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Speaking of which, conjuring a suitably Burroughsian tableau, Tepper said he was working on a new painting recently when his live-in parrot starting popping off, seeming to mock his endeavor.

"I'm being completely honest with you," said Tepper, who said that a lot. "The parrot said to me, 'Hey, what are you doing?' I said, 'What the hell?' I looked over and said, 'I'm painting,' and tried to describe what that is. The bird cocked its head, looked at me and said, 'Why?' "

So, what were you painting?

"It’s a painting of a room of monsters kind of getting involved in some pornographic activities and praying," said Tepper. "It’s sort of a religious sexual monster piece."

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