▁to ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁studying ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁La ▁Grand ▁Cha um ière ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Mont mart re ▁under ▁Fern and ▁Lé ger . ▁" As ▁my ▁technique ▁grew , ▁I ▁found ▁I ▁could ▁paint ▁those ▁things ▁I ▁liked ▁looking ▁at , ▁those ▁sl um ▁streets ▁behind ▁the ▁city ▁apart ments ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁I sch ia ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁of ▁Nap les , ▁where ▁he ▁painted ▁with ▁Donald ▁Friend , ▁Michael ▁Sh annon ▁and ▁Jac qu eline ▁H ick . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Sydney ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 ▁years ▁there ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁( 1 9 5 2 – 5 4 ), ▁an ▁arts ▁comp ere ▁called ▁Ph id ias ▁for ▁the ▁ABC ▁children ' s ▁radio ▁programme ▁The ▁Arg onaut s , ▁and ▁a ▁drawing ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Art ▁School ▁( 1 9 5 6 – 6 2 ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁also ▁presented ▁on ▁ABC - TV ' s ▁Children ' s ▁H our . ▁Sm art ▁was ▁also ▁employed ▁by ▁The ▁King ' s ▁School , ▁Par ram atta ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 6 ▁as ▁an ▁Art ▁teacher , ▁following ▁Jean ▁Bel lette ▁( known ▁as ▁Mrs ▁Ha ef lig er ) ▁and ▁John ▁Pass more . ▁He ▁exhib