sˈuːn tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə pɹˈɛs ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ɹˈuːm, hiː wˈɜːkt ˌʌndɚ ðə mˈɛntoːɹʃˌɪp ʌv sˈiːnjɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪst fɹˈæŋk bɹˈɔːdhɜːst ænd wˈɪljəm ˈɛdwɪn pˈɪdʒɑːn, ˈækɐ dˌʌbəljˌuːˌiːpˈiː ɐ θɹˈiːtˈaɪm ˈɑːɹtʃɪbˌɔːld pɹˈaɪz wˈɪnɚ, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾɚ tˈɑːmi hjˈuːz.
Soon transferred to the press artists room, he worked under the mentorship of Senior Artist Frank Broadhurst and William Edwin Pidgeon, (aka WEP) a three-time Archibald Prize winner, and later Illustrator Tommy Hughes.