Pop culture icons invade thrift shop paintings!

Hobbyist turns thrift store paintings into modern masterpieces with pop culture icons

Original Article: by Mashable

Dave Pollot describes himself as "a software engineer who spends his nights with a beer in one hand and paintbrush in the other." With the help of some oil paints and a bit of ingenuity, Pollot gives new life to old, forgotten thrift store paintings by inserting quirky and unusual pop-culture icons into their landscapes.

Scroll down to check out his ingenuity! 

Pause

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Mar 27, 2015 at 6:27am PDT

Outside, looking in...

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jun 10, 2015 at 3:27pm PDT

"One and itself" #transformers #optimusprime #parody

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Aug 9, 2015 at 7:47am PDT

Friends 'til the end #chucky #parody It's great to get back to painting, and this seemed appropriate for #halloween

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Oct 30, 2015 at 6:07am PDT

Faster. #sonic

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Nov 1, 2015 at 5:24pm PST

Colony #aliens #parody

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Sep 6, 2015 at 9:14am PDT

Habitat III (with a subtle Rocket) #guardiansofthegalaxy #parody

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jul 22, 2015 at 7:44am PDT

Up for air #bioshock #parody

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jul 20, 2015 at 6:07am PDT

Input #johnnyfive #thriftart

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jul 13, 2015 at 4:51pm PDT

Storming the beach... This was a commission for a birthday present I finished awhile ago, but now that the recipient has it, I can finally share :) #halo

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jun 25, 2015 at 4:43pm PDT

Audrey II

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on May 21, 2015 at 6:11am PDT

Obligatory "May the fourth be with you" post

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on May 4, 2015 at 10:05am PDT

Natural selection

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on May 3, 2015 at 7:11am PDT

Spartan Also, I'm a little late, but we hit 25k! That means I need to give some arts away. Leave a comment on this post telling me which one you'd choose, and I'll randomly pick one commenter (and send along a free canvas print of the piece they chose). Happy Sunday!

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Apr 12, 2015 at 3:52pm PDT

Lovecraft Lane

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Apr 4, 2015 at 8:39am PDT

Modern Warfare

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Mar 13, 2015 at 12:25pm PDT

"2999" Here's the final version

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 23, 2015 at 2:55pm PST

Prime Directive

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 13, 2015 at 5:05pm PST

Flyin' Solo

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 11, 2015 at 3:50pm PST

Fourteen

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 9, 2015 at 8:59am PST

Modern Warfare II

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 8, 2015 at 12:14pm PST

Intelligent Design

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 6, 2015 at 10:48am PST

Makin' Like a Tree

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 5, 2015 at 9:50am PST

Pedestrian

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 4, 2015 at 9:09am PST

Highly Addictive

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 2, 2015 at 1:24pm PST

Habitat

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 1, 2015 at 6:29am PST

Lady Vader

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Feb 1, 2015 at 12:36pm PST

On A Bender II.

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jan 31, 2015 at 12:43pm PST

"Why Not?"

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jan 30, 2015 at 6:08pm PST

"11:59" I finished this one early last year before I joined Instagram. I'll probably share more of these older pieces over the next few days.

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jan 30, 2015 at 5:55pm PST

We fed him

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jan 15, 2015 at 9:16am PST

We come in pieces

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jan 15, 2015 at 9:16am PST

Uptown

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jan 15, 2015 at 9:14am PST

More progress

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jan 10, 2015 at 6:42pm PST

One is the loneliest number

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Dec 26, 2014 at 8:47am PST

Good Genes

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Nov 2, 2014 at 3:33pm PST

"Al Dente"

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Oct 21, 2014 at 12:26pm PDT

"With a world so full of serious questions, I’m just trying to let viewers laugh as they construct their own narrative from some new oil paint humorously added to some old, neglected bit of Americana.” -Dave Pollot