▁Phill ips ▁Fox ▁and ▁T ud or ▁St ▁George ▁T ucker , ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁Art ▁School ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Col ar os si ▁and ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Julian ▁under ▁Luci en ▁Simon , ▁André ▁L h ote ▁and ▁Max ime ▁M auf ra . ▁In ▁Paris ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁compat ri ot ▁Nell ie ▁Mel ba , ▁the ▁famous ▁sop rano ; ▁P atter son ' s ▁brother , ▁Tom , ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Mel ba ' s ▁sister , ▁Belle . ▁Through ▁Mel ba ' s ▁influence , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies ▁with ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent . ▁He ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁arts ▁scene ▁and ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁Sal on ▁d ' Autom ne ▁exhib itions . ▁He ▁had ▁five ▁paint ings ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Paris ▁Sal on ▁at ▁which ▁Henri ▁Mat isse ▁and ▁the ▁f au ves ▁st unn ed ▁the ▁art ▁world . ▁ ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁on ▁a ▁stop over ▁from ▁Sid ney ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁a ▁Paris ian ▁friend ▁living ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 8 ▁months , ▁P atter son ▁made ▁block ▁prints ▁and ▁paint ings ▁with ▁particular ▁interest ▁in ▁K ila ue a . ▁ ▁His ▁art ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Society ▁of ▁Art ists ▁Ann ual ▁in ▁