Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Doodles in the dust become fine art


By SARA NELSON

MOST of us can’t walk past a dirty car without doodling in the dust – but Scott Wade has turned it into an art form.

The 49-year-old has made a career out of creating portraits of friends and celebrities in the back windows of grimy cars.

Wade’s "car art" has become a huge hit – not least due to the limited shelf-life of his creations, which simply wash away in the rain.

The Texan was inspired to begin his drawings after moving to a dirt road which coats passing cars in a layer of fine white dust.

What began as an idle doodling of a smiley face has now led to Wade recreating famous images and movie scenes.

It may be a filthy habit but it’s driving Wade’s career.

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