Tag Archives: strava art

The answer: “Because it’s there”

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Stephen

To the question: “Why did you GPS-doodle a musclebound thug in a fedora riding a grizzly bear wearing a pork pie hat and standing in a snow bank?” “Because it’s there.” Known broadly as ‘the three most famous words in mountaineering’, this was … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to our ‘Sweet 16’

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Stephen

Today my daughter turns 16. When I asked her what was on her birthday wish list, she said, “Dad, all I really want for my 16th birthday is a GPS doodle.” What a sweet, sweet girl. (Okay – I made … Continue reading →

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Masked man who lurks in the map of my city

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Stephen

Who is he? Who knows – he’s wearing a mask. Here’s another GPS doodle that I designed after I spotted the general shape in Victoria’s map (à la “The art of giraffe spotting“.) Again, this doodle was one continuous route, though the … Continue reading →

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Little digger with a great big bucket

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Stephen

This GPS doodle has been saying “Draw me!” for months Shortly after I doodled my GPS giraffe back in February, I penned a blog post explaining how I discovered her general shape after I highlighted the city’s main roads. (See “The … Continue reading →

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A nude dude named David

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Stephen

Neoclassical GPS art – a great excuse for doodling GPS genitals! When Bicycling Magazine writer Molly Hurford interviewed me a few weeks back, she asked if I knew of any other people making GPS art. I spoke of a couple of notables – … Continue reading →

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Bicycling Magazine’s Primer for Aspiring GPS Artists

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Stephen

“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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Lazy sea lion soaks up the sun near Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Stephen

I sketched this big fella several weeks ago, on a sunshiny afternoon in mid-July. It’s the type of GPS doodle I like best, where 100% of the picture follows the streets of the city and my ride follows one continuous … Continue reading →

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The one that got away

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Stephen

Enormous butterfly on the lam from Butterfly Gardens It’s blustery in Victoria today. And those gusty winds, it appears, picked up the biggest, reddest specimen from Butterfly Gardens some 20 km up the peninsula and deposited it smack dab in the … Continue reading →

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The WordPress logo

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Stephen

Doodled as a huge thank you to WordPress for featuring a recent post on “Freshly Pressed” The exciting news came across my Twitter feed as I was winding down after my Saturday morning bike ride. My July 9 post – “Six months. Two wheels. … Continue reading →

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