I no longer steal directly from other artists. I got all that out of my system, but I learned a lot from DeKooning, Dine, DuBuffet, Rauschenburg, Twombly - all those guys and more. I've stolen from the Japanese, from the French. Let me sit in your living room and I'll find something to steal from you.

Now-a-days perhaps I'm more of a match-maker than a thief - or a talent scout, or an editor. In any case I put things together - cowboys and elephants, Spanish dancers and Japanese lovers, things off the back of mudflaps - things from anywhere.

I cheat. I use cameras and overhead projectors. Most of the found things were perfect to begin with - like the white cock on the Mexican hot sauce bottle, so you really want to get it right.

When the found things are combined and cause an immediate sense of confusion, and are followed by an almost as immediate sense of obviousness, then you have a perfect match. The rest is painting.

-H. Kellner, 2008