Category Archives: News & media

Two doodles in one: Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White

On March 19, I spent the day with Sean McShane to shoot a segment for Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. I wanted to doodle something truly magical for the Daily Planet segment, so I was delighted to find – as I … Continue reading

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GPS Doodling Shenanigans with Shaw TV

On March 3, I spent a sunshiny and fun-filled afternoon with Shaw TV‘s Lisa Pysmenny, who put together a fantastic four-minute segment that aired yesterday. Have a look: To commemorate the occasion, I doodled the words from the program’s logo … Continue reading

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The GPS Doodles story on CBS Evening News

Contessa Brewer interviews Victoria’s GPS Doodler on CBS Evening News • February 20, 2016

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Coming up on CBS Evening News…

Coming up @CBSEveningNews -My intvw with @StephenLund1 who's turning the art world on its head, one ride at a time! pic.twitter.com/75cwaFIWCs — Contessa Brewer (@contessabrewer) February 20, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

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Sharing the GPS Doodles story at TEDxVictoria 5

On November 21, I had the distinctive honour of kicking off TEDxVictoria 5: IMPACT with a 12-minute talk about GPS Doodles – a journey of creative expression, urban exploration and oodles of time on the bike that all began a little … Continue reading

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Victoria’s GPS doodler on CTV News

Chandler Grieve, who interviewed me on Tuesday in the midst of my Remembrance Day doodle, put together a fantastic spot for CTV News Vancouver Island. It aired November 11 on CTV’s evening newscast. To see the story, click the image below and … Continue reading

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GPS Doodles on the airwaves

With TEDxVictoria fast approaching (I and the rest of this year’s speakers take the stage in just two weeks), I’ve seen a fair bit of media buzz around my GPS doodles of late. On Wednesday (November 4), I enjoyed a great … Continue reading

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Bicycling Magazine’s Primer for Aspiring GPS Artists

“The GPSdoodles.com creator reveals his secrets to creating Strava art by bike” Three weeks ago, my inbox lit up with giddy excitement on receiving an email from Molly Hurford – cyclist, author, turtle owner, comic book nerd and, most notably, contributing writer for Bicycling … Continue reading

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The GPS doodler’s TV debut • ‘CHEK’ it out

Last Wednesday, August 5, was a fretful day full of nervous pacing and nail-biting as the appointed time of my first-ever TV interview – 3:30 pm – inched ever closer. Fortunately, CHEK News reporter/anchor Dan Clovis‘s easygoing approach put me instantly at … Continue reading

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