British artist David Hockney, widely known for his colourful depictions of sunlit California—especially his shimmering pool paintings—dies at 88, multiple outlets report, citing his publicist. Across a career spanning decades, Hockney is described as both prolific and innovative, moving among genres including classical portraiture, landscape painting and pop art. He works in several mediums, including painting, collage, photography and later digital drawing, which some coverage highlights through his iPad drawings. Several sources emphasize the visual qualities of his work: patterned light reflecting off water, windows and other surfaces, and human figures rendered in flattened, simplified forms. Coverage also notes that he arrived in Los Angeles in 1964 and quickly became identified with scenes of the region’s bright, sun-drenched life. Internationally acclaimed, Hockney is portrayed as a major figure in contemporary art from the late 20th century into the 21st. Outlets differ slightly on the exact day of death in their reporting, but all place his death at age 88 and attribute the announcement to his publicist.