We've all seen the way people who don't wash their cars write "wash me" in the dust on their rear windscreen - they think they're really funny, but the joke is so old it's soon going to get a letter from the Queen.

A crazy bearded man from Texas with questionable taste in shirts - Scott Wade - has taken this concept to a wonderful new extreme, and we will gape in awe at his creations here. Scott simply allows his Mini Cooper get dangerously dusty (to the point where the rear window is opaque!), and then, brush in hand, draws amazing pictures in the dust. And you thought that the smiley face you drew on the car window when you were seven was pretty cool.

On his site there are pictures of heaps of different drawings, which he simply allows to be destroyed by the rain - which he thinks creates the most stunning arty effect of all. I'm not about to disagree!

Below is a left to right work in progress - a classic "poker dogs" scene, slowly created by Wade. When the drawing is complete, in the 2nd last picture, he reckons it has only taken him about an hour. The final picture in this sequence is how the picture looks after a bit of rain.

There is no doubt that Scott Wade's dirty car art is work of genius, and would get a stare from anyone who walks his dusty Mini. But they are stares of astonishment and delight - at the dust, and what can be achieved with artistic talent and a bit of ingenuity. To quote Mr. Wade himself:

"You know, water is a precious resource. We use an awful lot of good, clean water washing our cars. Why not let 'em get dirty once in awhile and make some art?"

No doubt by now you're ready to see some more - check out his site at http://dirtycarart.com/index.html

WTF?! #6: Scott Wade's Mind-Blowing Dirty Car Art