[3] The Hillocks had already moved to Ashimola in the Gold Coast, but Kay had returned to Scotland to have her baby.
This time she did not return to Scotland and the baby was born in Suntresu Hospital, Kumasi, Gold Coast.
With Morrrocco and Taylor he painted murals under Sivell's supervision, notably in Aberdeen University Union's exhibition hall.
Hillocks had followed the full course of 'Arts and Crafts' at Gray's School of Art and also obtained a teacher's certificate from the Education Department of Scotland.
[6] While staying at 5 Cluny Terrace, Buckie, Hillocks entered two works into the Royal Scottish Academy exhibition of 1947.
[5] His friend James MacKendrick became a supervisor of the School of Art in Kumasi College in Gold Coast (now Ghana) for the period 1952–62.
The external examiner of the period was Douglas Bliss, the Director of the Glasgow School of Art.
[10] Another student Grace Kwami received realist and impressionistic techniques from James Hillocks.