[2]: 10 He started a three-year course of study for a BA in Fine Arts at Leeds Polytechnic, but found the larger school and its self-consciously avant-garde atmosphere mean and unsympathetic.

[2]: 10  When placed on academic probation, Beever decided to focus on traditional techniques, developing meticulous skills in portraying water surfaces.

[2]: 11  He observed street artists at work, and realised that he could use his strengths in drawing, and tour freely carrying only a box of sidewalk chalk instead of a bulky booth and puppets.

He found a favourite spot in Brussels, Belgium, where he did crowd-pleasing renditions of the Mona Lisa, the Belgian royal family, and the famous Manneken Pis statue.

[2]: 14  He observes the classic rules of perspective, occasionally placing a short piece of rope in the scene to evaluate the curve of a line.

[2]: 12 Once the artwork is completed, Beever takes multiple photographs to document and preserve his work, often posing himself or other people within the scene to reinforce the visual effect.