Kjell Nupen

Kjell Nupen (September 5, 1955 – March 12, 2014) was a Norwegian contemporary artist. During the 1980s the people disappeared from his pictures and were replaced by motifs from nature. 
His later paintings are focused on themes such as calmness. He became especially known for the colour "Nupen blue", in which he used a lot of in his paintings.
Nupen was born in Kristiansand, Norway. He died there on March 12, 2014 from cancer, aged 58.