Yesterday I learned from Arts News Canada that Canadian artist Kenneth Lochhead, 80, died in Ottawa on Saturday July 15th, saying to his family at his bedside, “I’ve gotta go; enjoy every second”.

I remember him well from my student years at the University of Manitoba School of Art, always friendly, smiling and easy-going. He was a well-known painter already back then thanks to his work with Saskatchewan’s Emma Lake workshops and the Regina Five group. I haven’t seen him in decades but I still recognize him in the photos.

Today, Zeke’s Gallery posted some links to more articles about Kenneth Lochhead, at CBC and Canada Council for the Arts, where you can also see a few of his paintings spanning some of the many styles he worked in over the decades.