever seen!

Welch wunderbare Energie 💖 die mein Herz so sehr berührt.Ich schaue Dir beim Zeichnen zu und lasse diesen Traum in meiner Seele ruhen und ein tiefer Frieden kehrt in mir ein.🌻Dankeschön liebe Ulrike 😍🌹💞

I see a happy little sea girl starting at 2:13 blooming out with her beautiful hair and love of the oceans.

WUNDERSCHÖN meine Seele hat gejubelt.. Am liebsten hätte ich sofort losgelegt..leider nicht die schöne Malstifte dabei...

What is great about the magic spiral is you never smudge your hand!

This was incredibly mesmerizing. My brain thanks you.

Какое сильное у Вас вообрвжение, столько форм и рисунков, космос, супер!!! 👌👏👍🇺🇦

Absolutely stunning and amazing to watch you create

Oh ist das schön. Ich hatte einen heftigen Tag als Krankenschwester und kann nicht schlafen. Dein Malen hilft. Verstehs nicht falsch...es ist alles andere als langweilig, es bringt mich nur durchs Zuschauen wieder runter. Dankeschön und liebe Grüße. 🌻🍄🦉

Ulrike, thank you. This made me cry.... ❤ 🎉 ❤ 🎉

I must make one now. I’ve been zendoodling for about 4 yrs now off and on. I totally feel the need to do a meditation spiral. Thank you for the break from reality. We needed that.

Этот рисунок напомнил мне удивительный сон, про чудную планету на которой я побывала. Там нет людей, а природа живая…яркая и разнообразная.

wow! so relaxing yet interesting to watch!

I found watching this very relaxing, thankyou

This is alive! There is a complete Universe, or maybe many, in that Spiral! Love that, it's very inspiring 💖

Awesome! Lovely, so creative.

I think this is the closest I’ve been to meditating, it just put my mind in a comfy happy place .

Just one like is not enough! Muy bien!!!

Stunning‼️‼️‼️❤️👍🏼

Absolutely fabulous.

Puuhhh.. wahnsinn! Wunderschön und insprierend 💜

Ich liebe auch diese Art Bilder, dieses Zeichnen hat etwas Beruhigendes. Ich mach es gerne, jedes wird anders, macht Spaß!! 👌👌🙋‍♀️❤❤

You are a doodle artist like no other! Thank you

Das sieht fantastisch aus! Toll! 👍

Ain't it amazing how pretty squiggles, dashes, dots, lines & a little color can turn out!? This was almost therapeutic to watch too! Thanks so much for sharing!

Love the colour combination and how it went so randomly but smoothly. The whole things makes me happy by looking at it. Thank you ❤️

C'est du rêve de la magie ! Vous etes un moment de bonheur ! continuez s' il vous plait ,merci

Hallo Ulrike einfach wieder entspannend Dir zuzuschauen beim Doodling…..habe das Malthema plötzlich verloren, warumauchimmer, aber voreinigen Tagen mam ich wieder drauf und habe mich gefragt,warum ich nicht mehr dieses einfach. drauf losmalen komme…..zumindest hat mich dein Malen wieder inspiriert….. wünsche Dir ein gesundes neues Jahr 22…..nichmals danke für die Inspiration…..

Eres y serás mi fuente de inspiración ❤❤❤❤

Inspiriert von dir und dieser bunten Kreation versuche ich es nun selbst. Einfach nur zauberhaft! Danke dafür!

Very beautiful and creative

Ohne Worte 🙏💞

That was fabulous thank you for sharing

Ich liebe es soooo sehr DIR zuzuschauen 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

It's a magic spiral created by you magically! Great job! Want to watch it again and again!

you are so unique I love to watch videos and learn.

You know it's been awhile since I just let my inner child just play with a page.

My 2ND time watching this, and if the afterlife is 1/2 as beautiful I'll know I'm home...!❤

O.M.G!! It is never-ending!! Your ablity to keep coming up with new lines, shapes, patterns, colors is simply amazing!!!!

Your imagination...oh my!! This was wonderful to be a part of! Thank you for sharing!!!

That was so AMAZING!!❤

Sehr faszinierend 🤩😍

Absolutely gorgeous!

Ooohhh I love this. My mind just said,” you have to make one”. It’s the doodle of doodles

Fantastisch, inspirierend und bezaubernd! Magie deiner kunstvollen Hände❤🧡💛💚💙💜🌼

This is so beautiful and so satisfying to watch.

Just awesome, speechless.....💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

WUNDERVOLL😍😍😍 Love it!

I am so pleased you sold that awesome spiral. The colours oh wow...

All I can say is WOW!!!

this is beautiful loved wataching it. x x x x

Love everything about your ART 💖

Hammer! Super!

I feel speechless! I enjoyed watching it and it was almost as “therapeutic”to watch As to do! The variety of lines and circles was outstanding and then building and building off of them with the most delicate of shapes as small dots! And you continued to come up with new ideas every turn of the paper! You have an incredible talent and mind!!! Superb piece of art! You should be proud! Organic in some areas blended and connected right into a bohemian type feel with even a hint of a folk art type thing! Just fantastic! Utterly phenomenal! Thank you for this viewing pleasure. Is this a specific type of art? There’s zen doodling and all the neuro arts coming out, so I wondered if this is just your mind turned inside out for us to see, or a learned form. Thank you! Bravo!!!

Absolutely stunning 😊

I love the spiral and all its universal symbolism!

Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!!

I am going to try this! It looks like fun to draw and color.

Very nice work. Loved this

Picasso.....inn your style ....👍💕....he would been proud of you.........his talent flows through you......♥️👍👏👏👏👏👏

I like this artists style

Incredible. I only wish my mind to hand flowed so freely 😊🙏☃️

Amazing! Lovely! And quite indspirational

Just gorgeous!

Hypnotic

Absolutely stunning

Absolutely Astonishingly Miraculously Beautiful ❤❤❤

завораживает...магия и гипноз одновременно)

absolutely meditative to watch and such an inspiring expression of freedom.

You don't need what you might call perfection, all you need is You.🌞👩‍👦

So genial, so schön. So viel Phantasie steckt darin. Genauso stundenlang, wie es gezeichnet wurde, genauso stundenlang kann man es anschauen und entdeckt immer wieder etwas Neues. Ich liebe das ❣️

Wow, das ist soooooo schön!!!!! Ich liebe den Ideenreichtum, das Filigrane, die Farben, die Lebendigkeit. Herrlich!! :) Danke für das Video!

This is Soooooo inspiration to me~! GREAT!!!!!!

Dieses Bild finde ich besonders gut gelungen 😊 👍

Utterly extraordinary! Perfect in every way. Loved loved watching you draw this very magical spiral. WOWOWOWOW!!!!

Utterly, utterly AMAZING!!!

Oh....how wonderful

Am enjoying the detail orientedness-is that a word?- of this! Sometimes, I truly get into that. Seeing this is bringing it back to my mind's eye and I will be happy to see how it turned out. Need to watch more of your "stuff." Thank you.

So very beautiful! Thank you for sharing!🎉

Wow, so awesome.

Your creativity is amazing. ❤️❤️❤️ I love to doodle, but I’ve never even thought of doing anything as wonderful as this! With all the stuff going on in the world today I’ve decided to take the day off and doodle. Free my mind. Escape. Thank you for inspiring me.

Завораживает процесс! А результат восхитительный!!!

This is so fantastic, I was chilled out just watching! Definitely giving this a go! Thanks so much for sharing this technique!

How nice! Great

Fantastic! I’m really looking forward to doing my own. What a marvelous meditation. Thank you.