My cousin Harold Mockford, who has died aged 91, was a greatly admired Sussex artist whose distinctive paintings will be remembered for the deep colours of their land, sea, and townscapes. His portraits of his home life and the deaths of his father and mother are particularly poignant.
Between 1959 and 2012 he produced a formidable body of work, exhibiting in London galleries and across south-east England. His paintings are held in various collections including those of Tate Britain and the Towner art gallery in Eastbourne, and the Government Art Collection. In 1993, at the Brighton Open Painting Exhibition, he won the overall prize for outstanding work.
