æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ʃˈɪɹɚɹ ˈoʊpənd hɪz ˈoʊn stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ɪn ɹˈiːdɪŋ ænd wʌz vˈɛɹi səksˈɛsfəl ɪn sˈɛlɪŋ hɪz wˈɜːks lˈoʊkəli.
At the age of 21, Shearer opened his own studio in Reading and was very successful in selling his works locally.