"I painted The Faucet on an old scratched board. At first I thought, just one touch and that would be it. But the painting swept me along, and I went on beyond what I had intended. The bottom is actually another painting. While I was painting the upper part, the painting of a faucet that I liked very much was lying on one of my tables. It haunted me, so I finally brought it over here, and this is how the two paintings merged."