A few years back, I sold two large paintings—one of a football player and another of a guy holding a hawk—to a designer in Los Angeles. At the time, I figured they’d find their way into some stylish LA home, but I never imagined they'd wind up in a house that once belonged to Kanye West.

It’s funny, but this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. I’ve seen my work pop up in TV shows and movies without my permission. That’s just the way things go sometimes in this business. It’s always a mixed bag of feelings when something like this happens.