Tag Archives: urban art

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

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Stephen

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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Great big seahorse

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Stephen

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 Stephen

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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Watch for falling rocks

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Stephen

While it could be seen as a manifestation of my irrational fear of being pulverized by a meteorite, this GPS doodle is actually a demonstration of just how easy doodle-spotting can be. On my new blog page, “What do you see?”, I describe … Continue reading →

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A uniquely corny unicorn

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Stephen

Today’s doodle, a rather serious-looking* unicorn, required 51.9 kilometres (32.2 miles) of cycling – 44.6 km (27.7 mi) for the head and mane (which followed roads, pathways and parking lots the entire way) and an additional 7.3 km (4.5 mi) … Continue reading →

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Garmina the giraffe’s first birthday

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Stephen

Happy first birthday to Garmina, the GPS doodles giraffe! Continue reading →

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The GPS Doodles story on CBS Evening News

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Stephen

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

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A simple bunny to make two simple points

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Stephen

Those points being: (1) A city map is full of inspirations and (2) GPS doodling doesn’t have to be difficult! When I spoke at TEDxVictoria in November 2015, one of my main messages was that GPS doodling is a fun and … Continue reading →