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Stickin’ it to Hallmark
It was Valentine’s Day 10 days ago. Retailers love Valentine’s Day – Hallmark stores, flower shops and jewellery stores especially – because it wrings, on average, $134* out of the pockets of everyone who gets guilted into thinking “the bigger the … Continue reading
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Interactive GPS art • Grab a pencil!
A work of GPS art from January 26, 2015 There’s just one route through this giant maze, which begins at Royal Jubilee Hospital (top right) and ends at Craigdarroch Castle, covering five of Victoria’s central neighbourhoods* along the way. Sketching this work of Strava … Continue reading
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The art of giraffe spotting
Yesterday’s giraffe was a topic of much discussion over pre-ride coffee with my cycling club this morning. One fella said, “What – you just decided you wanted to draw a giraffe and then you sat down with a map and figured … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycling, creativity, cycling, cyclist, garmin, giraffe, gps, gps art, how to, strava, strava art, tips & tricks, victoria bc
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Strava selfie, laden with lessons
As my first Strava picture and only my second attempt at using Strava for artistry rather than training (the first being my New Year’s wishes), this January 5 effort was laden with tough lessons. To the aspiring Strava artist, I offer … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycling, creativity, cycling, cyclist, garmin, gps, gps art, self-portrait, selfie, strava, strava art, tips & tricks, victoria bc
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The Strava art process • Part 1
Since I launched into my Strava art obsession on January 1, the question people most often ask me (apart from “Are you insane?”) is some variation of “How do you do it?” Do you create a route at strava.com and follow … Continue reading
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Strava sexiness • JBSFW (just barely suitable for work)
Sexy Strava art • 64 km of va-va-voom! Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycling, creativity, cycling, cyclist, garmin, gps, gps art, sexy woman, softcore, strava, strava art, victoria bc
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“Cyclist” by Cyclist
Today’s creation required more than the 48.2 km of pedalling noted in the Strava summary – about 20 km more, as I was experimenting with a new technique that involves turning off my Garmin during certain parts of the ride. … Continue reading
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Wicked witch of the West Coast
Though she isn’t my first Strava picture, I’m launching my blog with this dour wench because she is, to date, my biggest (and if the reaction on Strava is any indication, my most popular). Her portrait required 85.9 kilometres of cycling. Several parts of … Continue reading
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Sketchbook of a GPS Artist 