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Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling…

Posted on September 3, 2016 by

…from east to west, and down the streets of town. My wife’s cousin Claire plays the bagpipes. She recently did me a huge favour. When I asked what I could do to repay her, she said simply, “Doodle me some bagpipes.” To … Continue reading →

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#MSbike

Posted on July 22, 2016 by

This morning, as thanks for my invitation from the MS Society of Canada to participate in this year’s Scotiabank MS Bike Cowichan Valley Grape Escape, I doodled #endMS. This afternoon I popped out and doodled another of the fundraising initiative’s hashtags: #MSbike. Following … Continue reading →

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It’s time to #endMS

Posted on July 22, 2016 by

Yesterday, I received an invitation to ride along on the Scotiabank MS Bike Cowichan Valley Grape Escape – a fundraising ride organized by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. An estimated 100,000 Canadians live with MS – an autoimmune disease of the … Continue reading →

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Another Venice-inspired doodle: il gondoliere

Posted on July 3, 2016 by

On Friday, July 1, I planned and pedalled another GPS doodle inspired by my recent holiday in Venice: a gondolier. Since July 1 marks the anniversary of the enactment of the British North America Act in 1867 – an important milestone on Canada’s way … Continue reading →

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“Plague doctor” Venetian mask

Posted on July 1, 2016 by

I’ve just returned from a holiday in Venice, where I saw, on every narrow strada I wandered, a crowded shop selling ornate Venetian masks. Typically worn during the Carnival of Venice, these masks have a colourful history. One of their uses: to obscure the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

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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“It’s all connected” • A doodle for the CAO

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

For the past few days, I’ve been cycling about in the nation’s capital – Ottawa, Canada – creating a doodle on behalf of the Canadian Association of Optometrists, or CAO. Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, the doodle underscores a key … Continue reading →

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Great big seahorse

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

This huge Hippocampus, which I doodled nine days ago, isn’t so much a lesson in marine biology as it is a lesson in paying attention while you’re GPS-doodling. I’d actually set out to do my seahorse doodle a day earlier, but I … Continue reading →

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Hoppy Easter 2016…and a very big bunny

Posted on March 27, 2016 by

Calgary’s a big city. And since I happen to be in Calgary for the Easter weekend, I figured I ought to do a big Easter doodle. 100 kilometres (62 miles)…I guess that’s pretty big. SEE IT ON STRAVA * * Note: The GPS … Continue reading →

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GPS Doodling Shenanigans with Shaw TV

Posted on March 26, 2016 by

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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