PRO HART: ' Art's my life. I've got to be doing something every day. But I don't plan it. I just melt into it. Whether I had to or not, I'd be painting every day, creating something, you know, or thinking up new ideas. ' - Pro Hart Interview, GNT

Pro Hart was a great Aussie artist, a huge success. The critics never liked him, and the art world never knew quite what to make of him, but people loved his work and collected it avidly. The Age newspaper reports that Pro Hart died at 77 early this morning. Rest in peace, mate.