Japanese Body Painting Artist

These are some of leading figures in the art world who died this year - plus some leading artists the in the UK art world and a couple I know personally. I've started at the end of the year and have worked backwards. Do please say if you think I've left anybody important out by mistake. December 2015 Ellsworth Kelly (age 93) an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker - see obituaries

There are a very few art blogs which I have followed consistently in the last 10 years. One of them is Charley Parker's fantastic 'Lines and Colors'. It's a really class act! The header for the Lines and Colors art blog - note the quotes! There are very few people on the Internet who write with enthusiasm and real knowledge about an enormous variety of artists and illustrators past and