 Between 1900 and 1905, he spent the summers studying composition with Arthur Wesley Dow in Ipswich, Massachusetts.In 1907, he went to Paris to study art at the Académie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens and Henri Royer, as well as with Chauncey Foster Ryder at Étaples; he painted in Venice and Spain.In 1908 three of his works were accepted at Paris’ Salon d’Automne; two were entitled "Pines of Picardy" and "Quiet Village."