Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego has died at the age of 87.

Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch.

HOUSTON – There’s a beautiful new David Hockney-Vincent Van Gogh exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston that shows off their shared fascination with the natural world through the power of color. “Hockney – Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature” now on display at MFAH, marks the first time the two artists have been paired in an American museum exhibition. ‘The Joy of Nature’ brings together nearly 50 of Hockney’s vibrant works—ranging from intimate sketchbook studies to monumental paintings, as well as his experimental videos and iPad drawings—with 10 carefully chosen original paintings and drawings by Van Gogh. Check out the colorful exhibit now through June 20th at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Watch as Lauren Kelly chats with the exhibit’s curator, Ann Dumas.

LONDON – Britain’s Royal Opera House is selling a David Hockney painting of its former chief to help it stay afloat as coronavirus-related restrictions keep many U.K. performing arts venues shuttered. Hockney, one of Britain’s most renowned living artists, painted the portrait in 1971 after Webster stepped down as the company’s general administrator. British theater and music venues are struggling to survive because social distancing rules mean most can’t reopen with enough audience members to break even. The Royal Opera House is currently offering streams of past opera and ballet productions and hopes to hold a few performances before limited live audiences later this month. ___Follow AP coverage of the virus outbreak at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak