 He had 20 pieces of works on Public Display for over 20 years at Prahran Technical College from 1940 as a representative of excellence for the College.To supplement his income and to support his mother and sisters he worked as a commercial artist at "Troedel and Cooper Pty Ltd" during 1936 to 1938, then til 1940 as an artist with Athol Shmith (Fashion/Society Photographer).He then completed his post graduate studies in Fine Arts and Commercial Arts in 1940.