[2] From early childhood, McIntyre suffered from poor health and was inclined not to socialize easily.

[1] He took a five-year break from training between 1901 and 1906, during which time he shared a studio in Cathedral Square with Leonard Booth and Sydney Thompson.

In 1910, he began art studies at the Westminster Technical Institute under William Nicholson and Walter Sickert, as he was drawn to the Pre-Raphaelite painting style.

[1] Although shy and withdrawn, McIntyre exhibited his work widely while living and studying in England.

Exhibitions included the Thames Valley Art Club in 1910 and the London Goupil Gallery in 1911.