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Texas artist Scott Wade creates amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows. Here, his take on Albert Einstein. Note that Wade's cat Squeek has left his stamp of approval, a paw print, on the physicist's forehead.

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The faces on South Dakota's Mt. Rushmore go mobile, thanks to the work of Wade, who is also known as the "Dirty Car Artist." Ironically, Wade starts off by cleaning the windshield and then uses a blow dryer to apply an even coat of dust to his canvas.

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Wade refines the edges of Vermeer's famed "Girl With a Pearl Earring" using a photo of the painting as a guide.

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Happy holidays from the artist.

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With "Texas Women," Wade pays tribute to three southern icons: Lady Bird Johnson and late politicians Ann Richards and Barbara Jordan.

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Wade etched this Texas wildflower scene into the rear window of his mother-in-law's car. "Guarantee that's the dirtiest it's ever been," the artist says.

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This rear-window painting merges two famed works--Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night." Wade notes that his paintings change over time, as more dust accumulates on them and dew streaks and dots them, creating a patina.

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From dust to dust: Once the rain starts, it's not long before the gorgeous grime of "Mona Lisa/Starry Night" disappears forever.

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Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.

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Scott Wade/DirtyCarArt.com
Texas artist Scott Wade paints amazingly detailed images on grimy car windows.
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