 He went first to Melbourne but by 1887 was in Sydney where he encountered Conder.He caused a sensation there late that year with his exhibition of paintings of bacchanalian orgies, and in 1888 his portrait of Myra Kemble the actress attracted much attention at the exhibition of the Royal Art Society at Sydney.The free brushwork and unfinished appearance of the works were as exciting to connoisseurs as the subjects were to the general public.