opt ed ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Ken ▁Cos gro ve , ▁a . k . a . ▁Gr ounds keeper ▁Wil ly , ▁at ▁Ni ag ara ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁and ▁Design ▁program . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 8 , ▁T all on ▁moved ▁to ▁Cal g ary , ▁Al berta ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Al berta ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁& ▁Design ▁( AC AD ). ▁While ▁at ▁AC AD ▁he ▁played ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁volunte ered ▁at ▁the ▁St ride ▁and ▁T ruck ▁gall eries . ▁T all on ▁major ed ▁in ▁Draw ing ▁and ▁j ockey ed ▁between ▁animation ▁and ▁oil ▁painting . ▁He ▁studied ▁under , ▁among ▁others , ▁Richard ▁Hall iday , ▁Be v ▁T osh , ▁Mary ▁Scott , ▁Don ▁M ab ie ▁and ▁Chris ▁C ran . ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁AC AD ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁G uns an , ▁South ▁Korea ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁T all on ▁moved ▁to ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Business ▁School . ▁Through out ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Dublin ’ s ▁aff lu ent ▁B alls bridge ▁neighbourhood ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁paint . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁T all on ▁tra ve led ▁through ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁Moscow , ▁Russia . ▁He ▁then ▁journey ed ▁south ▁to ▁Israel ▁and ▁Egypt