TOWNER PROJECT

COPY DOWN THESE QUESTIONS

• 5 facts about Mockford
• Describe'Chalk Pit in the Downs'
• Explain what materials he used
• Do you like it?
• What is it all about?

HAROLD MOCKFORD

• Born 1932
• Created accomplished artwork from his teens
• He has nearly always lived in East Sussex, mainly in Eastbourne
• Art was the only subject he was good at at school
• The Sussex landscape is ingrained in his Psyche

He was evacuated during WWII and recalls his clearest memories being his return to Eastbourne on the train, seeing the South Downs and the strong feeling of coming home.

He began his life as a dental technician and continued this job alongside his artistic career. As an artist Mockford is mainly self taught apart from a brief period of training at the Eastbourne school of Art

The Sussex landscape is ingrained in Mockford's Psyche, providing a continual and ongoing source of inspiration

Whilst the subject matter of his paintings is varied, they are based almost entirely on the local area, and are easily identifiable by those who know Eastbourne and the Sussex downs. He paints the places he has walked, visited and that are known to him from memory, but transfers familiar, ordinary locations into mystical and dream like landscapes through his use of deep, rich colours and surreal perspectives.

THE LONGMAN

BELLE TOUTE

CARS AT BIRLING GAP

MOTCOMBE PARK

BRACKEN HILL

CHALK PIT IN THE DOWNS

HOW HAS THE ARTIST DEPICTED A CHALK PIT.

WHAT STYLE OF PAINTING DO YOU CALL THIS?

WHAT COLOURS HAS HE USED?

THE TOP OF THE PICTURE LOOKS REALLY GRAINING AND TEXTURED.

HOW DO YOU THINK HE ACHIEVED THIS EFFECT.

DO YOU GET A SENSE OF DEPTH OR IS THE PAINTING FLAT?

Would you know what this painting was about if you didn't have a title?

If you were to paint a chalk pit in the downs, how would you paint it?

When you have answered the five questions use pencil to colour in the background of your annotations in the style of Mockford's work