Dirty car art

  • Portrait of Albert Einstein. A paw print is visible on Einstein's forehead, courtesy of the artist's pet cat. "I had walked out one morning to finish this piece, and found Squeek had beat me to it," said Scott Wade. "Now, if a cat can do it, what are you waiting for? Dirty Car Art is for everyone."
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    Portrait of Albert Einstein. A paw print is visible on Einstein's forehead, courtesy of the artist's pet cat. "I had walked out one morning to finish this piece, and found Squeek had beat me to it," said Scott Wade. "Now, if a cat can do it, what are you waiting for? Dirty Car Art is for everyone."
    Scott Wade
  • Escape: to the Desert
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    Escape: to the Desert
    Jules Alexander
  • Friend In Need. The piece was completed after three sessions, in roughly one hour; the first taking about 45 minutes, the second 10 and the last around 5.
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    Friend In Need. The piece was completed after three sessions, in roughly one hour; the first taking about 45 minutes, the second 10 and the last around 5.
    Scott Wade
  • Laying out the drawing for a Friend In Need.
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    Laying out the drawing for a Friend In Need.
    Scott Wade
  • Friend In Need: Doberman | Close-up of the pipe-smoking dog.
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    Friend In Need: Doberman | Close-up of the pipe-smoking dog.
    Scott Wade
  • Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl With A Pearl Earring
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    Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl With A Pearl Earring
    Robin Wood
  • Laurel and Hardy
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    Laurel and Hardy
    Scott Wade
  • Hokusai's "Under a Wave off Kanagawa" for a Japanese TV show.
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    Hokusai's "Under a Wave off Kanagawa" for a Japanese TV show.
    Robin Wood
  • The Marx brothers
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    The Marx brothers
    Scott Wade
  • Detail shot after rain. Dust has pooled up into the horizontal, contrasty areas.
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    Detail shot after rain. Dust has pooled up into the horizontal, contrasty areas.
    Scott Wade
  • "This image featuring Leonardo's Mona Lisa with Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night is shown at its peak," said Wade. "These images drawn in the dust are obviously quite impermanent. One of the cool things about them is how they change over time. More dust accumulates as the car is driven down the road. Early morning dew streaks and dots the image, creating a patina. A light shower creates a deeper patina."
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    "This image featuring Leonardo's Mona Lisa with Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night is shown at its peak," said Wade. "These images drawn in the dust are obviously quite impermanent. One of the cool things about them is how they change over time. More dust accumulates as the car is driven down the road. Early morning dew streaks and dots the image, creating a patina. A light shower creates a deeper patina."
    Scott Wade
  • "The Atlanta Arts Festival was a lot of fun. I did an unusual piece suggested to me by my collegue, John McDavitt, featuring a family on vacation in their car, as seen from all sides. A family we're friends with kindly posed for the reference photos - Thanks Rick, Heather Austin & Haley!. This is the first time I've worked on a windshield. My back still hurts to think about it. "
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    "The Atlanta Arts Festival was a lot of fun. I did an unusual piece suggested to me by my collegue, John McDavitt, featuring a family on vacation in their car, as seen from all sides. A family we're friends with kindly posed for the reference photos - Thanks Rick, Heather Austin & Haley!. This is the first time I've worked on a windshield. My back still hurts to think about it. "
    Robin Wood
  • On the Road: Rear Window
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    On the Road: Rear Window
    Robin Wood
  • On the Road: Driver's Side
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    On the Road: Driver's Side
    Robin Wood
  • The Hay Wain, from Scott Wade's appearance on the Richard & Judy show.
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    The Hay Wain, from Scott Wade's appearance on the Richard & Judy show.
    BBC studio staff
  • The Nag: Detail | From inside the car. With a light background, the image looks like a negative.
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    The Nag: Detail | From inside the car. With a light background, the image looks like a negative.
    Scott Wade
Portrait of Albert Einstein. A paw print is visible on Einstein's forehead, courtesy of the artist's pet cat. "I had walked out one morning to finish this piece, and found Squeek had beat me to it," said Scott Wade. "Now, if a cat can do it, what are you waiting for? Dirty Car Art is for everyone."
Escape: to the Desert
Friend In Need. The piece was completed after three sessions, in roughly one hour; the first taking about 45 minutes, the second 10 and the last around 5.
Laying out the drawing for a Friend In Need.
Friend In Need: Doberman | Close-up of the pipe-smoking dog.
Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl With A Pearl Earring
Laurel and Hardy
Hokusai's "Under a Wave off Kanagawa" for a Japanese TV show.
The Marx brothers
Detail shot after rain. Dust has pooled up into the horizontal, contrasty areas.
"This image featuring Leonardo's Mona Lisa with Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night is shown at its peak," said Wade. "These images drawn in the dust are obviously quite impermanent. One of the cool things about them is how they change over time. More dust accumulates as the car is driven down the road. Early morning dew streaks and dots the image, creating a patina. A light shower creates a deeper patina."
"The Atlanta Arts Festival was a lot of fun. I did an unusual piece suggested to me by my collegue, John McDavitt, featuring a family on vacation in their car, as seen from all sides. A family we're friends with kindly posed for the reference photos - Thanks Rick, Heather Austin & Haley!. This is the first time I've worked on a windshield. My back still hurts to think about it. "
On the Road: Rear Window
On the Road: Driver's Side
The Hay Wain, from Scott Wade's appearance on the Richard & Judy show.
The Nag: Detail | From inside the car. With a light background, the image looks like a negative.

Using dusty car windows as his canvas, artist Scott Wade creates dramatic black and white illustrations--depicting everything from pop-culture icons to famous works of art.

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