Blamire Young was educated at the Forest School, Walthamstow, where he received a classical training, and going on to Cambridge University specialised in mathematics.

That he completed his course with no better than third-class honours was no doubt partly caused by his discovery of the print collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum, and his association with the Cambridge Fine Art Society.

In 1895 Young returned to Australia and with the Lindsay brothers and Harry Weston did some excellent posters.

During his visit to England he had married Mabel Sawyer, an expert wood-carver, and while the lean period lasted Mrs Young helped to keep the house going by executing commissions for Melbourne architects.

In that year he held an exhibition at Melbourne of small pictures, some of which had similar qualities to the Japanese coloured wood-cuts of the eighteenth century.

Sales were good, partly because the prices were low, and the artist was sufficiently encouraged to hold an exhibition at Adelaide.

Back in Australia in 1923 Young established himself at Montrose in the hills about 20 miles east of Melbourne.